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Gartmore beefs up its distribution business
UK – Gartmore Investment Management has made three senior appointments to its distribution businesses. Frances Davies has become head of global institutional business, Steen Steincke has joined as head of global bancassurance ex-UK and Paul Feeney has been appointed head of UK retail.
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SkandiaLink announces new CEO
SkandiaLink, the unit link arm of Skandia Group, has announced the appointment of Cecilia Daun-Wennborg as its new chief executive officer. Daun-Wennborg was formerly the company’s administrative director.
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BGI appoints new head of European equity trading
UK/EUROPE – €760bn manager Barclays Global Investors (BGI) has appointed Simon Thompson as head of equity trading Europe to replace Peter (Chalky) White who is retiring after 15 years with BGI to pursue personal interests.
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WestAM adds to its fixed income and currency team
UK- Investment manager WestAM has appointed Moe Daniel as technical analyst at its global fixed income and currencies team in London. Daniel joins from Arbor Research and Training where he was responsible for time period analysis for the main bond and FX markets and their derivatives.
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CDC IXIS appoints head of derivatives
UK- CDC IXIS Capital Markets, the French investment bank, has appointed Guido Rauch as its new head of derivatives marketing and manager of the London office and Ana Diaz has been appointed head of origination in London.
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Punter Southall launches executive pensions unit
UK- Linda Clark is to head a new specialist unit launched by the consulting actuaries Punter Southall and dedicated to retirement planning for senior executives. Clark joins Punter Southall after eighteen years as a consultant with Hymans Robertson.
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Watson Wyatt recruits ex-CEO of Old Mutual AM
UK- Consultant Watson Wyatt has appointed Kevin Carter, an ex-CEO and CIO of Old Mutual Asset Managers as a senior partner to its investment practice. While at Old Mutual he managed both UK and US operations.
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Gartmore beefs up Frankfurt and Milan operations
GERMANY/ITALY – Gartmore Investment Management has further strengthened its Frankfurt and Milan offices as part of its European expansion strategy.
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UK AIMR branch appoints Ralston as co-chair
UK – Nicola Ralston has been elected as co-chair of the Society of Investment Professionals (SIP), the UK branch of the Association for Investment Management and Research (AIMR), the Charlottesville based non-profit organisation serving the global investment community.
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Audit Commission reappoints Aon Consulting
UK – Aon Consulting has been re-appointed as actuarial and benefits consultant to the £290m (€473m) pension fund of the Audit Commission.
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Old Mutual launches Dublin fund umbrella
IRELAND – Old Mutual Asset Management (OMAM), the London-based asset management arm of UK financial services group, Old Mutual, has set up a Dublin-domiciled fund umbrella operation, with a UK select smaller companies fund being the first sub-fund to be included in the umbrella.
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Austria's APK appoints Boehm to replace CEO Kapl
AUSTRIA- Austria’s e1.5bn APK pension fund has appointed Christian Boehm to succeed Helmut Kapl as chief executive. Boehm has been with APK since its creation in 1989 and was previously Kapl’s second in command.
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Dresdner adds to its UK and European equity team
UK- Dresdner RCM is adding to its UK and European equity team with the appointment of Mark Lovett as a portfolio manager. Lovett will report to Neil Dwane, chief investment officer for Dresdner Global Investors in London.
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Aon appoints UK head of administration
UK – Aon Consulting has appointed James Heffron as director of its pensions administration business in the UK.
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UK Government defends low stakeholder figures
UK – The Department of Work and Pensions (DWP) has countered suggestions that the uptake of stakeholder pensions is disappointing and said it is satisfied with the latest figures.
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Credit Suisse strengthens fixed income teams
UK/GERMANY/ITALY – Credit Suisse Asset Management (CSAM) has promoted three members of its European fixed income management teams based in London, Frankfurt and Milan.
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Morley FM restructures board
UK – Morley Fund Management has announced a complete overhaul of its board including the appointment of two new deputy chief executive officers.
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Hain replaces Ward as Invesco CEO
UK – Amvescap, the US$400bn (€448bn) investment manager, has appointed Rob Hain as chief executive officer to its London-based subsidiary, Invesco UK
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Newton appoints new head of European equities
UK – Newton, the London-based asset management subsidiary of Mellon Financial Corporation, has appointed Rajesh Shant as investment leader to its European equities team.
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Uptake of stakeholder pensions less than expected
UK- Sales of UK stakeholder pension have got off to a disappointing start according to data from the Association of British Insurers suggesting only 570,000 policies have been sold in the first eight months.
