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Xerox Dutch scheme awards bonds to Delta Lloyd
NETHERALANDS - Delta Lloyd Asset Management says it has been awarded a 270 million-euro fixed income mandate by Xerox in the Netherlands.
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Goldman Sachs AM sees liability-based mandates
EUROPE – Goldman Sachs Asset Management says it sees demand for mandates that take account of liabilities.
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Germany’s Fischer enters Commerzbank pension row
GERMANY – Germany’s outspoken foreign minister Joschka Fischer has entered a row over Commerzbank’s plans to freeze pension arrangements.
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Germany's BVK taps Mellon for US mid-caps
GERMANY – The 29 billion-euro BVK, or Bayerische Versorgungskammer, has awarded Mellon Global Investments a 100 million-euro US mid-cap equities mandate.
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State Street chief says pension markets “intense”
GLOBAL – David Spina, chairman and chief executive of State Street Corp., says competition in the pensions markets continues to be “intense”.
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Julius Baer closes Amsterdam, Paris offices
SWITZERLAND – Swiss private banking group Julius Baer has closed its offices in Amsterdam and Paris following its decision last year to withdraw from institutional brokerage.
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European institutions buy into DB real estate
EUROPE – Deutsche Asset Management has sold a 1.2 billion-dollar (940 million-euro) real estate fund to a group of European and US institutional investors and wealthy individuals.
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Credit Agricole unveils retirement product
FRANCE - The French bank Credit Agricole is the latest institution to create a pension line following the Fillon pension reform.
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Jones Lang LaSalle CEO Peacock resigns
GLOBAL – Chris Peacock has resigned as president and chief executive of real estate firm Jones Lang LaSalle to “spend more time with his family”.
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ING aims at E1bn with new real estate fund
NETHERLANDS - ING says it is aiming at one billion euros with a new real estate fund targeting retail properties in France and Belgium
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Majedie says it wins E37m Ciba mandate
UK – The 750 million-euro pension scheme of chemicals company Ciba has awarded a UK equity mandate to Majedie Asset Management.
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Insight hires names ex-Amex AM CIO Burgess
UK - Insight Investment says it has named Mark Burgess from American Express Asset Management as head of equities.
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Alifond chief Tiveron confident over Parmalat
ITALY – The head of the Italian food and beverage pension fund Alifond is confident that the pensions of the scheme’s Parmalat members are safe.
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EAMA, FEFSI consult with Commission on capital
EUROPE – The European asset and investment fund management bodies EAMA and FEFSI have responded to a European Commission consultation paper on the treatment of losses.
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ISIS names Currie as N. American equities head
UK - ISIS Asset Management has appointed David Currie, former head of the US desk at Edinburgh Fund Managers, as head of North American equities.
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Shropshire awards E62.8m bond mandate to PIMCO
UK – PIMCO says it has won a 44 million-pound (62.8 million-euro) global bond mandate from the 600 million-pound Shropshire County Pension Fund.
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New KAS Bank chief Goebel withdraws
NETHERLANDS - Dutch custody services group KAS Bank says Peter Goebel will not now take over from chairman F.S. von Balluseck.
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RCP rates Allianz asset management units highly
GERMANY – Allianz’s asset management arms DBI and Allianz Dresdner Asset Management have received a “very good” rating from RCP & Partners.
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EAMA and FEFSI set date for merger discussion
EUROPE – The European asset management and investment funds bodies EAMA and FEFSI are to discuss their planned merger at extraordinary general meetings in February.
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BNP Paribas AM launches three hedge funds
FRANCE - BNP Paribas Asset Management has launched three hedge funds as part a push into the alternative asset arena.
