All articles by Robert Melia Watson – Page 28
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Jupiter offers new pan-European hedge fund
IRELAND/UK – Jupiter International Group has launched a new pan-European long/short equity hedge fund called Jupiter Europa Hedge Fund.
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Giant Italian fund selects new managers
ITALY – Fondo Pensione Complementare per la Famiglia (Fondo Famiglia), the Italian housewives’ and part time workers’ pension fund, which could potentially include as many as 15 million members, has made its final selection of managers to run its assets....
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'Interest rates and hope'
The markets have at last begun to rally from the year’s lows recorded in September, but analysts already wonder if the recovery is sustainable. “The recovery since the September lows has been really quite rapid, especially in telecoms and technology, but the markets are still plagued by uncertainty, in respect ...
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Weighing up critical mass
Size will matter for providers in the new pensions market in Germany, says Commerzbank Securities (ComSec) in a research paper, German Pensions – racing for a bigger prize. ComSec believes that critical mass will become important, since Germany’s new private pensions are low-margin, large-scale products. In addition, ComSec points out ...
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UK sees rapid pace of change
The pace of change in the UK pensions market over the last 30 years has been more dramatic than in any other major institutional market, claims Greenwich Associates, the Greenwich, Connecticut-based research and consulting firm. Of particular note in the UK, says Greenwich, is the shift by schemes in their ...
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AD's local view of global pensions
At Allied Domecq (AD), globally the second largest spirits and wine company, headquartered in Bristol, the worldwide network of pension funds and international benefits arrangements comes in all shapes and sizes. “Basically, the principle according to our corporate pensions policy is that it should be a good local scheme,” says ...
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ACA chairman warns on slide of UK pension schemes
UK - The government and pension funds should start working together to halt the slide in occupational pension schemes in the UK, says Mike Arnold, chairman of the Association of Consulting Actuaries (ACA)....
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New European SRI forum launches
EUROPE – The socially responsible investment (SRI) market in Europe has been given a significant boost by the launch of the European Sustainable and Responsible Investment Forum (Eurosif) by a consortium of European social investment forums (SIFs) and with the financial support of the European Commission (EC)....
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UK pension funds still favour equities long term
UK – The flight out of equities into bonds by the £2.3bn (€3.7bn) Boots pension fund in October has not had an influence on other UK pension funds to follow suit, says Northern Trust (NT).
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ABN Amro Mellon lands $1bn Winterthur custody
GLOBAL – ABN Amro Mellon has won the global custody mandate for US$1bn (€1.1bn) XL Winterthur International (XLWI), the risk management arm of Bermuda based XL Capital.....
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ING to stamp its mark on Belgium's BBL
NETHERLANDS/BELGIUM - Dutch financial services group, ING is taking further steps towards rebranding its subsidiaries worldwide by incorporating the ING name and logo within its Belgian subsidiary, Banque Bruxelles Lambert (BBL) with the intention of dropping the BBL brand name in due course....
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Managers bullish on UK investment prospects
UK – The UK stock markets and economy are likely to continue to attract inward investment over the next 12 months, despite acceptance since September 11 of a worldwide recession, claims Stuart Fowler, head of UK equities at AXA Investment Managers (AXA IM)....
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Towers Perrin and Rauser to assist German pensions
GERMANY – Towers Perrin and Rauser AG, a major German retirement benefits consultancy firm, have established Rauser Towers Perrin GmbH, a new joint venture company that aims to assist companies across Germany in their pension programmes.
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Standard Life shows confidence in equities
UK – Standard Life Investments has increased its exposure to Asian equities at the expense of cash, despite anticipating that the equity markets will remain volatile.
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Ashburton launches new euro sub fund
UK – Jersey based asset management company, Ashburton, has launched two new sub funds within its Isle of Man domiciled Ashburton Global Funds umbrella.
