Asset Managers – Page 406
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One in ten small cap firms meet investor hopes
UK – Only one in ten UK smaller quoted companies meet the minimum market capitalisation desired by institutional investors, according to a study by the London based consultancy KPMG Corporate Finance.
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F&C addresses annuity interest rate issue
UK – Investment management group Foreign & Colonial (F&C) has launched a service aimed at providing insurers with a method of neutralising the impact of interest rate movements on the cost of guaranteed annuity options...
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Deutsche takes top UK investment funds title
UK – Deutsche Asset Management has scooped the award for best UK investment manager in the Standard & Poor’s Investment Funds Performance Awards 2001...
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Schroders to break down Chinese walls
UK/CHINA – UK investment management group Schroders is to forge a strategic partnership with China Galaxy Securities Company in a bid to further develop its fund management business in mainland China...
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SEI up and running with first UK mandate
SEI, the US multi-manager firm has picked up its first UK institutional investment mandate since setting up its London operations...
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Royal Trust beefs up European sales presence
EUROPE - Royal Trust Global Securities in London has expanded its European sales team by appointing two new directors of business development... And all this weeks major European people moves
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AXA appoints head of German institutional sales
GERMANY - Alexandra von Kalnein has been appointed as head of German institutional sales at AXA Asset Managers...
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CalPers chooses AXA for European equity brief
US – The giant US$160bn (e171.5bn) California Public Employees Retirement System (CalPers) has selected AXA Rosenberg Investment Management to manage a US$600m European broad market equity portfolio...
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RLAM grabs £3m Irish Assembly brief
UK – The Northern Ireland National Assembly has selected Royal London Asset Management (RLAM) to manage its entire £3m (e4.7m) pension portfolio...
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BAM sweeps £60m from UK supermarket fund
UK – Supermarket chain Somerfield’s £300m pension scheme has appointed Baring Asset Management as manager to a £60m UK fixed income portfolio...
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New fund invests in Balkan opportunities
UK - London-based Ashmore Investment Management has announced the closure of its new Balkan Regeneration fund with an initial subscription of $20m (e 21.5m) from institutional investors.
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PIMCO strengthens Benelux position
Marc van Heel has been appointed senior vice president and director of business development for the Netherlands and Belgium at PIMCO. And other moves of note.
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Mellon firm to take on non-US world
Mellon Financial Corporation has established a new asset management subsidiary to take care of its non-US business.
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Mellon appoints head of pan-European retail sales
Mellon Global Investments (MGI), the distributor for Mellon’s asset management subsidiaries in markets outside the US, has appointed Simon Wombwell as head of pan-European retail sales to spearhead its expansion into Europe.
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Robeco expects CalPERS mandate to exceed $300m
Netherlands: Dutch asset manager Robeco says it expects its recent CalPERS enhanced EAFE index mandate to exceed $300m. Robeco was one of fourteen managers recently appointed by the California public employees scheme from a shortlist of twenty-two.
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Schroders' assets under management fall £10.1bn
UK asset management group, Schroders, saw assets under management fall from £142.6bn (€223.2bn) in 1999 to £132.5bn in 2000, according to preliminary results.
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R&M sings praises of small global custodians
For great service from your global custodian, ignore the big outfits and instead opt for smaller providers- that is according to a survey by R&M Consulting, a UK-based market research company. Swiss private bank Pictet & Cie came out on top as the best service provider beating off competition from ...
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EAMA warns against raising capital requirements
Moves to raise the capital requirements imposed on asset managers in Europe would be counterproductive, according to a report issued by the European Asset Management Association(EAMA) in London.
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Mellon launches global distribution network
EUROPE: Mellon Financial Corporation is expanding its asset management business by developing Mellon Global Investments ....
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SEB launches financial services company for Asia
ASIA – Swedish group SEB is launching eAsiaFinance, an electronic financial service company in Singapore, aimed at developing electronic banking and investment savings programs with Asian banks.
