Asset Managers – Page 363
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Norton to head Goldman’s PE European marketing
EUROPE - Goldman Sachs Asset Management Private Equity Group is making a further push into Europe with the appointment of Clive Norton to head up the group’s European marketing efforts.
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S&P launches broad equity index for Japan
JAPAN - Standard & Poor’s have launched S&P Japan 500, a broad equity index covering 88% of the Japanese equity market.
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French industry see assets rise 20% in 2001
FRANCE-French asset management companies saw their operating profits fall 20.4% in 2001 in spite of an increase in assets under management, reports the Commission des operations de bourse (COB), the regulatory agency appointed by the government to oversee the protections of investors.
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Hermes says Fimalac launch is positive
UK – With increasing concerns among investors about company corporate governance policies, Fimalac’s entrance to the corporate responsibility sector is a step in the right direction for shareholders, says Colin Melvin, director of corporate governance of UK fund manager Hermes
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UBS makes equity research analyst appointment
UK – UBS Global Asset Management (UBS Global AM) continued to strengthen its UK team with the appointment of Guy Walker as senior analyst for Pan European equity research.
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Kredietrust beefs up institutional sales team
UK – Kredietrust Luxembourg, the asset management company of Kredietbank Luxembourg Group, has expanded its institutional sales team with the appointment of Jean-Luc Neyens
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Asset-backed investments find favour in Europe
EUROPE - Almost e92bn of new asset-backed debt has been sold into Europe so far this year, according to Deutsche Bank, indicating that the market sector is becoming increasingly popular among investors.
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Mellon launches US large value equity fund
UK - Mellon Global Investments, the distribution arm for the international asset management businesses of Mellon Financial Corporation, announced a new sub fund to its group of Mellon Global Funds
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Citisoft and Rowan Group to merge for US drive
UK – Investment management consultancy Citisoft announced today it will merge with The Rowan Group as part of its US expansion
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Aberdeen acquires Finnish property investor
UK - Aberdeen Property Investors says it will increase its presence in the Nordic region with the acquisition of Antilooppi Oy, the property management company of Finland’s largest institutional property investor, Ilmarinen Mutual Pension Insurance Company
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SSGA names new credit portfolio manager
UK - State Street Global Advisors (SSGA) has appointed Mahmoud El-Shaer as credit portfolio manager
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WestAM boosts emerging markets team
UK - WestAM, asset management arm of Westdeutsche Landesbank, is bolstering its global emerging markets team in London with the addition of Richard Fairgreave, Jose Morales and Brian Deacon.
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Rabeau replaces Deheuvels as AXA CIO
FRANCE- AXA Investment Managers in Paris has promoted Christian Rabeau, its head of asset allocation, to the position of chief investment officer following the departure of Thierry Deheuvels.
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Invesco names new institutional marketing director
UK- INVESCO has appointed Patricia O’Loughlin as institutional marketing director, taking over from Jeff Attfield who retired in September after 19 years with the company.
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TIAA-CREF and CalPERS to challenge executive pay
US- Two of the world's largest pension funds, TIAA-CREF and CalPERS, are planning to target companies that offer over-generous pay schemes, and to request changes from their boards.
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Northern Trust Ireland names fund services head
IRELAND- Northern Trust Ireland, the funds services division for Northern Trust, has appointed Peter Jordan as managing director. Jordan will assume the position on 28th October, and will additionally retain his current title of senior vice president at Northern Trust.
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Hermes beefs up its corporate governance team
UK- UK fund manager Hermes has stepped up its commitment to corporate governance and shareholder engagement by adding to the two teams, and by creating a corporate governance board.
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E.ON picks Activest as master-KAG
GERMANY- Activest, investment group of HypoVereinsbank, has been appointed as head investment services provider (Master-KAG) for E.ON Energie’s spezialfonds.
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T Rowe Price set to open in Sweden
SWEDEN- T Rowe Price, US asset management firm, is considering opening an office in Stockholm as it continues its push into the Nordic regions. Managing director, Thomas Pederson says, market condition permitting, they will make a final decision in the next six months.
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Schroders and Invesco lose e720m from Yorkshire
UK- The e1.1bn North Yorkshire pension fund has replaced Invesco Asset Management with Barclays Global Investors on a £150m (e240m) global balanced mandate following a review of the fund manager line up.
