All articles by Robert Melia Watson – Page 32
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Cerulli: Italian pensions growth remains 'sedate'
ITALY – Growth in pension fund assets in Italy remains relatively sedate, despite being substantially upgraded following the implementation of tax enhanced benefits for contributions, says Cerulli Associates in a new report, entitled: Trends in the Italian Asset Management Marketplace.....
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Climbing the wall of worry
There is far too much liquidity in the markets but at long last some positive signs beginning to seep into economic data. This is the view of John Dreyer, head of equities at Fortis Investment Management (FIM) in Paris. “We are very happy right now. Basically, the bullish stance that ...
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AXA Rosenberg wins £44m from Ciba scheme
UK – London based quantitative asset manager, Axa Rosenberg, has won a £44m (€71m) pan-European equity mandate from the £449m pension scheme of Ciba Specialty Chemicals UK….
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Gruver joins SEI as UK institutional director
UK – SEI Investments has appointed Marianne Gruver as director to its institutional team in London, with specific responsibility for the development of trustee directed products and solutions....
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HypoVereinsbank lands German chemical sector deal
GERMANY – The Munich based financial services group, HypoVereinsbank (HVB), is to set up and manage the new industry-wide German chemical workers pension fund, as reported by IPE-Newsline on October 4....
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Man launches new capital guaranteed hedge funds
EUROPE – International alternative investment management company, Man Investment Products (MIP), has launched its latest capital guaranteed product, Man Multi-Strategy Series 3 Ltd, which will be available in both US$ and Euro class bonds....
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Boots fund bond bias may herald UK trend
UK – The decision by the £2.3bn (e2.7bn) Boots group pension fund to switch to a 100% bond portfolio yesterday, as reported on IPE-Newsline, could signal the start of a trend amongst pension funds, but one that will be restricted to the UK, says Avinash Persaud of State Street....
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NAPF and FMA initiate trading costs code
UK – The UK National Association of Pension Funds (NAPF) and the Fund Managers’ Association (FMA) are to set up a disclosure code on trading costs for fund managers.....
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Dresdner races home with £64m Pirelli fund brief
UK – Dresdner RCM Global Investors has been selected to run a £64m (€103m) global equity mandate by the London based Pirelli Common Investment Fund, the Italian tyre and cable company’s UK pensions’ arm....
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Schemes will have to go public, says consultant
UK – Pension fund managers will soon be obliged to act as if their funding and investment strategies were entirely in the public domain, a pensions and benefits conference organised by UK consultant, Hymans Robertson, has been told.....
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Sweden's Alecta appoints new marketing head
SWEDEN – Hans Bergenheim has been appointed as marketing director at SKr340bn (€36bn) Alecta, the Stockholm based pension plan and asset management firm....
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Size will matter in new German pensions market
GERMANY – Size will matter in the new pensions market in Germany, says Commerzbank Securities (ComSec) in a research paper entitled, German Pensions – Racing for a bigger prize....
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BBSP moves into UK fund management market
FRANCE/UK – Paris based market forecasting specialist company, BBSP, has announced its intention to move into the UK’s fund management market....
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SRI principles aren't creating specialist mandates
UK – The investment industry has seen few specialist socially responsible investment (SRI) mandates, despite many pension trustees incorporating corporate social responsibility (CSR) policies into their statements of investment principles, says the Industrial Society (IS)....
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Dellsperger becomes CSAM head of global equities
UK/GLOBAL – Credit Suisse Asset Management (CSAM) UK has appointed Peter Dellsperger as head of global equities products in London, but with supervision and responsibility for teams in London, New York, Tokyo and Zurich....
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Fortis appoints Wohanka as CEO
BELGIUM – Fortis Investment Management (FIM) has appointed Richard Wohanka as chief executive officer (CEO) and member of the board....
