Markets – Page 274
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Scottish Widows investment chief resigns
UK – The chief investment officer of Scottish Widows Investment Partnership has resigned.
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HSBC Asset Management hires AXA investment chief
UK – The global chief investment officer of AXA Investment Managers, Chris Cheetham, has left to take up the same role at HSBC Asset Management.
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MLIM loses e441m Fife balanced mandate
UK – Merrill Lynch Investment Managers has seen its 300 million pound (441 million euro) balanced mandate for Fife Council Superannuation Fund in Scotland terminated.
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Deutsche hires ex-Invesco investment chief
UK – Deutsche Asset Management has appointed the former deputy chief investment officer of Invesco Asset Management, Bill Barron, as head of global research.
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Insight wins e44.5m Church bond mandate
UK – Insight Investment has been appointed to run a 30 million pound (44.5 million euro) bond mandate for the Church of England pension fund.
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Finnish fund tenders for Asia Pac equity managers
FINLAND – The e12bn local government pensions institution responsible for pension cover of Finnish municipal employees has put out to tender an Asia Pacific ex Japan equities mandate worth up to e200m.
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Morley fixed income chief leaves for rival
UK – The head of fixed income at Morley Fund Management, Peter Rains, has left and is being replaced by Ceris Williams.
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CEO quits Credit Suisse’s Bank Leu
SWITZERLAND – The chief executive of Credit Suisse’s Bank Leu subsidiary, Reto Donatsch, has stepped down and will be replaced by CS veteran Hans Nuetzi.
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Fund managers see little value in bonds
GLOBAL – Only 4% of fund managers believe that there is any value left in bonds, according to a survey conducted by Merrill Lynch.
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Watson Wyatt hires Friends Ivory equities head
UK – Pensions consultancy form Watson Wyatt has hired the head of global equities from Friends Ivory & Sime to be a senior consultant in the UK.
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Gartmore hires top execs for hedge fund
UK – Asset manager Gartmore has hired senior executives from Goldman Sachs and UBS to help run a new hedge fund.
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Standard Life targets European bond dominance
UK – Standard Life Investments has hired Graeme Orr from Citigroup as fixed interest investment director as part of its aim of becoming a dominant player in European and global bonds.
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Gartmore investment chief resigns
UK – Asset manager Gartmore’s chief investment officer Peter Chambers has left following a review of “leadership resources” as it shifts its focus to hedge funds.
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CDC hires Ofivalmo head for equities
FRANCE – CDC Ixis Asset Management has appointed a former board member of Ofivalmo as its head of European and emerging equity investments.
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Danish pension fund tenders mandates on IPE-Quest
DENMARK – A Danish industry-wide pension fund has put out to tender two US equity mandates via IPE-Quest.
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UK’s Windsor tenders up to e115m equity mandate
UK – The UK borough of Windsor and Maidenhead is putting out to tender a mandate of between 50 million and 80 million pounds (72-115 million euros) to be invested in global equities for its 800 million pound (1.1 million euro) pension fund.
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Dutch pension funds buy e20bn of equities
NETHERLANDS – Dutch pension funds bought eight billion euros worth of bonds and 20 billion euros in equities in 2002, according to government statistics.
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Attica to run e72m McCain portfolio
UK – The McCain Foods pension and life assurance scheme has appointed multi-manager Attica Asset Management to manage its entire portfolio of around 50 million pounds (72.6 million euros) in assets.
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Fortis hires SocGen bond head
FRANCE – Fortis Investment Management has appointed Emeric Challier as chief investment officer of its Euro fixed income investment centre in France.
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ECB rate cut raises pressure on pension funds
EUROPE – The European Central Bank’s quarter-point rate cut today is likely to increase the pressure on pension funds, analysts said.
