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Robeco names Vriezen’s replacements
NETHERLANDS – Robeco, the asset management arm of Rabobank, has named Edith Siermann and Mark van der Kroft to replace chief investment officer Marnix Vreizen, who resigned last week.
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Goldman Sachs AM gains E8.9bn in AUM
GLOBAL – Assets under management at Goldman Sachs’ asset management arm rose 11 billion dollars (8.9 billion euros) in the third quarter – largely reflecting inflows into alternative investments, money markets and fixed income.
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IPE-QUEST: Danish funds tender at least E140m
DENMARK – Two Danish pension funds have tendered at least 70 million euros each in global equities via IPE-Quest.
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PKA awards E81m Japanese brief to SSGA
DENMARK - The 9.7 billion-euro Danish administration company for occupational pension funds Pensionskassernes Administration has awarded State Street Global Advisors a 100 million-dollar (81.7 million-euro) active Japanese equity mandate.
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Swiss social fund names CL exec as controller
SWITZERLAND- The Swiss Social Security Compensation Pension Fund AHV has hired Bettina Viedma of Credit Lyonnais Securities as its new investment controller.
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ABP equities chief Straatman gains fixed income
NETHERLANDS – ABP Investments, the asset management arm of Europe’s largest pension fund, has rotated the responsibilities of its board of directors – with equities chief Jan Straatman also gaining responsibility for fixed income.
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Spain’s Zapatero signals confidence in PAYG
SPAIN - The Spanish prime minister, José Luis Zapatero, has announced an increase in state pension payments in a sign of his confidence in the public pay-as-you-go system.
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IPE-QUEST: German fund tenders global equities
GERMANY- Swiss Consultant Kottmann Advisory is looking for a manager for an actively managed growth oriented large-cap global equity brief on behalf of a German pension fund.
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Schroders loses out to Muzinch at Hoover
UK - The pension scheme of domestic appliance maker Hoover has awarded its first international cross-over corporate bond mandate worth 18 million pounds (26.5 million euros) to Muzinich – resulting in a loss for Schroders.
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France: BNP, Dexia vie for top SRI slot - report
FRANCE - BNP Paribas and Dexia are vying for first place in the French socially responsible investing market, consulting firm Novethic said.
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Inarcassa names Di Grazia as general manager
ITALY – Inarcassa, the 2.3 billion-euro association which provides pensions for self-employed engineers and architects, has named Alfio Di Grazia as general manager.
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ING named as manager fired by SFN (Update)
(Updates with name of manager) NETHERLANDS - Stichting Flexibel Uittreden Nutsbedrijven, the 348 million-euro fund for the Dutch utility sector, has withdrawn a 175 million-euro balanced mandate from ING Investment Managment and handed it to Barclays Global Investors.
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Northern boosts European transition management
EUROPE - Northern Trust Global Investments says it has former Instinet executive Simon Hutchinson as strategist for transition management in Europe.
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Fidelity Investments names UK DB MD
UK - Fidelity Investments has named Martin Harris as managing director of UK Defined Benefits reporting to David Stewart, president of the European Institutional Business.
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Former Varma CEO Pitkänen retires
FINLAND - Paavo Pitkänen, the former president and chief executive of Varma Mutual Pension Insurance Co., has retired from the company.
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Austria’s VPK and BVP complete merger
AUSTRIA- The two billion-euro multi-employer Vereinigte Pensionskassen AG, VPK, and the 1.2 billion-euro banking and insurance sector pension fund BVP-Pensionskassen AG have merged.
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AP1 may appoint more external managers
SWEDEN – Första AP-fonden, the 148.1 billion-crown (16 billion-euro) first Swedish buffer fund, says it can’t rule out the possibility of hiring more external asset managers – and that it has set up a new external management unit.
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IPE-QUEST: Multi-manager tenders Japan equities
EUROPE - A European multi-manager has tendered an actively managed Japanese large-cap or all-cap equity brief through IPE-Quest.
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Watson, Hewitt involved in Austrian hedge move
AUSTRIA – Consulting firms Watson Wyatt and Hewitt bacon & Woodrow are both involved in an Austrian hedge fund venture launched by Raiffeisen Capital Management.
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European pension funds' role in oil hike unclear
EUROPE - Contrasting views have emerged today about the impact of European pension funds on the current rising oil price.
