Asset Managers – Page 387
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Dellsperger becomes CSAM head of global equities
UK/GLOBAL – Credit Suisse Asset Management (CSAM) UK has appointed Peter Dellsperger as head of global equities products in London, but with supervision and responsibility for teams in London, New York, Tokyo and Zurich....
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Fortis appoints Wohanka as CEO
BELGIUM – Fortis Investment Management (FIM) has appointed Richard Wohanka as chief executive officer (CEO) and member of the board....
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JP Morgan creates failed trade analysis platform
US – JPMorgan Investor Services has launched the JPMorgan Trade Settlement and Relative Ranking System (JPMorgan TradeSTARR), a web based analytical platform designed to alleviate the problem of failed trades, which cost the investment industry an estimated US$1bn (€1.1bn) each year, according to JPMorgan....
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Pension funds should go for gold, says WGC
UK – Managers of pension funds and other institutional funds in the UK should not ignore gold when looking at alternative asset classes, according to Dr Robert Weinberg, head of institutional investment at the World Gold Council….
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JP Morgan Fleming launches global cash portal
GLOBAL – J.P. Morgan Fleming Asset Management (JPMF), has launched the Global Cash Portal (GCP), an internet-based platform enabling JPMF’s institutional treasury clients to access cash management products worldwide....
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GAM hires Thompson to expand European focus
FRANCE - Global Asset Management (GAM) has appointed Joanna Thompson as a director for Europe, a newly created position with specific responsibility of promoting GAM’s institutional operation in the French-speaking regions of Europe....
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Dutch construction fund splits into three schemes
NETHERLANDS – The NLG500m pension fund for construction related group, NBM Amstelland, is to divide into three different schemes after the company was split up, in a move that has put a number of investment management and administration mandates up for grabs in the Dutch market....
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Nasdaq Europe names new CEO
UK – Nasdaq Europe has appointed Michael Sanderson as chief executive officer (CEO)....
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Dobson joins Schroders as new chief executive
UK – Schroders has appointed Michael Dobson as chief executive and set out proposals to acquire Dobson’s own asset management firm, Beaumont, for £33.5m (€53.4m) as part of the deal...
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MFS appoints new head of UK sales
MFS International U.K. has appointed Jonathan Willcocks as its director of sales....
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Europe's best third-party fund suppliers named
EUROPE – Fidelity has been ranked the best supplier of third party funds in Europe for the fourth year running, according to a survey of 300 European distributors carried out by Sector Analysis, the London based pan European asset management research firm....
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Deutsche runs European pensions roadshow
EUROPE – Deutsche Asset Management (DeAM) is to hold a series of investment conferences for institutional investors across Europe later this month...
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Hermes Pensions joins Railtrack shareholder fight
Hermes Pensions Management (Hermes), the wholly owned investment manager of the UK’s BT pension scheme, has joined the Railtrack Shareholders’ Action Group, a coalition of Railtrack investors fighting for the interests of shareholders following the UK government's decision to force the firm into administration....
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Crédit Agricole starts funds in Holland and Norway
NETHERLANDS/NORWAY – Crédit Agricole has gained approval from regulatory authorities in both the Netherlands and Norway to begin marketing the group’s Luxembourg-domiciled SICAV, CA-Funds, to institutional investors....
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Rothschild names new fixed income head
UK - Rothschild Asset Management (RAM) has appointed Abdallah Nauphal as the new head of its fixed income & currency group....
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Northern Trust in €125m Italian multi-manager win
ITALY – Northern Trust Global Investments (NTGI) has won a mandate to run four €125m seeded mutual funds for Italian banking group, Mediolanum.
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Credit Suisse buys SLC Asset Management
UK - Credit Suisse Asset Management (CSAM) has acquired SLC Asset Management Group (SLCAM), the UK asset management subsidiary of Sun Life Financial of Canada, in a deal that will add around £11bn to CSAM’s assets under management.....
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Axa strengthens equity research
UK – Axa Investment Managers has added two new analysts to its equity research team in London. Both will cover financials.
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AXA IM confirmed as GIPS compliant
AXA Investment Managers (AXA IM) has been confirmed as compliant with GIPS - the Global Investment Performance Standards, as well as attaining the Association for Investment Management and Research’s (AIMR) PPS grade (Performance Presentation Standards)....
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Outsourcing management key trend on Continent
EUROPE – Institutional investors across continental Europe are increasingly outsourcing their asset management, according to the results of a soon to be published survey by Greenwich Associates(GA), the Connecticut based research and consultancy firm.
