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Pension executive joins Janus as COO
US – Asset manager Janus Capital Group has named a US pension executive as its new chief operating officer and said it is still looking for a chief investment officer.
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Greens say German pension reform stalled
GERMANY – Green Party chief Reinhard Buetikofer has voiced concerns that pensions reform in Germany has come to a standstill, as the government continues to debate proposals but avoids making final decisions.
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Watson Wyatt names Renwick as senior consultant
UK - Watson Wyatt has named Graham Renwick as a senior consultant in its benefits practice.
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Receiver KPMG backs UK pension proposals
UK – KPMG, which is acting as receiver at the failed ASW Holdings – whose pensioners have lost out following the winding up of its pension scheme – has backed the government’s plans to set up a pension protection fund.
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ScottishPower picks Northern Trust for custody
UK – The ScottishPower 1.6 billion pound (2.3 billion euros) pension scheme has appointed Northern Trust as its global custodian.
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AXA loses bond expert Bond to Threadneedle
UK – AXA Investment Managers’ head of corporate bonds, Simon Bond, will be leaving to join Threadneedle Asset Management.
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New head for Milliman Global network
GLOBAL - Carl Hansen has been appointed executive director of Milliman Global, an international organisation of actuarial and consulting firms that includes Hymans Robertson and Milliman UK.
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ISIS hire specialist for insurance assets
UK – ISIS Asset Management has appointed Schroders’ Fahim Imam-Sadeque to build on its institutional insurance business as more insurers are beginning to outsource investment management activities.
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Towers Perrin promotes 11 new principals in Europe
EUROPE - International consultants Towers Perrin has announced seven new principals to its European consulting practice. Four of these are in the UK, two in France and one each in Germany and Italy.
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Kraft appoints Von Niederhausern in Switzerland
SWITZERLAND – Kraft Foods Switzerland has appointed Daniel von Niederhausern as manager for its pension fund, based in Bern.
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CSAM's chief investment officer Smith to leave in revamp
GLOBAL – Larry Smith is to leave his post as chief investment officer at Credit Suisse Asset Management after three years following yet another re-organisation by the company.
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SWIP names head of Italian business
ITALY – Scottish Widows Investment Partnership has appointed Francesco Albano as its new head of Italian business development.
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Frank Russell selects Thames River Capital
UK – Multi-management specialist Frank Russell has selected Thames River Capital to manage three assignments within its manager of managers funds.
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France: AXA IM hires Dexia’s Pitois
FRANCE – AXA Investment Managers France has appointed Jean Pitois of Dexia Asset Management to head up institutional business development. He will be based in Paris.
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Call for single European asset management market
EUROPE – A single European market in asset management could increase the overall size of a pension by nine percent for the average investor, says the UK’s Investment Management Association.
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Citigroup AM hires Doyle from Allianz Dresdner
UK – Citigroup Asset management has appointed Frank Doyle of Allianz Dresdner Asset Management to head up institutional sale in the UK and Ireland.
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Hymans Robertson names new partners
UK – Pensions actuaries Hymans Robertson has named two new partners – taking its total partners to 23.
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Mercer: managers open to liability benchmarking
UK - Mercer has found that UK investment managers are open to the idea of using liability benchmarking – though it says there has to be more dialogue between trustees, consultants and managers to make them workable.
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ING names Nijssen to run global pensions strategy
NETHERLANDS - Dutch bancassurer ING has appointed Jan Nijssen to the new post of global head of pensions.
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Invesco’s UK institutional head leaves
UK – The chief executive of Invesco’s UK institutional business, Sarah Bates, is to leave the firm following a “realignment” of its operations.
