Asset Managers – Page 341
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Pioneer poaches BAM's Robson to head up global equities team
IRELAND – Pioneer Investments has appointed Neil Robson as new head of global equities in Dublin.
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French asset managers up corporate governance stance, says AFG-ASFFI
Investment managers in France are showing more interest in voting at the annual meetings of companies they invest in, according to a survey by the French asset management associations AFG-ASFFI.
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Chevron Texaco hires CSAM for UK bond brief
UK – Chevron Texaco pension scheme has appointed Credit Suisse Asset Management as manager for a 70 million pound (98.9 million euro) UK fixed income portfolio.
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EU capital directive could prompt industry shakeout, says consultant
The European Union’s third Capital Adequacy Directive (CAD 3) will distort profitability among European asset managers and force them to improve their risk management processes, a UK consultant predicts.
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Robeco Alternative offers bond to diversify risk
NETHERLANDS – Robeco Alternative Investments has launched a multi market bond fund aimed at offering investors risk diversification.
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Welsh fund bond mandate goes to ISIS
UK – ISIS Asset Management has been appointed to manage a 125 million pound (178 million euro) bond mandate for the Welsh county of Rhondda Cynon Taf pension fund.
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Gartmore offers cautious option to institutions
UK – Gartmore will be offering a cautious managed fund to institutional investors as they seek to reduce volatility.
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ETF use by European institutional investors grows 20%
EUROPE – The number of institutional investors using exchange traded funds (ETFs) or HOLDRs baskets of stocks is continuing to increase, particularly in Europe, according to research by Morgan Stanley.
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European institutions eye US real estate - PGI
EUROPE - European institutions are showing an increased appetite for US real estate, says the new chief executive of US-based asset management firm Principal Global Investors' European operations.
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Ashcourt acquires BWH to boost asset offering
UK – Asset manager Ashcourt Holdings is about to acquire another London-based manager Barney Wilkins & Howard (BWH). The deal will add significantly to the assets managed by Ashcourt, increasing these from 250 million pounds (361 million euros) to 350 million pounds.
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Insight appoints Ahern for institutional role
UK – Insight Investment has appointed Mark Ahern from Lazard Asset Management as director and head of institutional client services in London.
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Asset managers quit and turn backs on industry – survey finds
UK – More fund managers are leaving the industry than at any point in the past seven years, reveals a survey by consultants Watson Wyatt.
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TUC names managers refusing to disclose how they voted
UK - The UK’s Trades Union Congress (TUC), which co-ordinates a network of over 1,000 pension fund trustees, has ‘named and shamed’ fund managers who refuse to disclose how they voted on behalf of their pension fund clients.
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LPFA on prowl for global custodian
UK – The 2.5 billion pound (3.6 billion euro) London Pension Fund Authority (LPFA) has put out a tender for a global custodian.
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Aegon to cut up to 450 jobs in revamp
NETHERLANDS – Aegon is to cut up to 450 jobs in a consolidation of its business units...
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ABN AMRO Mellon wins E7.9bn Newton custody deal
UK – Newton Fund Managers, the UK asset management subsidiary of Mellon Financial Corp., has appointed ABN AMRO Mellon Global Securities Services as custodian for its exempt and private investment management fund ranges.
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T. Rowe Price hires former ADAM CIO
UK – Laurence Linklater, former chief investment officer at Allianz Dresdner Asset Management, has been appointed by T. Rowe Price International.
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BAE names Northern Trust as pension custodian
UK – Defence group BAE Systems has appointed Northern Trust as global custodian for its pension funds...
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F&C to outsource institutional admin to Mellon
UK – F&C has announced it is in exclusive discussions to outsource the administration of its 60 billion-euro institutional business to Mellon Global Securities Services...
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FERI launches European fund data product
EUROPE - Fund groups in Europe no longer have to work blind as a result of a new data product, claims Rodney Williams, managing director of London-based FERI FMI...
