All articles by IPE staff – Page 55
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R&M sings praises of small global custodians
For great service from your global custodian, ignore the big outfits and instead opt for smaller providers- that is according to a survey by R&M Consulting, a UK-based market research company. Swiss private bank Pictet & Cie came out on top as the best service provider beating off competition from ...
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Schroders' assets under management fall £10.1bn
UK asset management group, Schroders, saw assets under management fall from £142.6bn (€223.2bn) in 1999 to £132.5bn in 2000, according to preliminary results.
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EAMA warns against raising capital requirements
Moves to raise the capital requirements imposed on asset managers in Europe would be counterproductive, according to a report issued by the European Asset Management Association(EAMA) in London.
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Features
Taking the regulators to task
In this month’s ‘Off the Record’ we asked about that most onerous of responsibilities – meeting the requirements of the regulator. No mean feat by all accounts… oops… did I mention accounts…. Seventy-five per cent of this month’s pension fund respondents say that regulations are one of their greatest causes ...
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Increasing role ahead for outside pension director
The role of professional pension scheme directors is likely to increase in future. There are four main reasons for believing this: q Changing regulation of pension funds Regulation of pension funds has become more onerous for pension fund directors over time almost everywhere. They find themselves with more work and ...
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Mellon launches global distribution network
EUROPE: Mellon Financial Corporation is expanding its asset management business by developing Mellon Global Investments ....
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SEB launches financial services company for Asia
ASIA – Swedish group SEB is launching eAsiaFinance, an electronic financial service company in Singapore, aimed at developing electronic banking and investment savings programs with Asian banks.
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FTSE rolls out Global Sector Index Series
FTSE has gone live with its new Global Sector Index Series - eleven blue-chip, global sector indices, designed for sector-based trading and supporting a variety of OTC and listed products...
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Bolkestein under fire in Brussels
EC Commissioner Frits Bolkestein came under attack yesterday at a Brussels pensions conference, where he gave details of his next move on taxation, likely to be next month...
