All articles by Meagan Rees – Page 19
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Investec appoints Hau in German sales
GERMANY – Investec Asset Management has appointed former Bank of Ireland Asset Management Europe head Robert Hau as senior salesperson in Germany.
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ABN Amro Mellon wins €850m Onderlinge mandate
NETHERLANDS – ABN Amro Mellon has won a €850m global custody services mandate from Dutch mutual life insurance company Onderlinge Levenverzekering-Maatschappij ‘s-Gravenhage U.A.
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SVM expands into Europe
UK – SVM Asset Management, the boutique Edinburgh based independent fund management group, is looking to increase its European institutional business following a year of strong performance in European equities.
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F&C says no to political donations
GLOBAL – F&C Asset Management has labelled donations to political candidates and parties as “inappropriate” and called for greater transparency in its revised corporate governance policy on political lobbying and donations.
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ABN Amro appoints EAFE chief
UK – ABN Amro Asset Management has appointed Andrew King as the new head of Europe, Australasia and Far East (EAFE) portfolio management and head of North American equities.
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Old Mutual announces 68.6% approval
SWEDEN – Old Mutual announced today that shareholder approval for its Skandia offer has increased to 68.6%, and that settlement is expected by the end of January.
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Pensions consultation made obligatory
UK – Employers could be fined by the Pensions Regulator should they fail to properly adhere to the new 60-day consultation period regarding proposals for any major changes to their pension funds.
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Harcourt Partners changes name
SWITZERLAND – Harcourt Partners SA, a Geneva-based fund of hedge funds boutique, has changed its name to Peak Partners.
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WM names Van Boeijen as relationship manager
NETHERLANDS – WM Performance Services has appointed Rob van Boeijen as senior relationship manager.
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Brent €220m mandate goes to Mellon
UK – Mellon Global Investments, the international distribution subsidiary of Mellon Financial Corporation, has been awarded a currency overlay mandate for a £150m (€220m) overseas portfolio by the London Borough of Brent pension fund.
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Aon gains £436m Weir Group pension scheme mandate
UK – Aon Consulting has been appointed pension fund administrator to Glasgow-based global engineering company The Weir Group’s defined benefit pension scheme, amounting to £436m (€638m).
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Zurhorst joins SWIP from DrKW
EUROPE – Scottish Widows Investment Partnership (SWIP), the asset management arm of the Lloyds TSB group, has named Peter Zurhorst as head of its business in northern Europe with specific responsibility for expanding institutional business in Germany.
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SAM names chief executive
UK - Syndicate Asset Management (SAM), the £1.3bn (€1.9bn) AIM-quoted fund specialist group, has appointed Michael Campbell-Birkett as group chief executive officer with immediate effect.
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KAS pockets €9m from exchange appreciations
NETHERLANDS – KAS Bank’s shareholdings in the London Stock Exchange, Euronext and Deutsche Börse appreciated more than €9m in the second half of 2005 to reach €25m at year end.
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ATP CIO on hedge fund fears in TDC bid
DENMARK – Hedge funds in the UK and US are concerned amid the proposed offer by the Nordic Telephone Company to buy Danish phone giant TDC, which is opposed by its largest shareholder, ATP.
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Golden Wonder to seek PPF aid
UK – The £40m (€58m) final salary pension fund of snacks maker Golden Wonder – which went into administration yesterday - will most likely call for assistance from the Pension Protection Fund.
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Lincolnshire County scheme tenders equities
UK – The £1.1bn (€1.6bn) Lincolnshire County Council Pension Fund has launched a tender process for a global active equity manager, putting incumbent manager Bank of Ireland Asset Management under the spotlight.
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PGGM’s Careon awards DC brief to Vanguard
NETHERLANDS – Vanguard Investments Europe, the €12.4bn European arm of the US-based Vanguard Group, has been awarded an investment mandate for an undisclosed amount by PGGM subsidiary Careon Levensloop.
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OECD in venture capital call for Swiss funds
SWITZERLAND – The OECD has called on the Swiss government to relax restrictions on pension funds investing in venture capital.
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Sweden: PPM savers get 30% average return
SWEDEN – Five and a half million Premium Pension Authority (PPM) savers enjoyed an average return of 30% in 2005.
