All Alternatives articles – Page 164
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SSGA transfers Italian mandates to Banca Esperia
ITALY - State Street Global Advisors and Mediolanum insist that they still have a relationship in Italy, despite State Street’s confirming that it has handed over its share of Italian pension fund assets to Banca Esperia.
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Asset manager Man Group restructures
UK – Man Group has restructured and rebranded, resulting in the creation of Man Investments, the new name for the asset management division specialising in alternative asset classes.
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Martin Currie in European hedge launch
UK – Edinburgh based fund manager Martin Currie says it expects to launch a new European hedge fund in June.
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Robeco says alternatives are “highly profitable”
NETHERLANDS – Dutch asset manager Robeco Groep says its alternative investments division was “highly profitable” in 2002.
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Hedge Fund Research launches investable index
GLOBAL – Chicago-based Hedge Fund Research is to offer a set of investable hedge fund indices to institutional and retail investors from March 31.
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Fortis Investment Management in Luxembourg move
LUXEMBOURG – Fortis Investment Management has set up shop in Luxembourg, having taken over the fund of funds asset management activities of Bank Generale du Luxembourg.
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State Street eyes more job cuts as profits fall
US – State Street Corp. plans further staff reductions and “operational efficiencies” to offset lower than expected revenue.
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E1.2bn TNO fund appoints enhanced index manager
NETHERLANDS - The Rijswijk-based e1.2bn TNO pension fund for workers in the Dutch public/private sector for research and statistics, has awarded State Street Global Advisors an enhanced index mandate worth around e100m over the next couple of years.
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Poland's PZU puts PKO in sights
POLAND - Plans by Poland’s state-owned insurer PZU to acquire a Polish bank could lead to further consolidation in the pensions fund market .
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Finnish fund tenders for Asia Pac equity managers
FINLAND – The e12bn local government pensions institution responsible for pension cover of Finnish municipal employees has put out to tender an Asia Pacific ex Japan equities mandate worth up to e200m.
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Morley fixed income chief leaves for rival
UK – The head of fixed income at Morley Fund Management, Peter Rains, has left and is being replaced by Ceris Williams.
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Gartmore hires top execs for hedge fund
UK – Asset manager Gartmore has hired senior executives from Goldman Sachs and UBS to help run a new hedge fund.
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Northern Trust names risk management head
US – Northern Trust has made a series of management changes, including the creation of a new corporate risk management post.
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Gartmore investment chief resigns
UK – Asset manager Gartmore’s chief investment officer Peter Chambers has left following a review of “leadership resources” as it shifts its focus to hedge funds.
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Insight hires multi-manager chief from Edinburgh
UK – Asset manager Insight has hired a top executive from Edinburgh Fund Managers to head its 1.7 million pound (2.5 billion euro) multi-manager business.
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UK pension trustees set to challenge managers
UK - A survey of pension funds has found that trustees are becoming more likely to question their investment managers over transaction costs and activism.
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Unigestion swings to profit, goes private
SWITZERLAND - Swiss alternative investments firm Unigestion – reporting a swing to profit in 2002 - is to take itself into private ownership.
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Germany to end fund discrimination
GERMANY – German finance minister Hans Eichel announced today that as of 2004 foreign funds will no longer be discriminated against, following pressure from asset managers, organisations and the European Parliament.
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Pioneer to offer hedge funds in UK
UK – Pioneer Investments, UniCredito’s fund management arm, is to offer its range of hedge funds to UK institutional investors.
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Io Investors makes hires in UK push
UK – Manager of managers firm Io Investors, part of South African financial services group Sanlam, has hired Old Mutual’s head of research as part of a UK push.
