All articles by Helen Avery – Page 10
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Russell/Mellon CAPS names Benelux sales head
UK/BENELUX – Russell/Mellon CAPS has bolstered its sales team as it expands into the Benelux region.
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Dutch fund tenders hedge brief on IPE-Quest
NETHERLANDS – A Dutch pension fund has tendered two hedge fund of funds mandates via IPE-Quest.
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Trustees, sponsors should work together - Hymans
UK – It’s time for trustees and companies to work together to find solutions – this is the message from actuarial consultant Hymans Robertson.
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CSAM names Europe CEO, global bond head
GLOBAL – Credit Suisse Asset Management has made two senior appointments with Peter Roemer becoming chief executive for Europe and Dennis Schaney becoming global head of fixed income.
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UK insurer tenders mandate via IPE-Quest
UK – A UK-based insurance company is tendering a UK equity mandate worth up to 15 million pounds (21.6 million euros) via IPE-Quest.
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FondoPoste tenders for fund admin, deposit bank
ITALY – FondoPoste, the new pension fund for Italian postal workers, has put out to tender mandates for a deposit bank and a fund administrator.
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Italian unions may strike over pension reform
ITALY – Italy’s unions are threatening to strike over pension reform plans, but prime minister Berlusconi says there is no way of avoiding reform.
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Carnegie and Russell in multi-manager tie
SWEDEN – Nordic investment bank Carnegie has signed an agreement with Russell to provide manager of manager funds to its private banking clients.
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More than 30 schemes apply for Isle of Man OK
ISLE OF MAN – More than 30 schemes have applied for authorisation under the Isle of Man’s new international retirement benefits schemes legislation, says the Insurance and Pensions Authority (IPA).
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Tyne & Wear tenders for investment consultant
UK – The two billion-pound (2.9 billion euro) Tyne and Wear pension fund has put out to tender a mandate for an investment consultant.
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Nationwide fund drops Schroders as main manager
UK – Schroder Investment Management has been dropped as the main fund manager for the 850 million-pound (1.22 billion-euro) pension fund of Nationwide Building Society as a result of poor performance.
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PGGM submits broad recovery plan to the regulator
NETHERLANDS – The Netherlands’ second largest pension scheme, the 45 billion-euro healthcare scheme PGGM, has submitted its recovery plan to the Dutch pensions and insurance watchdog, PVK.
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Dresdner wins PGGM, Merseyside US large-caps
UK/NETHERLANDS – Dresdner RCM has been appointed to run US large-cap equity mandates for both PGGM and the UK’s Merseyside pension fund.
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Pension fund an issue in Belgacom sale - minister
BELGIUM – The status of Belgacom’s pension fund is back in the news following comments from a government minister about the possible privatisation of the telecoms operator.
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France’s Oddo AM restructures management
FRANCE – Oddo Asset Management in Paris has restructured, resulting in the appointment of three new heads of department.
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Swiss council in proposal to stabilise pensions
SWITZERLAND – The Swiss federal council has sent its proposals on the stability of the occupational pensions sector to Parliament.
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Russia postpones deadline for pension opt-out
RUSSIA – The Russian government has agreed to push back its deadlines for individuals wishing to ‘opt out’ and select a private asset manager.
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Bank Corluy's Castelyn joins UBS
BELGIUM – Stefaan Castelyn, former head of asset management for Bank Corluy, has moved to UBS Wealth Management in Belgium.
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Unilever’s UK pensions head Lewin to retire
UK – Chris Lewin, head of UK pensions at Anglo-Dutch consumer products group Unilever, is to retire from January 1 2004.
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Dutch pension funds raise foreign equity holdings
NETHERLANDS – Dutch pension funds have increased their holdings in foreign equities by 22 billion euros over the first half of 2003.
