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T Rowe Price set to open in Sweden
SWEDEN- T Rowe Price, US asset management firm, is considering opening an office in Stockholm as it continues its push into the Nordic regions. Managing director, Thomas Pederson says, market condition permitting, they will make a final decision in the next six months.
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Morley names head of alternative investments
UK- Morley Fund Management has appointed Peter Rains as head of alternative investments, in addition to his role of head of fixed income.
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Cardano hires NIB's ex-CIO van Gelderen
NETHERLANDS- Cardano Risk Management, the Dutch derivatives and ALM research firm has appointed Eduard van Gelderen as a director responsible for marketing its products.
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Gartmore appoints head of consulting group
UK- Gartmore Investment Management has appointed Shamus Young to the position of head of global consulting group. Young, previously account director on the Gartmore institutional client services team, will be responsible for managing all aspects of Gartmore's relationships with investment consultants and institutional manager of managers.
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SWIP beefs up US division with Schroders hire
UK/US- Scottish Widows Investment Partnership has announced the appointment of Phil Chappell as investment director for US markets. Chappell joins at the beginning of next month and will report to Graham Wood, head of global sectors and international research.
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FTSE Group opens Spanish office
UK/SPAIN- Index provider FTSE Group today has announced it is opening an office in Madrid to serve markets and investors in Spain, Italy and Portugal.
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Deheuvels joins AGF as head of equities
FRANCE- AGF Asset Management, part of German insurer Allianz, has appointed Thierry Deheuvels as its head of equity fund management team. He will also undertake responsibility for developing and promoting AGF’s socially responsible investments.
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Leon Brasseur joins FRA Benefits Consultants
BELGIUM- Ex-head of the Belgian Pension Fund Society Léon Brasseur is joining FRA Benefits Consultants near Brussels as a senior consultant. Brasseur worked with the Belgian Pension Fund Society for 17 years as a director as well as working as manager of the contingency fund for pharmacists.
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F&C appoints Invesco's Broccardo as CIO
UK- F&C Management has appointed Anthony Broccardo as chief investment officer after Arnab Banerji announced earlier this year that he was leaving the company to pursue a career in public services following his appointment as a member of the advisory panel of a government think tank.
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CalPERS names new chief executive
US- CalPERS, the US’s largest public pension fund, has appointed Fred Buenrostro as its new CEO, following the departure of James Burton after eight years in the role to head up the World Gold Council in London.
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Crédit Lyonnais announces new head of fixed income
FRANCE- Crédit Lyonnais Asset Management has appointed Jean-François Boulier as its new deputy chief investment officer and head of fixed income. Based in Paris. Boulier replaces François Marais, who was recently promoted to the position of CIO at CLAM.
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Robeco buys 60% share in Boston Partners
NETHERLANDS/US- Dutch asset manager Robeco, part of the Rabobank Group, has acquired a 60% participating interest in Boston Partners Asset Management, adding the final piece in Robeco’s establishment of new company Robeco USA. Robeco USA will manage approximately e30bn in assets – 30% of Robeco’s total assets under management.
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AOK brings MetallRente’s membership to 700,000
GERMANY- AOK, Germany’s largest health insurance company, is to become the latest client of MetallRente, industry wide retirement provision company for the German metal, electronics, steel and textiles industries. AOK’s 65,000 employees will be offered the service, taking the scheme’s potential membership up to 700,000.
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Russell/Mellon CAPS adds to client relations team
UK- Russell/Mellon CAPS has beefed up its client relations team with the appointment of Anthony Stevens. Stevens reports to business development manager Allison Langley and will work primarily with CAPS’ asset manager clients.
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FIM creates new global marketing role
BENELUX- Fortis Investment Management has appointed Patrick Van de Steen as head of marketing. Van de Steen assumes global responsibility for the marketing division, made up of over 70 staff worldwide, and will be based in Brussels.
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Top asset manager changes at Julius Baer
SWITZERLAND - Julius Baer Group has appointed Veit Scuhen as its new head of asset management and investment funds. Prior to this, Schuhen was managing director at JP Morgan Fleming Asset Management responsible for funds business in Continental Europe, the Middle East and Latin America.
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Manduca gains key European role at DeAM
EUROPE - Deutsche Asset Management has appointed Paul Manduca as CEO of Europe. Manduca will be responsible for DeAM’s European business and will report to Tom Hughes, global head of DeAM.
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S&P appoints Canadell to push European drive
EUROPE - Standard & Poor’s has appointed Eudald Canadell as its new managing director for S&P’s Index Services Europe. The appointment coincides with the opening of new European headquarters in Paris, which marks a push into Europe for the index provider.
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UBS hires Housden as client relationship manager
UK- UBS Global Asset Management has appointed Merrill Lynch’s Michael Housden as a managing director within the client portfolio management team, a role that makes him responsible for developing and maintaining client relationships in the UK and overseas.
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Hermes launches European small cap fund
UK- Hermes, the independent investment manager, is launching a new active European smaller companies fund. The fund is being seeded by British Telecom pension scheme with more than £170m, and is in addition to the £2.4bn existing European equity funds managed by Hermes.
