Asset Managers – Page 384
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New European SRI forum launches
EUROPE – The socially responsible investment (SRI) market in Europe has been given a significant boost by the launch of the European Sustainable and Responsible Investment Forum (Eurosif) by a consortium of European social investment forums (SIFs) and with the financial support of the European Commission (EC)....
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DeAM names new European institutional sales head
EUROPE - Deutsche Asset Management (DeAM) has appointed Andreas Varnavides as Head of European Institutional Sales following the resignation of Mark Scott from the position....
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ING to stamp its mark on Belgium's BBL
NETHERLANDS/BELGIUM - Dutch financial services group, ING is taking further steps towards rebranding its subsidiaries worldwide by incorporating the ING name and logo within its Belgian subsidiary, Banque Bruxelles Lambert (BBL) with the intention of dropping the BBL brand name in due course....
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Managers bullish on UK investment prospects
UK – The UK stock markets and economy are likely to continue to attract inward investment over the next 12 months, despite acceptance since September 11 of a worldwide recession, claims Stuart Fowler, head of UK equities at AXA Investment Managers (AXA IM)....
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RBC names new UK operations director
UK/CANADA - RBC global services, institutional & investor services (IIS) - Canada's largest custodian and a provider of securities services worldwide - has appointed Simon Coleman as its director of operations in the UK....
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Ashburton launches new euro sub fund
UK – Jersey based asset management company, Ashburton, has launched two new sub funds within its Isle of Man domiciled Ashburton Global Funds umbrella.
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New system aims to combat pensions mis-selling
UK – E-business solutions provider, Aqera, has launched a commercially available on-line system, Collaborative Business Review System, which is specifically designed to help eliminate the mis-selling of financial products.
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Germany ripe for private equity growth
GERMANY – The hitherto disappointing German private equity market is entering a transition phase that will lead to a more sustainable and attractive investment environment, despite a slowdown in the growth of private equity assets last year, says a report by AltAssets, the alternative investments research company....
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SEI cleans up with £55m Davis Service mandate
UK – Multi-manager outfit, SEI Investments, has won a £55m (€88m) global equity mandate from the Davis Service Group (DSG) Retirement Benefit Scheme, SEI’s fifth mandate win this year....
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New European fixed income manager launches
UK/JAPAN – BlueBay, a new European fixed income specialist asset management company has been launched today, with a hedge fund scheduled for launch as its first product early next year....
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Northern Trust poaches senior Citigroup consultant
EUROPE - Northern Trust Global Investments (Europe) has hired Lucy Cooke from Citigroup Asset Management to become a senior institutional relationship consultant....
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Jupiter buys Lazard's managed funds business
UK – Jupiter Asset Management is to acquire the independently managed funds business of Lazard Asset Management in a deal worth approximately £250m (€401.6m)....
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Schroders appoints senior EAFE manager
Schroder Investment Management (Schroders) has appointed Sheridan P. Reilly as executive vice president and senior Europe and Far East (EAFE) portfolio manager....
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SRI lacks definition say financial managers
EUROPE – An overwhelming majority of financial analysts and managers across Europe believe that there is a lack of transparency in the definition of Socially Responsible Investment (SRI) criteria and that this is holding back its development, according to a survey on SRI carried out by Taylor Nelson Sofres.... ...
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Jørgensen to head DeAM Nordic sales push
NORDIC REGION - Deutsche Asset Management (DeAM) has poached Steen Jørgensen from Schroder Investment Management to become the firm’s head of institutional sales for the Nordic region....
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GE hires UK/Ireland institutional sales director
UK – London-based GE Asset Management Limited has hired Gary Walker to become its regional director for institutional sales & marketing in the UK and Ireland....
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Sweden's AP7 reveals e180m hedge/venture plans
SWEDEN - The e2.3bn AP7 fund – the default fund for Sweden’s PPM system - has laid out its plans for the investment of around e180m in hedge fund and private equity assets in tandem with the selection of a consultant to advise on the process....
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Spanish tax push to shake up pensions market
SPAIN – Government proposals to introduce tax incentives to get people saving could shake up the asset management and pensions industry in Spain, says Ana del Solar at Towers Perrin in Madrid....
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Goldmans and Natexis in multi-manager alliance
FRANCE/UK – Paris based Natexis Banques Populaires (NBP) and London based Goldman Sachs Asset Management International (GSAMI) have signed a cooperation agreement to consolidate their respective positions in the multi-management market....
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Gensec becomes 'io' in Europe multi-manager push
EUROPE – South African investment firm, Gensec International Asset Management, has rebranded itself to become io investors, in a bid to refocus its multi-manager offering to the European market....
