Asset Managers – Page 326
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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.
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French reserve fund says 137 managers reach 2nd stage
FRANCE - The French Pension Reserve Fund has now completed the first phase of its 16 billion-euro tender process - with 137 of the 410 applications going through to the second phase.
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CSAM names MLIM’s Haber as CFO
GLOBAL - Credit Suisse Asset Management says it has named Merrill Lynch’s Lawrence Haber as chief financial officer.
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Schock to replace Bourven at State Street Banque
FRANCE - Monique Bourven is to retire as head of State Street Banque and be replaced by François Schock.
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Goldman Q4 asset management revenues rise
US – Goldman Sachs says its revenues from asset management rose 33% in the fourth quarter.
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SWIP hires Barings’ Ortving as Nordic head
NORDIC – Scottish Widows Investment Partnership says it has hired Martin Ortving from Baring Asset Management to head its Nordic business.
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Alfred Berg buys Norwegian asset manager
NORWAY – ABN Amro’s Alfred Berg has bought the asset management activities of Norwegian banking alliance SpareBank in a deal worth around 6.7 million euros.
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Allianz pension arm gets DB transfer approval
GERMANY – Allianz Group’s pension arm has won approval from financial regulator Bafin to take over existing corporate defined benefit pension plans.
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Winner of IPE Scholar Award 2004 named
Riitta Hallila, head of sales at Svenska Handelsbanken in Helsinki, has been announced as the IPE Scholar for 2004.
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Tate & Lyle fund taps State Street for lending
UK – The 600 million-pound (854 million-euro) Tate & Lyle Group Pension Scheme has named State Street as its securities lending agent.
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SFIM and Denver to distribute each other’s funds
London-based Singer & Friedlander Investment Management (SFIM) and US firm Denver Investment Advisors in Colorado have entered a business development and marketing arrangement to expand institutional fund activities.
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Douse departs from Watson Wyatt
Susan Douse, who ran Watson Wyatt’s Global Asset Study for the past 10 years, is moving to Schroders.
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SWIP names Bolton as head of European equities
UK - Scottish Widows Investment Partnership has named Nigel Bolton as head of European equities.
