People – Page 117

  • News

    Neyt warns pension funds 'plan for the worst'

    2008-11-20T10:30:00Z

    [11:30 CET 20-11] EUROPE - Pension funds may be experiencing fewer liquidity problems than other institutions but they must plan ahead in case market conditions worsen, suggests Philip Neyt, chairman of the Belgian Association of Pension Funds and vice president of Public Affairs and Mergers and Acquisitions for Belgacom Group.

  • News

    Wednesday people roundup

    2008-11-19T14:45:00Z

    GLOBAL – People roundup: GAM, Redington Partners, Hewitt, ABV, Sarasin, Cordea Savills, BGI, Sindicatum.

  • News

    HSBC asset mgmt executive 'facing murder charge'

    2008-11-17T14:59:00Z

    [16:00 CET 17-11] UK - Neil Ellerbeck, chief investment officer for liquidity at HSBC Asset Management, was due in court today accused of murdering his wife, according to press reports.

  • Long stories from the top of Europe
    Features

    Long stories from the top of Europe

    November 2008 (Magazine)

    Carolyn Bandel roped up to participate in the Northern Trust Mont Blanc 2008 Challenge, and climbed until there was nowhere else to go

  • News

    Air France pilots strike over pensions

    2008-11-14T15:42:00Z

    [16:45 CET 14-11] FRANCE - Air France pilots began a four-day strike today in a dispute over proposed increases in their retirement age and the reform of their pension fund, the CNPR.

  • News

    Morgan Stanley cuts 9% of asset mgmt jobs

    2008-11-13T14:17:00Z

    [15:30 CET 13-11] GLOBAL – US banking giant Morgan Stanley says it plans to cut 9% of jobs in its loss-making asset management division.

  • British Coal scheme seeking investment head
    News

    British Coal scheme seeking investment head

    2008-11-12T14:31:00Z

    [16:30 CET 12-11] UK - The £10.9bn (€13.2bn) British Coal Staff Superannuation Scheme is looking for a new chairman of its investment sub-committee to replace former Watson Wyatt partner Nick Watts, who has left “by mutual consent”.

  • Wednesday people roundup
    News

    Wednesday people roundup

    2008-11-12T11:38:00Z

    [15:00 CET 12-11] GLOBAL – Insight, Hymans Robertson, bfinance, Watson Wyatt, Club Vita, tPR, CBREI, Newton, LaSalle, Baillie Gifford, PGGM, ICMA, VAM Funds, IFDS, Galena.

  • AP7 chief appointed as Carnegie chair
    News

    AP7 chief appointed as Carnegie chair

    2008-11-11T15:02:00Z

    SWEDEN – Peter Norman, chief executive of the Swedish pension fund AP7, has been appointed the new chairman of Carnegie Investment bank following its takeover by the Swedish National Debt Office.

  • News

    Julius Baer investment chief departs

    2008-11-11T11:13:00Z

    [12:20 CET 11-11] SWITZERLAND - Beat Wittmann, chief executive of investment products at Swiss private banking group Bank Julius Baer & Co. Ltd., is to depart after less than a year in the job amid a major rethink of strategy.

  • News

    Rethink at HSBC’s pension consulting arm

    2008-11-10T14:17:00Z

    [17:05 CET 07-11] UK – HSBC Actuaries and Consultants (HACL), the pension consulting arm of bank giant HSBC, has appointed defined benefit head Steven Robinson to a new strategic role in a bid to update its DB and trustee market offerings

  • News

    Wednesday people roundup

    2008-11-05T13:45:00Z

    [14:45 CET 05-11] GLOBAL – People roundup: Sampo, Mn Services, Insight Investments, Neptune, SLI, BNY Mellon Asset Management, BlackRock, Aon, MCM, Fortis, Schroders, IOPS, Punter Southall.

  • News

    Wednesday people roundup

    2008-10-29T15:15:00Z

    [16:15 CET 29-10] GLOBAL – People roundup: Schroders, Redington Partners, Climate Change Capital, P-Solve, Hermes, Alexander Forbes

  • News

    Wednesday people roundup

    2008-10-22T12:15:00Z

    [13:15 CEST 22-10] GLOBAL: People roundup – Santander Asset Management, BNY Mellon Asset Management, Architas, Kempen, Aon, Alliance Trust, Alexander Forbes, Watson Wyatt, Optimal Investment Services.

  • Just one day left to select the Outstanding Industry Contribution
    News

    Just one day left to select the Outstanding Industry Contribution

    2008-10-16T15:50:00Z

    [16:50 CEST 16-10] EUROPE – There are now less than 36 hours to go before IPE closes voting for this year’s Outstanding Industry Contribution award at the IPE European Pension Fund Awards 2008.

  • News

    Wednesday people roundup

    2008-10-15T14:50:00Z

    [15:50 CEST 15-10] GLOBAL – People roundup: tPR, PADA, SSgA, BNY Mellon, PGGM, SLI, Investec, BMB, KPMG, Goodman, Camradata.

  • News

    Jeannie Drake is acting chair of PADA

    2008-10-09T10:20:00Z

    [11:20 CEST 09-10] UK - James Purnell, secretary of state for work and pensions, has confirmed Jeannie Drake will temporarily replace Paul Myners as chair of the Personal Accounts Delivery Authority (PADA).

  • News

    Wednesday people roundup

    2008-10-08T14:00:00Z

    [15:00 CEST 08-10] GLOBAL: People roundup – CBRE, RAM, Hermes, Threadneedle, SLI, Ortec, Penfida, BDO Stoy Hayward Investment Management, Groupe Consultatif Actuariel Europeen, Boardroom Consultants, BlackRock, Aon.

  • News

    Cabinet shake-up sparks pensions people changes

    2008-10-06T13:00:00Z

    [14:00 CEST 06-10] UK – Mike O'Brien, minister for pensions reform, has been replaced by former transport minister Rosie Winterton as part of a government reshuffle, while Paul Myners has been appointed as an unpaid undersecretary to HM Treasury.

  • News

    IAM expands onto the continent

    2008-10-02T16:00:00Z

    [17:00 CEST 02-10] SWEDEN – International Asset Management (IAM), the fund of hedge fund manager previously owned by ABN Amro Asset Management, has opened a branch in Stockholm – its first office in continental Europe.