All Alternatives articles – Page 141
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BNP Paribas outsources its fund administration and middle office
FRANCE - BNP Paribas Asset Management has become one of the first French fund managers to outsource its middle office and fund administration operations.
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AP7 fires CDC Ixis for poor performance
SWEDEN – The 40 billion-crown (4.5 billion-euro) Seventh Swedish National Pension Fund, Sjunde AP-fonden, has sacked CDC Ixis Asset Management – the first time it has fired an asset manager for poor performance.
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ATP's private equity arm sees strong deal flow
DENMARK - ATP Private Equity Partners, a subsidiary of the 27 billion-euro statutory pension provision fund ATP, has made three senior appointments to expand its "bandwidth" in response to a strong deal flow.
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SEI names Benelux institutional sales head
NETHERLANDS – SEI Investments, provider of asset management and investment technology solutions, has appointed Jeroen van Rooij as institutional sales director for the Benelux region.
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Sweden's AP3 names new management team
SWEDEN - The 142 billion-crown (15.2 billion-euro) Third Swedish National Pension Fund, AP3, has appointed a new nine-strong executive management team that includes two new members.
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BNP Paribas boosts fund of hedge funds business
EUROPE – BNP Paribas Asset Management has boosted its fund of hedge fund business with an agreement to buy a stake in partner firm Fauchier Partners.
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Dutch schemes’ NIB Capital considering options
NETHERLANDS - NIB Capital, the merchant bank owned by the two largest Dutch pension schemes, ABP and PGGM, says it is currently considering its options for the future.
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ING sells Baring AM to MassMutual, Northern Trust
GLOBAL – ING Group is to sell Baring Asset Management’s investment management activities to MassMutual, while Northern Trust will buy the unit’s fund administration arm.
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MAN, Deka in German hedge venture
GERMANY – MAN Group, a UK-based specialist in hedge funds, is teaming up with Germany’s Deka to offer a fund of hedge funds, or Dachhedgefonds, to German retail and institutional clients from the first quarter of 2005, IPE has confirmed.
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Gartmore UK CEO Jones quits, may run own firm
UK – Glyn Jones, chief executive of Gartmore in the UK, has resigned, with group CEO Paul Hondros taking direct responsibility for the firm’s integrated business.
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Italian railway scheme selects first managers
ITALY - Eurofer, the 104 million-euro pension fund for railway workers, has selected its first asset managers.
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Schroders loses further E3.8bn institutional assets
UK – Schroders says it lost 2.7 billion pounds (3.8 billion euros) in institutional assets in the third quarter, including 1.6 billion pounds in fixed income assets managed for a single client.
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DeAM set for sweeping revamp - report
GERMANY - Kevin Parker, the new head of Deutsche Bank’s asset management activities, is to unveil a sweeping restructuring, placing a particular emphasis on embattled Deutsche Asset Management in the UK, a German newspaper has reported.
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Assets surge at Dutch schemes’ hedge fund unit
SWITZERLAND – Assets under management at Harcourt Investment Consulting, the Swiss fund of hedge funds business that is ultimately majority owned by ABP and PGGM, have risen by 65% in the first nine months.
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F&C says poised to decide on outsourcing
EUROPE – The merged F&C-ISIS is poised to issue an announcement tomorrow about the outsourcing deals the combined group has with J P Morgan and Mellon.
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Bank of Ireland AM gets new CEO amid outflows
EUROPE – Bank of Ireland Asset Management has named a new chief executive – Rothschild’s Kevin Dolan - amid a loss of 7.7 billion euros in assets under management.
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Fidelity set to launch German KAG
GERMANY - Fidelity Investments says it is to launch a German investment company, known as a KAG, from January 2005 to create German-domiciled funds for institutional and retail investors.
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BT to invest in hedge funds via new Hermes fund
UK – The 34 billion-euro BT Pension Scheme’s allocation to hedge funds is to be invested via a Guernsey-domiciled offshore vehicle run by Hermes.
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Call for hedge funds to adopt code of conduct
GLOBAL – Managers dealing in unregistered hedge funds are being invited to adopt a draft code of conduct presented by the CFA Centre for Financial Market Integrity.
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Blood and Gore set up London-based asset manager
UK – Former US Vice President Al Gore and former Goldman Sachs Asset Management CEO David Blood have set up a new London-based asset management firm targeting pension funds.
