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AllianceBernstein is a research-driven, global investment firm. We believe that research excellence is crucial to providing better outcomes for clients, which is why we have developed a broad range of global and local investment services. Our defined contribution business (DC) offers an array of investment solutions that can be used to construct open architecture bespoke DC default funds.
We believe these will assist in achieving better outcomes for members by adjusting seamlessly to individuals' risk capacity as they age. These solutions are fund and platform agnostic and complement our specialist equity, fixed income and alternatives funds. As of 31 March 2011 we managed approximately £298 billion in assets. In DC we manage over £16 billion of assets. This includes £6.4 Billion in our default strategies, which are now used by over 1 million members globally.
Aon Hewitt is the global leader in human resource consulting and outsourcing solutions. The company partners with organisations to solve their most complex benefits, talent and related financial challenges, and improve business performance. Aon Hewitt designs, implements, communicates and administers a wide range of human capital, retirement, investment management, health care, compensation and talent management strategies. With more than 29,000 professionals in 90 countries, Aon Hewitt makes the world a better place to work for clients and their employees. For more information on Aon Hewitt, please visit www.aonhewitt.com.
Within the AXA Group we have extensive experience managing investment platforms for defined contribution and defined benefit schemes. AXA Wealth administers contracts totalling £2.48bn in assets (as at 31/03/2011) on behalf of Winterthur Life UK Limited and Friends Life Company Limited, which was formerly known as AXA Sun Life plc. Our reputation and future success is driven by the quality of service we provide. We work closely with Trustees and partners to ensure our service delivers long-term tangible benefits. We continually invest in our platform to provide a full range of services incorporating straight-through processing, transition management, and tailored investment solutions via fund blending and white labelling. We look forward to discussing our proposition with you.
We believe that Hermes is a unique fund manager - we have been an industry leader in Responsible Investing for over thirty years and offer clients the unparalleled combination of:
- Our Multi-Boutique Structure gives institutional and pension fund clients globally the benefit of access to a broad range of specialist, high conviction investment teams operating within an established and robust operating platform.
- Our Investment Office is a crucial function, acting as a performance risk ‘radar' for all boutiques' investment activity and is central to our mission to deliver Sustainable Risk-Adjusted Alpha to all our clients.
- Our commitment to behaving as a Responsible Asset Manager, not merely by being a ‘Responsible Investor' in quoted companies but also by applying these principles across all asset classes and by behaving as a ‘good fiduciary' on behalf of our clients.
Hermes' investment solutions include:
- Alternatives: Commodities, Hedge Funds, Real Estate, Private Equity, Infrastructure
- Equities: Global, Emerging Markets, Small Cap, Europe, Japan
- Bonds: Inflation-Linked, Investment Grade, High Yield
Hermes manages assets on behalf of around 180 clients* across these investment areas with £25.1billion* assets under management. Additionally, we support pension funds and other global institutional investors worldwide in meeting their ESG responsibilities through our market leading Hermes Equity Ownership Services, which takes on a stewardship role engaging globally on more than £70 billion* of assets.
With a thirty year history of being owned by and the principal fund manager of the largest pension fund in the UK**, Hermes Fund Managers has a growing global presence. Supported by our head office in London we also have established offices in Boston, New York and Sydney.
* As at 31 March 2011
**Pension Funds and Their Advisors 2010
Linklaters pensions practice is one of the most established and highly-rated practices in the UK and across Europe. Our specialist team of pension lawyers has extensive experience of the full range of pensions issues, including tailored funding solutions, regulatory, governance and investment issues.
Mercer is the global provider of retirement services and solutions, offering the most complete end-to-end retirement approach. We employ a unique financial approach to retirement plan management that looks at the benefits, accounting, funding and investment aspects involved, all in the context of business objectives and governance requirements.
We are industry thought leaders with the most experience working on complex retirement plans and state-of-the-art tools and administration capabilities. We also have an understanding of both sides of the balance sheet, so we can help clients redesign their plans and either advise on how best to fund these liabilities or manage the assets for them.
For more information, please visit www.uk.mercer.com
Morgan Stanley is a leading global financial services firm providing a wide range of investment banking, securities, investment management and wealth management services. The Firm's employees serve clients worldwide including corporations, governments, institutions and individuals from more than 1,300 offices in 42 countries.
Neptune Investment Management was founded as an independent and privately-owned company in 2002. We concentrate on equity fund management powered by high quality, proprietary research. Approximately three-quarters of the Company is owned by employees and directors, ensuring the interests of staff and clients are aligned.
At Neptune, we believe a truly active approach to investment offers the best opportunity for superior returns. The investment philosophy and process has been at the core of our outperformance and is driven by the belief that equities should be viewed by global industry sector rather than the more traditional regional, index-driven approach. We believe this unique global sector focus, combined with extensive in-house macroeconomic research and stockpicking, has been key to our success.
We currently manage £7.4bn assets (as at 28.02.11) and have won a number of industry accolades, including Emerging Markets Manager of the Year at the UK Professional Pension Awards 2010.
Neuberger Berman is a leading, private investment management company with $199 billion in assets under management that provides a broad range of global investment solutions that cover equities, fixed income, emerging markets, and alternative investment strategies such as fund of hedge funds, private equity and global tactical asset allocation.
We are a global business with offices in ten countries around the world providing customised and focused investment solutions to a diverse range of institutional and intermediary clients. Our global headquarters is located in New York, with regional headquarters in London and Tokyo
Newton Investment Management is a London-based, global investment management subsidiary of The Bank of New York Mellon Corporation. Newton provides a range of award-winning investment products and services to a variety of clients around the world, including pension funds, charities, corporations and individuals.
Our global, thematic approach to investment has proved invaluable for over 30 years in overcoming short-term uncertainties that afflict financial markets and challenge investors. Perspective is a defining feature of our process; it helps us to anticipate how the world will change, and to identify areas of risk and opportunity on behalf of our clients.
Ortec Finance is a global provider of technology and advisory services for risk and return management. Established in Rotterdam in 1981, Ortec Finance has 160 employees who combine mathematical ability, business awareness, and practical application to deliver innovative and pragmatic solutions. Our client base operates in the pension, investment management, insurance and private wealth management markets, and is long-standing and global.
We help improve investors' decision making and decision monitoring. We design, build, and apply solutions for asset-liability management and performance measurement & risk attribution. Our solutions derive from the combination of software models and professional advisory services. Ortec Finance is leading in innovation through strong ties with the academic community.
Founded in 1936, Russell Investments is a global financial services firm that offers services such as consulting, third-party manager solutions, implementation services, fiduciary management and indexes in more than 40 countries. We are renowned for our depth of manager research, quality of manager selection and access to leading investment managers.
Russell began its strategic pension fund consulting business in 1969 and the firm has $155 billion in assets under management (as of 31 Dec 2010). Russell began implementing portfolio transitions within its multi-manager funds complex in 1980, and in 1992 began offering this service to third-party clients.
Founded in 1937, T. Rowe Price is an independent global asset management firm with offices in the Americas, Asia, Australia, Europe and the Middle East.
The group follows a clients first' principle, which requires a disciplined approach to growth. Other hallmarks of the firm include its collaborative culture, as well as a commitment to fundamental research, which is undertaken by an extensive global network of investment professionals. The firm is publicly-traded and enjoys strong professional tenure, with significant employee-ownership.
Today, the group manages assets on behalf of many of the world's leading corporations, pension funds, sovereign entities and financial intermediaries. For more information please visit www.troweprice.com/institutional.
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