All articles by John Lappin – Page 4
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Views from other side of the table
Pension funds are losing their traditional ambivalence about securities lending, according to ‘borrowing’ institutions.Securities lending is becoming a mainstream activity,” says Roy Zimmerhansl, director of equity finance at Nomura in London. “There is a lot less fear and loathing than 10 years ago and more people are talking about it ...
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UK support for EU pension reform
The UK pensions minister, John Denham, has strongly backed the Monti green paper, fuelling speculation that pensions reform could become a major theme of the UK’s forthcoming EU presidency.Warmly welcoming the green paper, Denham said: The commission’s analysis of the pensions problem is very much in line with the government’s ...
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Sedgwick backs French
Sedgwick Noble Lowndes has placed its faith in the development of French retirement market, despite the stalled law, by basing the first of a number of European ‘centres of excellence’ in Paris.The move has been prompted, the company says, by the increasing privatisation of benefit provision in Europe. In addition ...
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Getting all in one picture
Eastman Kodak could become the first multinational to establish a pan-European system that will allow it to manage its European assets as if they were in one investment pool.By the end of 1998 all assets in Europe will be managed centrally on a long-term eq-uity basis, saving the company an ...
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Play your cards to best advantage
Securities lending is a means for pension funds to make their assets work harder. On this page, Rachel Oliver looks at how some pension funds are exploiting the market. Opposite, Mark Faulkner examines the options for those testing the water. On subsequent pages, John Lappin talks to the borrowers and ...
