Markets – Page 238
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Baring AM hires Kiddie as Walker retires
UK - Baring Asset Management has hired David Kiddie, former head of equities at Rothschild Asset Management.
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Gartmore outsources cash to Morgan Stanley
UK – Gartmore Investment Management is to outsource the investment management of its cash management business to Morgan Stanley Investment Management.
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CSAM adds Francis to UK equity team
UK – Credit Suisse Asset Management has expanded its UK equity team with the appointment of Errol Francis.
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Standard AM hires 3-strong Invesco bond team
UK – Standard Asset Management has added to its emerging market bond team, hiring three of Invesco’s emerging market bond team.
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Ex-DeAM pension head MacIntyre joins Pareto
UK – Desmond MacIntyre, the former head of Deutsche Asset Management’s European pensions strategy group, has popped up at Pareto Partners in London.
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UK’s Lewisham tenders E585.8m mandates
UK – The London Borough of Lewisham’s pension fund is tendering three mandates totalling 409 million pounds (585.8 million pounds).
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Gartmore names top currency manager
UK/NORDIC – Gartmore Investment Management has appointed Cameron Crise as senior investment manager in its currency team.
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UBS says it gains E4bn in institutional assets
GLOBAL – UBS added 6.3 billion Swiss francs (four billion euros) in institutional assets under management in the third quarter of this year.
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Dutch fund tenders fixed income via IPE-Quest
NETHERLANDS – A Dutch pension fund is looking for managers for two fixed income mandates via IPE-Quest.
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Cardiff fund taps SSGA for active equities
UK – The 502 million-pound (731 million-euro) Cardiff & Vale of Glamorgan pension fund has appointed State Street Global Advisors to manage an active equity mandate.
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SWIP boosts UK equity fund team
UK – Scottish Widows Investment Partnership has expanded its UK equity fund management team with the addition of two senior members.
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BNP Paribas sees asset management rebound
FRANCE – BNP Paribas has reported third quarter net operating income rose 34.4% and amid a continued rebound for its asset management and services businesses.
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Sweden’s Alecta names equities chief
SWEDEN – Occupational pension fund manager Alecta has hired Nordea’s Peter van Berlekom as its new head of equities.
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Flintshire tenders for 153 million euro mandates
UK - Flintshire County Council in Wales has put out to tender four mandates for the 450 million pound (682.8 million euro) Clwyd pension fund.
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Nordea sees surge in Finnish assets
NORDIC – Nordea’s assets under management increased 5% in the third quarter, predominantly driven by growing business in the Finnish market.
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Hibernian passes some asset management to London
IRELAND - Hibernian Investment Managers, (HIM) one of the five largest asset managers in Ireland, has split its fund management business between Ireland and the UK.
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Fortis moves into High Yield, appoints Lupton
EUROPE – Fortis Investments is moving into the European high yield bond arena appointing John Lupton to head up the company’s new capability.
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ABN Amro's asset management Q3 revenues up
NETHERLANDS – ABN Amro Asset Management has announced its third quarter results with a 4.2% increase in revenues.
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Italy’s Scala theatre fund tenders for managers
ITALY – The autonomous Scala theatre pension fund is tendering for two managers and a deposit bank.
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Swiss pension funds see asset rise in third quarter
SWITZERLAND - Swiss pension funds, with 400 billion Swiss francs (258 billion euro) under management, reported a SFr 4bn rise in assets during the third quarter of 2003.
