Asset Managers – Page 282
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AMF Pension names Björkén to fixed income role
SWEDEN – AMF Pension has rejigged its fixed income management, with Bengt Björkén become acting head of fixed income and Lars Aberg taking an ALM role.
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Iceland: €2.7bn pension fund merger talks fail
ICELAND – Talks to engineer the merger of two of Iceland’s largest pension funds have proved abortive.
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Man Investments CEO Chambers quits
UK - Man Investments’ chief executive Chris Chambers is stepping down at the end of the month after three and a half years at the alternative investments firm.
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Irish postal scheme in €1.6bn revamp
IRELAND – The €1.6bn pension scheme of the Irish postal service An Post has restructured its manager roster with the help of consulting firm Mercer.
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Fortis keeps mum on fund arm report
EUROPE – Banking and insurance group Fortis has declined to comment on a newspaper report that it is looking for a partner for its Fortis Investments asset management arm.
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Molenkamp the latest victim of MN shake-up
NETHERLANDS – MN Services’ account management head, Jan Bertus Molenkamp, is to leave – the latest in a series of departures that sources suggest are related to a restructuring at the pension firm.
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Achmea, Interpolis get OK for merger
NETHERLANDS – The Dutch competition authority has approved the previously announced merger between pension management firms Interpolis and Achmea.
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AP2, Alecta execs join Handelsbanken committee
SWEDEN – Representatives from Swedish pension bodies AP2 and Alecta have been appointed to a board election committee at banking group Handelsbanken.
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Watson Wyatt denies staff exodus
UK - Watson Wyatt has denied that staff are leaving en masse following its acquisition by its US affiliate Watson Wyatt & Co.
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Mellon eyes stake in WestAM – FT
GERMANY – Mellon Financial Corp. is considering taking up to a 50% stake in WestAM, a German institutional fund provider that specialises in fixed income, according to the Financial Times.
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Norway’s Kvaerner embroiled in UK pension row
UK – Norwegian industrial holding group Kvaerner ASA has become embroiled in a row over its relationship to the Kvaerner Pension Fund (KPF), the UK pension plan of the former Trafalgar House.
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Netherlands’ Bouwend awards admin to NN
NETHERLANDS - Construction sector organisation Bouwend Nederland has awarded a pension administration contract to ING Group’s Nationale Nederlanden.
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Achmea looking to boost profits ahead of merger
NETHERLANDS – Pension common management firm Achmea is undergoing a “commercial vitality project” ahead of its merger with Interpolis.
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GSAM says it wins €785m from local authorities
UK - Goldman Sachs Asset Management says it has won a total of £533m (€785m) from three UK local authorities.
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Threadneedle names Nordic distribution head
NORDIC – Threadneedle Investments has named Thomas Berglund as head of Nordic distribution, responsible for the developing the firm’s business in Sweden, Norway, Denmark and Finland.
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JP Morgan AM names Switzerland head
SWITZERLAND - JP Morgan Asset Management has appointed BZ Bank’s chief executive, Roland Vogel, as country head for Switzerland.
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Greek pension strikers clash with police
GREECE – Greek bank workers have clashed with police during a strike about pensions, according to a union official.
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Pioneer taps Morley's Yiannakou for institutions
UK - Pioneer Investments has hired Morley Fund Management's Chris Yiannakou as consultant relations manager as it seeks to boost its institutional business.
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Skanska scheme taps Standard Life for bonds
UK – The £210m (€308m) pension fund of construction company Skanska UK has invested £80m to fund a pooled specialist UK bond portfolio with Standard Life Investments.
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Skandia hands €500m equities brief to NTGI
SWEDEN – Skandia Liv has handed a €500m passive international equities mandate to Northern Trust Global Investments.
