All Alternatives articles – Page 138
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IPE Awards – the full list of winners
EUROPE – The full list of country and themed-award winners at this week’s IPE Awards is now available below.
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Goldbrunner to head Allianz’s AGI in Europe
EUROPE - Johann Goldbrunner, head of dbi, Allianz’s institutional fund business in Germany, will be appointed head of Europe for Allianz Global Investors (AGI), effective January 1, IPE has learned.
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Refco boosts European institutional sales
EUROPE – Hedge fund firm Refco Alternative Investments has boosted its European hedge fund sales push with the appointment of a senior European sales executive.
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Martin Currie sees big mandate wins but denies sale rumour
UK - Martin Currie Investment Management has won significant new mandates in its latest financial year but has denied speculation that its latest appointment signifies its planned sale.
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Axa hires Nutbrown for new tactical asset allocation division
Axa Investment Managers has hired Kieron Nutbrown to take the new role of head of tactical asset allocation (TAA) under his old boss, Paul Griffiths.
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ABP named Best European Pension Fund
EUROPE – Stichting Pensioenfonds ABP, the largest pension fund in Europe, was tonight named the best pension fund in Europe at the annual IPE Awards in Zurich – winning for the second year in a row.
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BNP Paribas outsources its fund administration and middle office
FRANCE - BNP Paribas Asset Management has become one of the first French fund managers to outsource its middle office and fund administration operations.
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AP7 fires CDC Ixis for poor performance
SWEDEN – The 40 billion-crown (4.5 billion-euro) Seventh Swedish National Pension Fund, Sjunde AP-fonden, has sacked CDC Ixis Asset Management – the first time it has fired an asset manager for poor performance.
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ATP's private equity arm sees strong deal flow
DENMARK - ATP Private Equity Partners, a subsidiary of the 27 billion-euro statutory pension provision fund ATP, has made three senior appointments to expand its "bandwidth" in response to a strong deal flow.
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SEI names Benelux institutional sales head
NETHERLANDS – SEI Investments, provider of asset management and investment technology solutions, has appointed Jeroen van Rooij as institutional sales director for the Benelux region.
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Sweden's AP3 names new management team
SWEDEN - The 142 billion-crown (15.2 billion-euro) Third Swedish National Pension Fund, AP3, has appointed a new nine-strong executive management team that includes two new members.
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BNP Paribas boosts fund of hedge funds business
EUROPE – BNP Paribas Asset Management has boosted its fund of hedge fund business with an agreement to buy a stake in partner firm Fauchier Partners.
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Dutch schemes’ NIB Capital considering options
NETHERLANDS - NIB Capital, the merchant bank owned by the two largest Dutch pension schemes, ABP and PGGM, says it is currently considering its options for the future.
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ING sells Baring AM to MassMutual, Northern Trust
GLOBAL – ING Group is to sell Baring Asset Management’s investment management activities to MassMutual, while Northern Trust will buy the unit’s fund administration arm.
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MAN, Deka in German hedge venture
GERMANY – MAN Group, a UK-based specialist in hedge funds, is teaming up with Germany’s Deka to offer a fund of hedge funds, or Dachhedgefonds, to German retail and institutional clients from the first quarter of 2005, IPE has confirmed.
