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Institutional investors could aid stability – BIS
GLOBAL – Institutional investors could have a role in market efficiency and stability, says the Bank for International Settlements.
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French reserve fund delays manager shortlist
FRANCE – The Fonds de Reserve pour les Retraite (FRR) is to delay announcing the manager shortlist for its 16 billion euros of mandates until December.
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Pensions to boost asset management – McKinsey
EUROPE – The development of the European pensions industry and shifting demographics are set to boost Europe’s institutional asset management industry, according to a new report from McKinsey & Co.
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Northern Trust adds to European client service
UK – Northern Trust Global Investments has made two new appointments to its European institutional client service team.
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Hult leaves as Carnegie AM splits from private banking
SWEDEN – Bertil Hult, head of Carnegie Asset Management and private banking will be leaving following the separation of the two business areas.
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USS and Railpen in global engagement forum inititative
GLOBAL – Two of the UK’s largest pension schemes have established a forum for global investors to address the issue of cross-border shareholder activism and corporate governance.
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Fortis Investments' assets up to e77bn
BELGIUM – Fortis Investments has reported an increase in assets under management for the first nine months of 2003.
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HSBC AM recruits Mellon's Cookson
UK – HSBC Asset Management in the UK has appointed Colin Cookson as head of business development for the Group’s corporate and institutional client base.
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Pictet study makes contradictory SRI findings
EUROPE – A new study by Pictet Asset Management has come up with a contradictory view about socially responsible investing.
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Big names back new Dutch pension periodical
NETHERLANDS – Some of the biggest names in the Dutch pensions industry are backing a new pensions quarterly called Pensioen Bestuur & Management, or Pension Administration & Management.
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BNY Securities boosts European pension offering
EUROPE – The Bank of New York has expanded the services of the BNY Securities Group to offer a “full suite” of products for investment managers and pension funds in Europe.
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Funds should manage core internally - IPE panel
NETHERLANDS - European pension funds should manage the core of their business internally, and outsource only the specialist areas of asset management to external managers.
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Baring AM hires Kiddie as Walker retires
UK - Baring Asset Management has hired David Kiddie, former head of equities at Rothschild Asset Management.
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IPE offers scholarship at Wharton Business School
GLOBAL - Now in its third year, IPE is once again offering a $5,550 scholarship to the AIMSE/Wharton Investment Institute, January 4-9 2004 at The Wharton Business School, University of Pennsylvania.
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Dexia sees rise in institutional inflows
BELGIUM – Dexia’s institutional fund management business has seen increasing net in flows over the first nine months of the year.
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Gartmore outsources cash to Morgan Stanley
UK – Gartmore Investment Management is to outsource the investment management of its cash management business to Morgan Stanley Investment Management.
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Schroders loses E2.6bn in institutional business
UK – Schroders said it lost 1.8 billion pounds (2.6 billion euros) of institutional business in the third quarter – although asset management has swung into profit.
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MLIM fills UK specialist team position
UK – Merrill Lynch Investment Managers has recruited for its UK specialist team with the appointment of Nigel Ridge.
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CSAM adds Francis to UK equity team
UK – Credit Suisse Asset Management has expanded its UK equity team with the appointment of Errol Francis.
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Investec in outsourcing deal with State Street
UK/SOUTH AFRICA – Investec Asset Management has entered “exclusive discussions” to outsource its institutional administration to State Street in the UK and South Africa.
