People
In-depth reporting on the key people involved in the pensions and investments industry for our institutional investor and asset management readers from IPE’s award-winning journalists
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NewsPeople moves: LGPS Central adds to board with director duo
The UK-based investment pool has appointed Bronte Somes and Kavita Patel as non-executive directors
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NewsPrevindai appoints former Fon.Te. director as general manager
Anna Maria Selvaggio joins the €16bn Italian fund after almost a decade leading Fon.Te
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NewsLPPI brings three teams under one portfolio group
The £60bn local government pension scheme investment pool brings portfolio management, investment strategy and responsible investment together
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NewsPeople moves: Alecta names head of asset management
Plus: LGT Capital Partners appoints CEO; TPT Investment Management picks CIO
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NewsGerman church pension funds appoint internal candidate as CIO
Katharina Grisar will succeed retiring CIO Wolfram Gerdes in March 2027, continuing the German funds’ investment strategy
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NewsGerman church pension fund appoints asset management head
Susanne Weitz will succeed Oliver Lang at the €38bn German church pension fund in April 2027
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NewsPeople moves: Pension Protection Fund names chief actuary
Matt Gurden, deputy government actuary at the Government Actuary’s Department, will join the PPF next year
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AnalysisIPE Nordic Briefing: Pensions debate heats up ahead of Finland’s general election
Plus: Norges Bank Investment Management unveils changes to its organisation when chief governance and compliance officer Carine Smith Ihenacho leaves at year-end
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NewsPeople moves: ESMA appoints new chair
The EU’s financial markets regulator and supervisor has appointed Carlo Comporti as its next chair
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NewsAP7 chief joins Germany’s Kenfo advisory board
Swedish pension expertise joins Kenfo’s advisory board as Germany considers a capital-funded addition to its state pension system
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NewsNBIM governance chief’s role to disappear from board after Smith Ihenacho exit
Norwegian sovereign wealth fund to reorganise areas under Carine Smith Ihenacho when she leaves, bringing active ownership into active management department
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NewsPeople moves: L&G names managing director for European asset management
Plus: AllianceBernstein picks president and CEO; Aptia appoints head of corporate pension consulting
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NewsVBV Group integrates severance and pension funds’ boards
As part of the reshuffle, in October, Christian Reiss will assume the position of CEO of the severance fund
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NewsPeople moves: Pensions UK adds quartet to board
Rachel Brothwood was appointed chair of Pensions UK’s policy board, succeeding John Chilman, who will continue on the board until the end of his term in October 2027
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NewsBNP Paribas AM reorganises €1.7trn platform around alternatives, active management
Asset manager puts alternatives, active management and institutional distribution at the centre of its enlarged platform
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NewsPFA reshapes investment operation
The number of full-time employees in PFA’s investment department has fallen from 136 in 2020 to 91
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NewsGerman pension fund chair voted out after dispute over right-wing posts
Members of Hamburg’s lawyers’ pension fund voted overwhelmingly against re-electing its chair after objecting to social media posts seen as close to AfD positions
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People moves: Railpen names trustee board chair
Plus: TPT appoints head of trustee services; Danica recruits chief operating officer
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NewsNew research exposes blind spots in LGPS pension gap reporting
New research shows ethnicity and gender together can significantly widen pension gaps among Local Government Pension Scheme members, raising data concerns
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NewsPeople moves: UK’s People’s Partnership names fixed income co-head
Daniel Spencer joins People’s Partnership from Brunel Pensions Partnership, where he spent eight years leading a multi-asset credit portfolio
