All articles by Perttu Jarvenpaa – Page 19
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S&P launches real-time ratings site
Standard & Poor's has unveiled a new interactive web site, which will allow real-time access to the company’s credit ratings as they are issued...
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KAS clears up with Winterflood
UK - Winterflood Securities has appointed KAS UK, the London based division of Dutch custodian KAS-Associatie, as its general clearing member in the UK...
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Ireland is European pensions barometer
EUROPE - Ireland has been ranked top in terms of pensions reform within the European Union (EU); followed by the UK, the Netherlands and Sweden, according to a study published by Merrill Lynch...
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AP2 appoints raft of managers to SEK130bn fund
SWEDEN - The SEK130bn (e14.6bn) Gothenburg based AP fonden 2 has appointed six new asset managers and a global custodian...
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Attica launches global multi-manager product
UK – Attica Asset Management is to launch a range of multi-manager funds at the end of the month...
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Irish reserve should invest overseas says report
IRELAND - The Irish National Pensions Reserve Fund should shun domestic investment in favour of overseas securities, according to a report commissioned by the Irish Association of Pension Funds (IAPF)...
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InterSec urges caution to US pension fiduciaries
US – Pension fiduciaries in the US should take extra care in committing assets overseas, suggests analysis by InterSec Research on the country versus sector approach...
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Northern Trust doubles European asset pot
EUROPE - Northern Trust Global Investments (NTGI) has announced that it more than doubled European assets under management last year...
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NAPF refines decision-making structure
UK - Members of the National Association of Pension Funds (NAPF) have endorsed restructuring proposals within the organisation at an Extraordinary General Meeting (EGM)...
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Perpetual and INVESCO merge UK pension arms
UK – Pension provider Perpetual and fund management group INVESCO have merged their pension businesses with the UK defined contribution (DC) market in mind...
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Baring Central Europe fund makes first closing
CENTRAL EUROPE - Baring Private Equity Partners has announced the first closing of its Baring Central European Fund (BCEF) at e75m...
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Nordea knits together life & pensions business
NORWAY – Scandinavian financial services group Nordea is integrating its life insurance and pensions businesses in Norway...
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Euronext celebrates bumper year with top slot
AMSTERDAM/BRUSSELS/PARIS - Euronext has risen to become the number one exchange in the world for index futures and options and number two for equity options...
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RBS links up to State Street network
UK/US – RBS Financial Markets, part of The Royal Bank of Scotland group, has announced its participation in State Street’s e-finance network, Global Link...
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Fidelity pools UK custody with Chase
UK - Fidelity has appointed Chase Manhattan Trustees to provide trustee, depositary and custody services for its US$28.5bn (e31bn) UK pooled fund business...
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Mercer opens Norway office
NORWAY/FINLAND - Consultant William M. Mercer has opened a Norwegian office and is set to double the size of its Finnish operations...
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Corporate giants question research independence
EUROPE – Europe's largest corporations are growing increasingly disenchanted with the independence of broker analysts involved in corporate transactions...
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Nordea brands Scandinavian managers
SCANDINAVIA - A slew of Scandinavia's best known investment managers will now trade under the Nordea Investment Manager banner, including Denmark's Unibank and Sweden's Trevise...
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Dump MFR for insurance system urges PwC
UK - The British government should scrap the minimum funding requirement (MFR) and replace it with a German or Swedish style insurance system, says consultant...
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SFIM & Bank Corluy aim for small cap gap
BELGIUM - Singer and Friedlander Investment Management (SFIM) and its Belgian partner, Bank Corluy Effectenbankiers, are launching their first institutional pooled pan-European small cap vehicle...
