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    Suffolk to run parts of Russell US small caps

    2001-08-01T06:08:00Z

    US – New York based management company, Suffolk Capital Management (SCM), has been selected by major global investment services firm, Frank Russell Company, to manage portions of its five US small cap funds.

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    Style Research develops US presence in Boston

    2001-07-25T05:59:00Z

    UK – Style Research, the London-based style market research and portfolio analysis company, is to open its first overseas office in Boston...

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    Spurna rejoins CSAM to become chairman in Prague

    2001-07-23T06:22:00Z

    CZECH REPUBLIC – Kamila Spurna has been appointed chairman of the management board of Crédit Suisse Asset Management (Praha) (CSAM).

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    Style Research appoints Nelson to open US office

    2001-07-16T03:53:00Z

    UK/US – London based Style Research, the investment style advisory group, is to open its first US office before the end of year to be managed by Bernie Nelson, who joins the company from Scottish Widows Investment Partnership (SWIP)....

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    Portugal's e3bn reserve fund to start outsourcing

    2001-07-13T12:08:00Z

    PORTUGAL – The e3bn Lisbon based Portuguese pension reserve fund, created in 1989 to plug the future hole in Portugal’s social security retirement payments, could outsource up to 20% of its assets to external managers by the end of the year....

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    Old Mutual splits chairman and chief exec roles

    2001-07-13T03:47:00Z

    UK – Old Mutual is to split the role of chairman and chief executive officer within the group. Michael J Lovett is to continue as Chairman, whilst his former chief executive role will go to James Sutcliffe, who was previously on the board of Old Mutual with responsibility for ...

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    Deutsche boosts Dutch institutional sales team

    2001-07-12T05:48:00Z

    NETHERLANDS – Deutsche Asset Management (DeAM) has appointed Owen Thiers as vice president, institutional sales, as part of an expansion of its Dutch institutional sales capabilities....

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    First Quadrant promotes Goodsall to chairman slot

    2001-07-10T05:27:00Z

    UK – US quant house, First Quadrant, has appointed Bill Goodsall as chairman and promoted Robert Brown to the position of managing director in its London office....

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    Gissings gets mandate for new DuPont scheme

    2001-07-10T05:22:00Z

    UK – DuPont, the polyester, resin and fibre products company, has appointed employee benefits advisor Gissings, to take care of pension scheme administration and accounting services for a new money purchase scheme....

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    Altink to head Mellon's European corporate affairs

    2001-07-09T09:36:00Z

    UK/EUROPE – Jan Altink has been appointed director of corporate affairs for Europe by Pittsburgh based Mellon Financial Corporation.

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    Mantel to lead Baring UK/Europe investment team

    2001-07-05T06:28:00Z

    UK/EUROPE – Jan Mantel joins Baring Asset Management (BAM) next week as director and head of its UK and Europe investment team....

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    Northern Trust brings in new multi-manager heads

    2001-07-05T06:14:00Z

    US/UK – Northern Trust Global Advisors, the groups’ multi-manager affiliate, has appointed Margaret Towle as chief investment officer (CIO) and Bill Huffman as chief operating officer (CEO), with both to be based in the US...

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    £26bn UK coal funds re-appoint JP Morgan

    2001-07-03T06:26:00Z

    UK – The trustee board of the £26bn British Coal Pension Schemes has re-appointed JP Morgan Investor Services as global custodian....

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    Brown Brothers Harriman lands e1.65bn SEI fund

    2001-07-03T06:22:00Z

    IRELAND – Brown Brothers Harriman (BBH) has been appointed global subcustodian for the SEI Global Master Fund, with assets over $1.4bn (€1.65bn) - amassed mainly in South Africa and the UK, its first areas of distribution....

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    Deutsche appoints EMEA fund management head

    2001-07-03T06:05:00Z

    UK - Deutsche Asset Management (DeAM) has announced the appointments of Brian Collings as head of emerging Europe, Middle East and Africa (EMEA), and Andrew Ness as a fund manager for the same regions, in a bid to strengthen its global emerging markets investment capability....

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    Martelli joins SSGA's Italian institutional team

    2001-07-02T06:00:00Z

    UK/ITALY – Margherita Martelli has joined the London based Italian institutional sales team of State Street Global Advisors (SSGA)....

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    Fidelity in Europe/UK personnel reshuffle

    2001-07-02T05:41:00Z

    UK/EUROPE – Fidelity has appointed Anna Roads to the new position of director of research and product development, pan-Europe....

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    Swedish manager poaches FIS chief for US push

    2001-06-29T05:43:00Z

    Stockholm-based asset manager Länsförsäkringar Kapitalförvaltning is beefing up its US operations by recruiting J Robert Bloom as head of its New York office.... And all the week's major people moves...

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    Deutsche scoops £2.35bn Royal London custody

    2001-06-29T05:36:00Z

    UK – Royal London Unit Trust Managers has appointed Deutsche Bank as trustee and custodian to its entire fund assets worth over £2.35bn (e3.91bn)....

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    Mercer to build new fund for Johnson Controls

    2001-06-29T04:27:00Z

    UK - Automotive and building supplies group Johnson Controls has appointed William M.Mercer to set up a new UK pension scheme for its approximately 3,000 employees....