All articles by Meagan Rees – Page 30
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Petercam hit as multinationals revamp mandates
BELGIUM – The globalisation of pension funds by multinational companies cost Petercam Asset Management two to three mandates over the past year.
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UBS names director of pensions strategy
UK – UBS has named former Watson Wyatt consultant Richard Boardman as director of pensions strategy - replacing Huw Williams, who has left.
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Pelle joins former MN colleagues at boutique
NETHERLANDS – Willem-Jan Pelle, the former head of legal and fiscal affairs at MN Services, has joined the new boutique set up by his former colleague, Erwin Stouthamer.
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UK’s BBC drops DeAM for NewSmith
UK – The BBC says its £6.4bn (€9.4bn) pension scheme has dropped Deutsche Asset Management in favour of NewSmith due to an underperformance on investment targets.
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AP2 shifts €100m out of hedge funds
SWEDEN – Andra AP-fonden, the Second Swedish National Pension Fund, has shifted almost SEK1bn (€100m) into equities following the cancellation of nine hedge fund mandates due to the “cannibalism” of resources.
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TKP Pensioen real estate head retires
NETHERLANDS - TKP Pensioen’s head of real estate investments, Koos Gerlofs, has retired.
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Bank of New York VP Jelleff resigns
UK - Bank of New York vice president Sophie Jelleff has resigned after little more than a year with the securities services specialist.
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ING IM’s Wijstma moves to Robeco
NETHERLANDS – ING Investment Management’s Joost Wijstma has left the firm to become a director of business development at rival Robeco.
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PensionDanmark deputy CEO Fink joins Nordea
DENMARK - PensionDanmark’s deputy chief executive, Niels Fink, has left the pension fund to become a director in Nordea’s investment management department.
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AMF Pension names Björkén to fixed income role
SWEDEN – AMF Pension has rejigged its fixed income management, with Bengt Björkén become acting head of fixed income and Lars Aberg taking an ALM role.
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Dutch bank group SNS Reaal moves to DC
NETHERLANDS – Dutch bank assurance group, SNS Reaal Groep, has invested €105m in a collective defined contribution pension scheme – the first Dutch financial institution to do so.
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Multi-manager takes swipe at consultants
UK – Multi-management firm Investor Solutions has questioned the commitment of big consulting firms who are trying to break into the sector.
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UK Universities scheme backs Fprop with £50m
UK – The £20bn (€29bn) Universities Superannuation Scheme, the UK’s second largest pension fund, has awarded a £50m mandate to property asset manager First Property Group.
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Man Investments CEO Chambers quits
UK - Man Investments’ chief executive Chris Chambers is stepping down at the end of the month after three and a half years at the alternative investments firm.
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Nordea jobs on line in Bank of NY deal
SWEDEN – Around 100 jobs at Nordea could be affected by a €240bn global custody agreement between the Nordic financial services firm and the Bank of New York.
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Molenkamp the latest victim of MN shake-up
NETHERLANDS – MN Services’ account management head, Jan Bertus Molenkamp, is to leave – the latest in a series of departures that sources suggest are related to a restructuring at the pension firm.
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Watson Wyatt denies staff exodus
UK - Watson Wyatt has denied that staff are leaving en masse following its acquisition by its US affiliate Watson Wyatt & Co.
