All articles by Helen Avery – Page 13
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‘Dam has burst’ for UK corporate pensions
UK – The number of defined benefit schemes may be decreasing, but employers still remain the main contributors to occupational pension plans, according to the employers’ body the Confederation of British Industry.
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Italy’s Laborfonds taps CDC Ixis for US equities
ITALY – Laborfonds, the 162.8 million-euro pension fund for workers in the Trentino Alto Adige region, has appointed CDC Ixis to manage a US equity portfolio.
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Bank Leu launches hedge fund of funds
SWITZERLAND – Credit Suisse’s Bank Leu subsidiary is launching three new hedge funds of funds in response to demand from Swiss investors.
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Staff and employers in “conflict” over pensions
UK – A survey of industrial relations has found that employees and employers are in “direct conflict” over pensions.
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Russia set to announce pension asset managers
RUSSIA – The Russian government is shortly expected to announce the list of asset managers that will be eligible to run the money of the occupational pension schemes.
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Morley hires fund managers from UBS, Invesco
UK – Morley Fund Management has boosted its pan-European equities team with the addition of David Shapiro and Daniel Roberts.
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Ex-State Street research head Persaud joins GAM
UK – Avinash Persaud, former head of global research at State Street, is to join UBS’s asset management subsidiary GAM next month.
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Fidelity hires ex-Mercer consultant Matthews
UK – Fidelity Investments has appointed former Mercer consultant Kathryn Matthews as executive director of structured investments.
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Swedish government fires AP3 chairman Bjorkman
SWEDEN – Johan Bjorkman, chairman of Sweden’s third national pension fund, Tredje AP-fonden or AP3, has been fired by the Swedish government.
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UBS the world’s largest asset manager – Watson
GLOBAL – UBS has been named as the largest asset manager in the world in a survey of the top 500 fund managers.
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M&G hires NIB investment chief van Gelderen
NETHERLANDS – Prudential M&G is making a push into the Dutch pensions market, with the appointment of Eduard van Gelderen as director of fixed income.
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UK’s SWIP names Phillips as chief executive
UK – Scottish Widows Investment Partnership, or SWIP, has appointed Chris Phillips as chief executive.
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Edinburgh Fund Managers “close to sale”
UK – Edinburgh Fund Managers is believed to be nearing an agreement regarding its sale.
