News
Ireland
IRELAND - Irish domiciled funds reached €963bn ($1.3trn) in net asset value at the end of 2010, up nearly a third from €748bn in 2009, said the Irish Funds Industry Association (IFIA).
03 February 2011
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Industry
Significant numbers of trustee boards are failing to sufficiently and proactively monitor their sponsor covenants, Mercer research shows.
03 February 2011
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Switzerland
SWITZERLAND - BlackRock has named Martin Gut as head of the institutional business in Switzerland.
03 February 2011
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Industry
Lord McFall explains why the savings crisis is as important as the economic crisis
03 February 2011
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Industry
The BT Pension Scheme shortfall shrank £1.5bn in Q4 last year, helped by a £1bn increase in asset values and a £525m deficit payment, according to its quarterly report.
03 February 2011
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Press
Record number of pensioners still working; Pensioner job rates hold up in the UK
03 February 2011
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US
US/ASIA - State Street Global Markets has appointed four senior transition managers for its global portfolio solutions groups in the US, Australia and Japan.
03 February 2011
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Appointments
Employee benefit consultant Enrich has appointed John Sansone as head of pensions.
03 February 2011
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Appointments
The Pensions Regulator has overhauled its senior management team and their responsibilities to give defined contribution and auto-enrolment greater importance.
03 February 2011
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Denmark
DENMARK - Denmark's biggest pension fund ATP probably won't invest in top-rated bonds sold by Europe's rescue fund as it deems the securities to be too risky, said Henrik Gade Jepsen, the fund's chief investment officer.
03 February 2011
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