All articles by Helen Avery – Page 31
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Asset manager EIM to open Paris, Monaco offices
FRANCE – Specialist asset manager, EIM, is to open offices in Paris and Monaco in response to growing demand in those areas.
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Spezialfonds market opens up in Germany and Austria
GERMANY/AUSTRIA –The Spezialfonds market in Germany and Austria is increasingly opening up to foreign asset managers and providers, according to a report by RCP & Partners, a European fiduciary rating agency.
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Hoogovens’ pension chief retires
NETHERLANDS – Janpiet Nelissen, managing director of the Stichting Pensioenfonds Hoogovens has retired.
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SSGA transfers Italian mandates to Banca Esperia
ITALY - State Street Global Advisors and Mediolanum insist that they still have a relationship in Italy, despite State Street’s confirming that it has handed over its share of Italian pension fund assets to Banca Esperia.
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Danish pension funds “not looking at long term”
DENMARK – Newspaper reports that Danish pension funds’ equities holdings have fallen to 14% are causing concerns that the funds are not concentrating on the long-term.
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S&P names European index director
EUROPE – Ratings agency Standard and Poor’s has appointed Jason Feldmayer as director of European index operations, based in London.
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Supermarket chief to head UK pension “task force”
UK – Peter Davis, chief executive of supermarket firm J. Sainsbury, is to chair a government-backed “task force” on occupational pensions.
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Asset manager Man Group restructures
UK – Man Group has restructured and rebranded, resulting in the creation of Man Investments, the new name for the asset management division specialising in alternative asset classes.
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Backlash warning on DC plan illustration figures
UK – New government regulations that insist pension schemes must illustrate to members the amount of pension that might be payable at retirement have produced fears of a backlash against employers in their money purchase (defined contribution) plans.
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F&C poaches Grainger from Gartmore
UK – F&C Management has appointed Gartmore’s Paul Grainger as director of UK sovereign bonds.
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OECD spotlight on UK difficulties
FRANCE – UK pension schemes could see their funding levels fall further into deficit, even if stock markets do not worsen, says the OECD, based in Paris.
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Danish consultant uses IPE-Quest for mandate search
DENMARK – Copenhagen-based pensions consultant, Kirstein Finans, is looking for a manager for a six million euro global equity mandate on behalf of a Danish institution.
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OECD says Czechs need second pillar
CZECH REPUBLIC – The OECD has suggested that the Czech Republic should establish a second pillar pension system to deal with its pension woes on a long-term basis.
