All articles by Helen Avery – Page 3
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UK’s Lewisham tenders E585.8m mandates
UK – The London Borough of Lewisham’s pension fund is tendering three mandates totalling 409 million pounds (585.8 million pounds).
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UK employees "losing faith over pensions"
UK – British employees are losing faith in the ability of their employers to help them with their pensions, says a report from Aon Consulting.
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ISIS AM in outsourcing deal with J P Morgan
UK – ISIS Asset Management is to outsource a number of its investment administration activities to J P Morgan.
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Sweden’s AP3 names de Neergaard as chairman
SWEDEN – Claes de Neergaard has been appointed as the new chairman of the third Swedish national pension fund, Tredje AP-fonden or AP3.
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AP2 tenders global tactical asset allocation
SWEDEN – The second Swedish national pension fund, Andra AP-fonden or AP2, is tendering one or more global tactical asset allocation mandates, with a notional value of around one billion dollars each (850 million euros).
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Allianz posts 9-month asset management loss
GERMANY – Allianz has reported a loss, after various items, in its asset management business in the first nine months of 2003, although it was less than expected.
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Danish consultant tenders 2 mandates on IPE-Quest
DENMARK – Consultant Kirstein Finans is tendering two mandates for a Danish client via IPE-Quest.
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French reserve fund may hire transition manager
FRANCE – The 16 billion-euro Fond de Reserve pour les Retraites is considering appointing a transition manager, says law firm Allen & Overy.
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Mercer buys Nordic consultant Benefit Network
NORDIC – Mercer Human Resource Consulting is expanding in Norway and Sweden, having entered definite agreements to acquire parts of Benefit Network ASA and Benefit Network Consulting AS.
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Alternatives group Fortress expands into Germany
GERMANY – US alternative investment firm Fortress Investment Group is expanding into Germany, appointing Matthias Moser to head up the move.
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Gartmore names top currency manager
UK/NORDIC – Gartmore Investment Management has appointed Cameron Crise as senior investment manager in its currency team.
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European pension funds stick with alternatives
GLOBAL – European and North American pension funds remain committed to alternative investments, according to Goldman Sachs and Russell.
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State Street names pension accounting head
UK – State Street has appointed Jerry Neudegg as head of its pensions accounting team in London, a new role.
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IPD unveils new Nordic property index
NORDIC – IPD, or Investment Property Databank, has published the first results from its Nordic property index, showing increasing real estate investment in the four Nordic countries.
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Credit Suisse opens Moscow office
RUSSIA – Credit Suisse has expanded its activities to Russia, opening a new office in Moscow to serve clients investing internationally.
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EDF’s UK arm sets up new DB scheme
UK – EDF Energy, the UK arm of Electricité de France formerly known as the London Electricity Group, has “bucked the trend” by launching a new defined benefit scheme for its employees.
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P&G’s UK fund retains State Street for custody
UK – The 450 million-pound (651 million-euro) Procter & Gamble pension fund has re-appointed State Street as its global custodian.
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Maersk pension U-turn met with delight
UK – Shipping company Maersk has announced it has decided to meet the full deficit of the Sea-Land Services pension plan in a move which represents a dramatic U-turn.
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Germany’s lower house passes hedge fund law
GERMANY – The German hedge fund market looks set to open up following the passing of a new law by the German parliament’s lower house, the Bundestag.
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AXA Group’s assets rise in first nine months
FRANCE – AXA Group’s assets under management have increased over the last nine months, but revenues for its asset management subsidiaries are still down.
