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BHF’s Frankfurt-Trust names new institutional chief
GERMANY – Frankfurt-Trust, the asset manager of private bank BHF-Bank, has named Gerhard Engler as its new managing director for institutional funds and corporate pension solutions. The appointment is effective from January 1.
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CSAM names new Germany head
GERMANY - Credit Suisse has named BNP Paribas’ Axel Grosskreutz as the new head of Asset Management in Germany as of January 2.
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IPE AWARDS: Ilmarinen named Best European Fund
IPE AWARDS – Finland’s Ilmarinen was named Best European Pension Fund 2006 at the sixth annual IPE Awards ceremony in Paris today.
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Merrill Lynch pension solutions MD to leave
UK – Anthony Simpson, managing director at Merrill Lynch’s Insurance and Pension Solutions unit, is to leave to join Ramius HVB, IPE has found.
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Merseyside Pension Fund head Parry retires
UK – The £4bn (€5.9bn) Merseyside Pension Fund is seeking a new head to take over from John Parry, who is retiring.
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Hewitt nabs Robeco’s du Penhoat for France (amended)
FRANCE – Nicolas du Penhoat will be the head of Hewitt Associates' investment consulting for France.
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Henderson makes European appointments
EUROPE – Henderson Global Investors has made a series of appointments in Zurich and Amsterdam.
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Nordea asset head to take over as CEO
EUROPE - Christian Clausen, Nordea’s head of asset management and life, is to take over from Lars Nordström as president and group chief executive.
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Barclays Global Investors’ Europe CEO to leave
GLOBAL – Nigel Williams, chief executive of Europe and Asia (excluding Japan) at Barclays Global Investors, is to retire in mid-2007 and be replaced by David Semaya.
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Roche pension chief ‘in Swissfirst trade’ - paper
SWITZERLAND – The pension investment head for Swiss pharmaceuticals giant Roche personally profited from trading with shares of Swissfirst bank in September 2005, Swiss daily Blick reported today.
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PGGM looking to expanding SRI team
NETHERLANDS – The €77bn (£52bn) Dutch healthcare scheme PGGM is looking to expand its responsible investment team with senior advisors, the fund said.
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Cambridge University names CIO for €1.8bn
UK – The University of Cambridge has named Man Global Strategies’ Nick Cavalla as its first chief investment officer - to oversee more than £1.2bn (€1.8bn).
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Ex-Hermes deputy CEO Metcalfe joins First State
UK - Charlie Metcalfe, the former deputy chief executive at Hermes Pensions management, has been named as CEO of First State Investments.
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Bank of NY looking for European pensions head
EUROPE – The Bank of New York is looking to appointment someone to be responsible for its entire European pensions business, managing director Robert Darmanin said today.
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PWC names global investment management head
GLOBAL – PricewaterhouseCoopers has named Marc Saluzzi as the new global head of its investment management and real estate group.
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Pensions Board looking for new actuary
IRELAND – The Irish Pensions Board is looking for a new actuary following the promotion of Brendan Kennedy to replace Anne Maher as chief executive.
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Henderson opens Madrid office
SPAIN - Henderson Global Investors says it has opened a Madrid office headed by former Merrill Lynch executive Alastair Seymour.
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Pramerica names European fixed income chief
EUROPE – US firm Prudential Financial’s Pramerica fixed income arm has named former Threadneedle executive Peter Lindqvist to lead its institutional client relations Europe.
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De Geus role unclear after Dutch elections
NETHERLANDS – It was unclear if Dutch pensions minister Aart Jan de Geus would retain his post in the new government, after elections yesterday.
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UK's €5bn Pensions Trust names new CEO
UK - The Pensions Trust, the £3.6bn (€5.3bn) multi-employer occupational pension funds for the charity sector, has named Stephen Nichols to take over from retiring chief executive Richard Stroud.
