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EDS names new treasurer to oversee pensions
GLOBAL – Computer firm Electronic Data Systems has named Anthony Glasby as its new corporate treasurer, a role which is responsible for pensions management worldwide.
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RBC Dexia Europe chief exits over strategy
LUXEMBOURG – Michel Malpas, chief executive of RBC Dexia investor Services, the joint venture’s primary operating arm in Europe, has left the company.
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Fidelity makes three new Dutch hires
NETHERLANDS – Investment manager Fidelity International’s Dutch branch expands its sales and marketing team with three new appointments in a move to strengthen its “local presence” in the Netherlands, the manager has announced.
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Deutsche names successor to fund head Benkner
GERMANY – Deutsche Bank has appointed Klaus Kaldemorgen to succeed Axel Benkner as head of its retail fund arm DWS and as such, the de-facto number-two in the bank’s global asset management business.
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Fortis Investments names Rake as COO
BELGIUM – Fortis Investments, the asset management arm of the Fortis group, has nabbed Deutsche Asset Management’s Keith Rake to become its new chief operating officer and member of the executive committee.
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MN Services names fixed income head
NETHERLANDS - Pensions provider MN Services has appointed Hans Copini as head of fixed income.
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Warwick-Thompson rejoins Hewitt Associates
UK - Andrew Warwick-Thompson has rejoined Hewitt Associates as a principal consultant with responsibility for the business development of the firm's retirement consulting activities.
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ABP names new quant head
NETHERLANDS – Erik Rubingh has been promoted to new manager for global quantitative equity strategies at the investment arm of giant Dutch pension fund ABP.
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Management change at Philips’ German fund
GERMANY – Philips Pensionskasse, the €650m pension fund of Philips’ German division, is looking for a new head of treasury.
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Pension Protection Fund seeks actuary
UK – The Pension Protection Fund is looking to recruit an actuary as well as six other posts, according to the PPF website.
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Siemens' Swiss pension manager released
SWTIZERLAND – Roland Rümmeli, the head of investments at Siemens Pensionskasse who was detained last month in connection with the Swissfirst affair, has been set free by authorities in Zurich.
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DB buyout firm Synesis hires from Watson, L&G
UK - New pension buyout firm Synesis Life has boosted its staff with hires from Watson Wyatt and Legal & General.
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German fund association names property head
GERMANY – Fund industry association BVI has elected Bärbel Schomberg, chief executive of DEGI, as its chief spokeswoman for German real estate funds, including those for retail and institutional clients. The election was held at the weekend.
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CSAM gets new institutional distribution head
EUROPE - Credit Suisse has appointed Lehman Brothers’ John Kremer as its new head of European institutional distribution for asset management.
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New head at €8bn Novartis scheme
SWITZERLAND – Gino Pfister has stepped down as director of the Novartis pension fund, one of Switzerland’s biggest with CHF14.6bn (€8.6bn) in assets.
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SSGA’s UK head Duncombe replaced
UK – State Street Global Advisors’ UK managing director Paul Duncombe is leaving the company to be replaced by European marketing chief Kanesh Lakhani.
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ABP’s Van de Vaart joins Morley
REAL ESTATE – Morley has hired Paul van de Vaart from Stichting Penisoenfonds ABP to lead its real estate securities capability.
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British Coal Scheme appoints Watts, Read
UK – The £11.9bn (€17.6bn) British Coal Staff Superannuation Scheme has appointed Philip Read and Nick Watts as chairman and trustee director respectively.
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BGI’s iShares gets Germany head
GERMANY – Andreas Fehrenbach, the former chief executive of German asset manager Activest, has joined iShares, the exchange traded fund unit of Barclays Global Investors, as its new German head, effective immediately.
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Watson Wyatt hires Hewitt’s Everness
UK – Watson Wyatt says it has hired Hewitt Associates’ Graham Everness as a senior consultant in its Pensions Technical Unit.
