All articles by Helen Avery – Page 19
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SEI in HSBC Republic private client tie-up
UK – SEI Investments has formed a partnership to provide the clients of HSBC Republic, the private banking arm of HSBC, with a manager of managers account programme.
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Towers Perrin’s new appointment to global consulting team
UK – Towers Perrin has added to its global consulting group with the appointment of Gavin Watkins.
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Robeco Alternative offers bond to diversify risk
NETHERLANDS – Robeco Alternative Investments has launched a multi market bond fund aimed at offering investors risk diversification.
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Welsh fund bond mandate goes to ISIS
UK – ISIS Asset Management has been appointed to manage a 125 million pound (178 million euro) bond mandate for the Welsh county of Rhondda Cynon Taf pension fund.
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Gartmore offers cautious option to institutions
UK – Gartmore will be offering a cautious managed fund to institutional investors as they seek to reduce volatility.
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ETF use by European institutional investors grows 20%
EUROPE – The number of institutional investors using exchange traded funds (ETFs) or HOLDRs baskets of stocks is continuing to increase, particularly in Europe, according to research by Morgan Stanley.
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Swiss appoint two commissions to review occupational pensions
SWITZERLAND – The Swiss Federal Office for Social Security has set up two expert commissions to look into the country’s occupational pension system.
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Brunswick AM appoints Khmelnitsky as head of equities
UK – Russian equity specialist, Brunswick Asset Management, has appointed Anton Khmelnitsky as head of equities.
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Fund managers coming out of defensive positions
GLOBAL – Fund managers across the globe are becoming more positive about the economy and are moving out of defensive investments, according to the monthly survey by Merrill Lynch.
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Insight appoints Ahern for institutional role
UK – Insight Investment has appointed Mark Ahern from Lazard Asset Management as director and head of institutional client services in London.
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DaimlerChrysler chooses Invesco for fund offering
GERMANY – INVESCO has launched DaimlerChrysler Bank’s first fund, which has already attracted 80 million euros of investments.
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UK manufacturer faces strikes over pensions moves
UK – Chemical manufacturer, Rhodia, is facing staff strike action this Thursday following announcements that it intends to close its final salary pension scheme to new employees.
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French senate agrees key elements of pensions reform
FRANCE – The French senate has formally agreed that pension contribution periods are to be increased, and that the public and private sector pension systems are to be harmonised.
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Asset managers quit and turn backs on industry – survey finds
UK – More fund managers are leaving the industry than at any point in the past seven years, reveals a survey by consultants Watson Wyatt.
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Talbot quits as head of SSGA fixed income to join BGI
UK/US – State Street Global Advisors’ head of international fixed income, Mark Talbot, has left the company to join Barclays Global Investors in the US.
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LPFA on prowl for global custodian
UK – The 2.5 billion pound (3.6 billion euro) London Pension Fund Authority (LPFA) has put out a tender for a global custodian.
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ABN AMRO Mellon wins E7.9bn Newton custody deal
UK – Newton Fund Managers, the UK asset management subsidiary of Mellon Financial Corp., has appointed ABN AMRO Mellon Global Securities Services as custodian for its exempt and private investment management fund ranges.
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T. Rowe Price hires former ADAM CIO
UK – Laurence Linklater, former chief investment officer at Allianz Dresdner Asset Management, has been appointed by T. Rowe Price International.
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Scandinavian industry fund tenders mandates via IPE-Quest
SCANDINAVIA – A Scandinavian industry-wide pension fund has put out to tender two US equity mandates via IPE-Quest.
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BAE names Northern Trust as pension custodian
UK – Defence group BAE Systems has appointed Northern Trust as global custodian for its pension funds...
