Asset Managers – Page 336
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Aberdeen’s property arm names new Europe head
UK – Aberdeen Property Investors has appointed Paul Aggett to oversee its Nordic, UK and continental European divisions - essentially taking the role of chairman Iain Reid.
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Schroder IM reshuffles management
UK – Schroder Investment Management has reshuffled its senior positions with the head of equities, Michael Pignatelli, taking a more hands-on role in managing money.
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Devon pension scheme investment chief to retire
UK – Ian Faulkner, investment manager of the 2.1 billion-pound (2.99 billion-euro) Devon County Council Pension Fund, is to retire next year.
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Matheson pension plan opts for Russell
UK – The Matheson Group Pension Plan has awarded a 20 million-pound (28.5 million-euro) multi-manager mandate to Russell.
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Siemens sets up Luxembourg pension plan
LUXEMBOURG – German industrial group Siemens has launched an international pensions plan for its Luxembourg based employees.
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UBS and others unveil new Swiss pension product
SWITZERLAND – A group including UBS’s asset management arm is to launch pension fund provision for small and medium-sized Swiss companies to compete with insurers.
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Russia authorises 55 pension fund managers
RUSSIA – The Russian government has authorised 55 private asset managers to run pension fund money as part of the new reforms, but financial benefits for the managers will not be seen for some time, says the head of one of the winning firms.
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Surrey scheme considers core-satellite approach
UK – Surrey County Council’s 950 million-pound (1.35 billion-euro) pension fund is reviewing the services and management of the scheme, and is considering a series of mandates.
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AP3 names European small/mid-cap managers
SWEDEN – The 129.7 billion Swedish-crown (14 billion-euro) Swedish national pension fund AP3 has made a 291 million-euro move into European small and mid-cap equities with the appointment of four investment managers.
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Retirement age the hot topic at CERP conference
ITALY – The age of retirement in Europe is the focus of a forthcoming conference organised by Italy’s Center for Research on Pensions and Welfare Policies, or CERP.
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Société Générale names deputy CEO at SGAM
FRANCE – Société Générale has named Alain Clot as deputy to SG Asset Management chairman and chief executive Philippe Collas.
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Job cuts inevitable as Aberdeen buys EFM
UK – Aberdeen Asset Management has confirmed that it is buying Edinburgh Fund Managers for 36 million pounds (51.8 million euros).
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ING targets pension funds with property fund
UK - ING Real Estate Investment Management is targeting pension funds with a new property fund of funds.
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Speculation over HVB asset management arm
GERMANY – HVB’s chief executive Dieter Rampl has re-iterated that the group is to focus on distribution – fuelling talk that its asset management arm may be sold.
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European investment fund assets up 6.9% - Fefsi
EUROPE - The total assets of the European investment fund market rise by 6.9% in the second quarter, and the trend is positive for the future, says investment fund body Fefsi.
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Morley hires fund managers from UBS, Invesco
UK – Morley Fund Management has boosted its pan-European equities team with the addition of David Shapiro and Daniel Roberts.
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Ex-State Street research head Persaud joins GAM
UK – Avinash Persaud, former head of global research at State Street, is to join UBS’s asset management subsidiary GAM next month.
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Schroders sees E3.6bn in institutional outflows
UK – Schroders saw net institutional outflows of 2.5 billion pounds (3.6 billion euros) in the first half of 2003, mostly due to the shift from balanced to specialist mandates.
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UBS the world’s largest asset manager – Watson
GLOBAL – UBS has been named as the largest asset manager in the world in a survey of the top 500 fund managers.
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M&G hires NIB investment chief van Gelderen
NETHERLANDS – Prudential M&G is making a push into the Dutch pensions market, with the appointment of Eduard van Gelderen as director of fixed income.
