Markets – Page 275
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Borsa Italiana, S&P to launch Italian index
ITALY – The Borsa Italiana and Standard and Poor’s are joining together to launch an index that will become the main indicator for the Italian equities market.
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CSAM names DiMaio as head of alternatives
GLOBAL – Credit Suisse has named Jack DiMaio as chief executive of alternative investments at its Credit Suisse Asset Management division.
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IAPF sees directive leading to a ‘wall of money’
NETHERLANDS - The head of the Irish Association of Pension Funds says he expects a "wall of money" to enter the equity market as a result of the Pension Funds Directive.
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French reserve fund to allocate 55% to equities
FRANCE – Francis Mayer, head of the 13 billion euro French reserve fund, has confirmed that 55% of the fund will be allocated to investments in equities and 45% to fixed interest securities.
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Germany must back pension reform – Allianz
GERMANY – Life insurer Allianz Lebensversicherungs has called for the German federal government to get behind its private pension reform.
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F&C poaches Grainger from Gartmore
UK – F&C Management has appointed Gartmore’s Paul Grainger as director of UK sovereign bonds.
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AP2 re-tenders e759m Swedish equity mandates
SWEDEN – Andra AP-fonden, the second Swedish national pension fund, is re-tendering three Swedish equity mandates totalling up to seven billion Swedish crowns (759 million euros).
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Scandinavian fund in $50m mandate via IPE-Quest
EUROPE – A Scandinavian pension fund is seeking a manager or managers for 50 million dollars in European equities.
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Asset managers expect rise in world equities
EUROPE – IPE’s monthly investment manager survey of expectations of equity and bond market movements reveal asset managers are expecting a rise in equities markets worldwide.
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Gartmore loses out as Torfaen names managers
UK – Torfaen County Council in Wales has appointed managers for four mandates totalling 590 million pounds (869.7 million euros) for its Greater Gwent Pension Fund, resulting in a loss of a UK equity mandate for Gartmore.
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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.
