Regions

The £850m West Sussex County Council Superannuation Fund has put a £40m alternative fund-of-funds mandate up for tender.

World-wide multi-manager specialists Frank Russell Company has bagged a global balanced mandate from Arnhem-based pension fund Arcadis Nederland.

Standard Life has appointed Iain Lumsden as group chief executive and Sandy Crombie as deputy group chief executive, with effect from March 16, 2002.

The UK government must act immediately to cut the minimum funding requirement dividend yield assumption, according to employee benefits consultancy Gissings.

Eiris has launched a new version of its Ethical Portfolio Manager (EPM) software.

Specialist fund manager Singer & Friedlander Investment Management (SFIM) has relaunched its website, following last year's merger of SFIM and Singer & Friedlander Investment Funds (SFIF).

Figures released by the Association of British Insurers show that in 1999 £500bn was invested in UK insurance-administered individual and occupational pensions, up 18% on the previous year.

Robert Crispin has been appointed president and chief investment officer of ING Investment Management (IIM), Americas.

The UK's Engineering Construction Industry has appointed Scottish Widows as its stakeholder provider.

Northern Trust Global Advisors has appointed Margaret Towle as chief investment officer and Bill Huffman as chief operating officer, to be based in the US.