Asset Managers – Page 327
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ABN Amro boosts currency overlay team
GLOBAL – ABN Amro says it has hired James Binny as director of FX analytics and risk advisory for Europe as it responds to increased currency overlay demand from pension funds.
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ECB says pension funds’ shift to bonds continues
EUROPE – The European Central Bank says pension funds and insurers in the euro area are still shifting out of equities and into fixed income and mutual funds.
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Nordic SRI firm GES blacklists BASF, Nomura
GLOBAL - BASF and Nomura Holdings have been placed on an investment blacklist by Nordic SRI consulting firm GES Investment Services, for violating international ethical business guidelines.
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Pictet says it plans to open Paris office
FRANCE – Pictet says it plans to open a branch office in Paris on January 5.
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Somerset awards E143m in fixed income to F&C
UK – The 600 million-pound (867 million-euro) Somerset County Council Pension has awarded a 100 million-pound (143 million-euro) UK fixed income mandate to F&C Management.
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Germany: Bafin in late trading talks with Hansa
GERMANY - German regulator Bafin has talked to asset manager Hansa Invest over late trading.
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Gartmore says it boosts US equities team
UK – Gartmore Investment Management has hired Gil Knight as vice president, senior portfolio manager, to boost its US equities team.
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Northern unveils trade analysis for institutions
GLOBAL – Northern Trust has unveiled an automated trade execution monitoring tool for institutional clients - Trade Execution Analysis.
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Allianz sets up asset management admin arm
GERMANY – Allianz’s Deutscher Investment Trust says it wants to position its new Fondsdepot subsidiary as an independent administrative centre for the asset management industry.
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Petroleum Fund tenders active equity mandates
NORWAY – The 803 billion-crown (99.4 billion-euro) Petroleum Fund is seeking managers to run active global and emerging market equities.
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Aegon awards E19bn custody mandate to KAS
NETHERLANDS – Aegon Asset Management Netherlands has awarded KAS Bank a 19 billion-euro mandate for the custody and administration of European bonds and Dutch equities.
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State Street unveils ‘virtual’ asset pooling
EUROPE - Global custody group State Street says it is introducing a ‘virtual’ product for multinational pension fund asset pooling.
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DeAM says it rejigs UK client team
UK - Deutsche Asset Management has rejigged its UK client relationship team after the departure of Simon Peck and Roger Morris.
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TNO puts E30m into hedge funds
NETHERLANDS – The 1.3 billion-euro pension fund of Dutch research institute TNO has allocated 30 million euros to hedge funds, taking the cash out of equities.
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BNP Paribas AM hires MLIM's Rudigoz
FRANCE - BNP Paribas Asset Management says Olivier Rudigoz has joined its European Equity team as product head for euro equities.
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Ex-Siemens Scherkamp sets up own firm
EUROPE - Peter Scherkamp, the former head of finance strategy at the Siemens pension fund, has returned to the pensions advisory business.
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Morley names consultant relationship manager
UK - Morley Fund Management has named Zoe Mepham as consultant relationship manager in its UK institutional team, a new role.
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Credit Lyonnais AM names Coste as CEO
FRANCE – Credit Lyonnais Asset Management has named Thierry Coste as chairman and chief executive – replacing Pierre Persico.
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IPD: pension funds risk-averse on property
UK - Life and pension funds are the most risk-averse of UK real estate investors, a conference in Brighton was told today.
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Britannic hires finance chief from Winterthur UK
UK – Britannic Group, which recently closed its retirement arm to new business, has named Graham Singleton as group finance director.
