People – Page 126

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    SWIP finally secures new CEO

    2007-11-13T10:35:00Z

    [11:35 CET 13-11] UK - Dean Buckley has been named as the new chief executive of Scottish Widows Investment Partnership (SWIP), almost 10 months after the position became vacant.

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    Horeca names new head of investments

    2007-11-12T14:00:00Z

    [15:00 CET 12-11] NETHERLANDS - Horeca & Catering (PH&C), the €2.8bn pension fund for the Dutch hotel, restaurant and catering industry, has announced Ernst Hagen will become its new head of investments.

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    Wednesday people roundup

    2007-11-07T13:00:00Z

    [14:00 CET 07-11] GLOBAL – AP1, Mn Services, Cordea Savills, BNP Paribas, Hewitt, Barings, Aegon, SWIP, Citi, IAM, Ortec, Janus.

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    ABP names new governance head

    2007-11-06T15:45:00Z

    [16:45 CET 06-11] NETHERLANDS – Paul Frentrop, director of the Dutch branch of the European corporate governance agency Deminor, was today named as head of corporate governance for Dutch pension fund ABP's investment management arm.

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    IPE founder applauded for 'outstanding contribution'

    2007-11-06T15:40:00Z

    UK - Co-founder of Investment and Pensions Europe magazine Fennell Betson was presented with a special award this afternoon at this year's State Street institutional press awards, for his work in the instutional investment arena.

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    National Grid seeks plug for pensions vacancy

    2007-11-01T15:00:00Z

    [16:00 CET 01-11] UK – Trustees of the £12.7bn (€20.9bn) National Grid pension schemes are close to signing a replacement UK pension manager.

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    Steffen re-elected CEIOPS head

    2007-10-31T15:30:00Z

    [16:30 CET 31-10] EUROPE – Thomas Steffen of the German financial services watchdog BaFin has been re-elected as chair of the Committee of European Insurance and Occupational Pensions Supervisors (CEIOPS).

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    Besieged Merrill seeks new boss

    2007-10-31T14:45:00Z

    [15:45 CET 31-10] GLOBAL – Stan O'Neal, the American chief executive of Merrill Lynch, has finally stepped down and announced his 'retirement' last night, after the bank reported more than $2bn (€1.4bn) in losses during the third-quarter.

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    Wednesday people roundup

    2007-10-31T13:30:00Z

    [14:30 CET 31-10] GLOBAL – Credit Suisse, HSBC, Watson Wyatt, NAPF, PPF, Henderson, Aon, Fidelity, Investec, Pimco, bfinance, Euroclear, CFA Institute, Nordea.

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    AP1 exits Carnegie committee in protest

    2007-10-30T14:45:00Z

    [15:45 CET 30-10] SWEDEN – AP1, the largest Swedish buffer fund SEK221bn (€24bn) AP1 has withdrawn its delegate from the nomination committee at Carnegie bank, in protest against the proposed new chairman.

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    Wednesday people roundup

    2007-10-24T11:30:00Z

    [12:30 CEST 24-10] People roundup: GLOBAL – SEB, SGAM, Schroders, Santander, Newton, Gartmore, Northern Trust, Morse, Pictet Asset Management.

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    EFRP appoints new chair and directors

    2007-10-23T15:25:00Z

    [16:25 CEST 23-10] EUROPE – Angel Martinez-Aldama, director general of Spanish fund association Inverco, has succeeded Jaap Maassen, director of pensions at Dutch ABP, as chairman for the European Federation for Retirement Provision (EFRP).

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    Wednesday people roundup

    2007-10-17T13:30:00Z

    [14:30 CEST 17-10] GLOBAL – BHW, GCAE, Hymans Robertson, HSBC, Hewitt, LCP, Fidelity, Punter Southall, NTGI, EDHEC.

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    Mercer hires European head of implemented consulting

    2007-10-16T15:30:00Z

    [16:30 CEST 16-10] EUROPE – Michael Kinney joins Mercer to head its European implemented consultancy services.

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    AP4 signs internal currency manager

    2007-10-12T14:00:00Z

    [15:00 CEST 12-10] SWEDEN – The SEK214bn (€23.5bn) buffer fund AP4 has hired Per Berglund as new currency and fixed income portfolio manager.

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    RBS man takes ABN Amro chair

    2007-10-11T13:00:00Z

    [14:00 CEST 11-10] NETHERLANDS – Mark Fisher, board member at Royal Bank of Scotland (RBS), will replace Rijkman Groenink as chairman of ABN Amro, amid a number of changes to the Dutch bank’s board.

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    Wednesday people roundup

    2007-10-10T15:00:00Z

    [16:00 CEST 10-10] GLOBAL – Wednesday people roundup: Swisscanto, Pimco, Janus, Cardano, SWIP, Pictet, Schroders, Board Functioning Index, Greenbay, Aegon, Aberdeen.

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    Personal Accounts Delivery Authority names chief

    2007-10-08T15:15:00Z

    [16:15 CEST 08-10] UK – Tim Jones, a former chief executive of retail banking at the British NatWest bank, has been appointed as chief executive of the Personal Accounts Delivery Authority, the government has announced today.

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    PMA and Blue Sky target under-30s

    2007-10-08T12:15:00Z

    [13:15 CEST 08-10] NETHERLANDS – The €1bn Dutch pharmacists pension fund PMA and Blue Sky Group, manager of the KLM Royal Dutch Airlines' pension fund, are setting up new initiatives targeting the under-30s.

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    Ex-Mercer consultants set up independent trustee firm

    2007-10-05T13:00:00Z

    [14:00 CEST 05-10] UK – Roy Carr, Bill Rayner, Paul Greenwood and John Hawkins have joined forces to form Foresight Trustees.