All articles by Helen Avery – Page 21
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UK’s Buckinghamshire tenders bond, property brief
UK – Buckinghamshire County Council pension fund is tendering a bond and property mandate to the value of 110 million pounds (159 million euros).
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Global pension plan funding fell in Q1 - report
GLOBAL – The funded status of benchmark pension plans declined further in the first quarter of 2003 across the globe, according to human resources consultant Towers Perrin.
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S. Yorkshire tenders two active bond mandates
UK – The South Yorkshire Pensions Authority is tendering two active bond mandates valued at 400 million pounds (574 million euros).
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AXA IM names global consultant relations head
UK – AXA Investment Managers has promoted Joanna Munro to head of UK institutional business development and head of global consultant relations and Nigel Loweth to head of UK institutional sales.
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Aegon Asset Management fixed income head leaves
UK – The head of fixed income at Aegon Asset Management UK, Malcolm Jones, has left the company.
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PIMCO says low returns to hit portfolio structure
GLOBAL – The low-return environment which looks set to continue for the foreseeable future will see investment managers having to change the way they structure their portfolios, says PIMCO finance director Lee Thomas.
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Pension liabilities hitting markets – Newton IM
UK – Investors are increasingly taking into account the pension fund position of a company as an indicator of financial health - resulting in a downward spiral of financial markets, says Newton Investment Management.
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Fund management consolidation inevitable - survey
EUROPE – Consolidation within the fund management industry looks inevitable given overcapacity and declining profitability - but difficulties may hinder mergers, say fund management executives surveyed by Mercer Oliver Wyman.
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UK pension reform to hit credit ratings - DrKW
UK – The UK government’s proposals to amend the pension system will increase pressure on companies with significant under-funded liabilities, according to research by Dresdner Kleinwort Wasserstein.
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More pension funds use consultants - report
GLOBAL – More worldwide pension funds are using consultants for some or all of their mandates, according to research by the Boston Consulting Group.
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European pension funds to boost property exposure
EUROPE – European pension fund exposure to real estate is expected to increase from five percent to 10%-15% in the next five years, according to LaSalle Investment Management.
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French PM writes E3m pension letter
FRANCE – Prime minister Jean-Pierre Raffarin has sent a letter to every French household explaining his pension reform proposals – a response to criticism about his lack of communication on the issue.
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Scandinavian fund puts two mandates on IPE-Quest
SCANDINAVIA – An industry-wide pension fund in Scandinavia has put two equity mandates out to tender via IPE-Quest.
