All articles by Helen Avery – Page 2
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OPRA probes UK pension scheme deficits
UK – The Occupational Pensions Regulatory Authority has reached the second stage of its pilot project to more fully understand why UK pension schemes are in deficit.
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BNY Securities boosts European pension offering
EUROPE – The Bank of New York has expanded the services of the BNY Securities Group to offer a “full suite” of products for investment managers and pension funds in Europe.
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WM Co. names new UK managing director
UK – State Street’s performance measurement division WM Co. has appointed Michael Walsh of HSBC as its new UK managing director.
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Handelsbanken in E25m pensions stance
SWEDEN – Handelsbanken Liv has announced that it will not follow mutually-owned life insurers and cut pensions – at a cost of more than 25 million euros.
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Dexia sees rise in institutional inflows
BELGIUM – Dexia’s institutional fund management business has seen increasing net in flows over the first nine months of the year.
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Irish pension contributions not enough - Mercer
IRELAND – “Pension contributions in Ireland are inadequate,” according to Mercer Human Resource Consulting.
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Gartmore outsources cash to Morgan Stanley
UK – Gartmore Investment Management is to outsource the investment management of its cash management business to Morgan Stanley Investment Management.
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DB scheme closure increasing - NAPF annual survey
UK- The number of companies closing their defined benefit pension schemes to new members is still increasing, reveals the NAPF’s annual survey.
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Pensions will "feel pressure" of smaller workforce - Diamantopoulou
EUROPE – “Pensions will feel the pressure” as Europe’s working population falls, Anna Diamantopoulou of the European Commission has warned.
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Morley and JP Morgan team up for investment admin platform
UK – Morley Fund Management and JP Morgan Investor Services have announced they will be establishing an investment administration platform.
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MLIM fills UK specialist team position
UK – Merrill Lynch Investment Managers has recruited for its UK specialist team with the appointment of Nigel Ridge.
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CSAM adds Francis to UK equity team
UK – Credit Suisse Asset Management has expanded its UK equity team with the appointment of Errol Francis.
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ABP says it's monitoring Alliance Capital situation
NETHERLANDS – Stichting Pensioenfonds ABP says that Alliance Capital, caught up in the US improper trading probe, will continue to manage money for the fund for now – though it would continue to monitor the situation closely.
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European office real estate slump set to continue
EUROPE – European office real estate markets have suffered a sustained downswing which will continue in Western Europe until 2005, says the real estate investment arm of the Allianz Group.
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Old Mutual names bond manager
UK – Old Mutual Asset Managers (UK) has appointed Stephen Snowdon to head up the flagship corporate bond fund.
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Investec in outsourcing deal with State Street
UK/SOUTH AFRICA – Investec Asset Management has entered “exclusive discussions” to outsource its institutional administration to State Street in the UK and South Africa.
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Handelsbanken creates new role of pensions head
SWEDEN – Handelsbanken has created a new role as head of pensions and insurance business.
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Standard AM hires 3-strong Invesco bond team
UK – Standard Asset Management has added to its emerging market bond team, hiring three of Invesco’s emerging market bond team.
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Italian pension reform most important step - IMF
ITALY – The International Monetary Fund has welcomed Italy’s proposed pension reforms, but is urging the government to ensure full implementation.
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Ex-DeAM pension head MacIntyre joins Pareto
UK – Desmond MacIntyre, the former head of Deutsche Asset Management’s European pensions strategy group, has popped up at Pareto Partners in London.
