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Institutional chief quits Germany’s Ampega
GERMANY – Ampega AG, the asset management arm of German insurer Talanx, has confirmed that Harald Schnorrenberg, head of Ampega’s institutional business, is resigning as of June 30.
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MLIM nabs Henderson institutional’s Davies
UK - Merrill Lynch Investment Managers has hired Henderson Global Investors client relationship head Gareth Davies.
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JP Morgan confirms hedge fund outsourcing deal
UK – JP Morgan has confirmed that it has made another hedge fund outsourcing agreement.
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FIM Asset Management hires two from Nordea
FINLAND – FIM Asset Management has hired two executives from Nordea, with Petri Aho becoming head of international sales and Jouni Salmenkivi head of fixed income.
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€10bn Grafische names investment head
NETHERLANDS – Grafische Bedrijfsfondsen, the umbrella organisation for the graphics industry’s pension funds, says it has appointed Dirk Wieman as director of investments.
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Reuters injects €336m to cut pension deficit
UK – News and information group Reuters is to inject a total of £230m (€336m) into its pension funds to help eradicate a £265m deficit.
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AIG, Aegon enter UK bulk annuity market
UK – AIG and Aegon have both signalled separate decisions to enter the UK’s bulk annuities market – in moves which will challenge existing suppliers Prudential and Legal & General.
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Germany’s BPS-PT to sell pension-backed bonds
GERMANY – The Bundes-Pensions-Service für Post und Telekommunikation, a pension fund for former postal and telecoms employees, has confirmed plans to sell another €7.5bn worth of euro-denominated bonds backed by pension obligations.
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Blue Sky Group names fund management head
NETHERLANDS – Blue Sky Group has named MeesPierson’s Marcel Blom as its new fund management head.
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Ex-JP Morgan’s Bourgi joins asset-backed firm
UK – Ramy Bourgi, the former co-head of JP Morgan’s European custody business, has been appointed business development director at Cambridge Place Investment Management.
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Barclays Global Investors’ ETF head Lavine exits
EUROPE – Bruce Lavine, head of Europe at Barclays Global Investors’ iShares exchange-traded funds arm, has left.
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SEB hit as asset management CEO quits
SWEDEN – Harry Klagsbrun, chief executive of SEB Asset Management, has quit to join private equity firm EQT Partners as a senior partner.
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Ex-Aon’s Good joins Hewitt in development role
UK – Former Aon business relationship manager Martin Good has been appointed business development consultant at Hewitt Associates.
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Dutch minister: don’t blame me for FTK impact
NETHERLANDS – Dutch social affairs minister Art Jan de Geus says he takes no responsibility for the impact on pension funds’ asset allocation following the new Financial Assessment Framework (nFTK).
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Hermes CIO Mustoe joins Pictet
UK – Nick Mustoe, chief investment officer of Hermes Pensions Management, will quit at the end of May to become CIO head of equities of Pictet Asset Management (updated).
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Finland’s FIM starts Russian asset manager
RUSSIA – Finnish investment group FIM says it plans to start a Russian asset management and mutual fund group.
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BNP Paribas custody arm names UK COO
UK – Gail Burke - BNP Paribas Securities Services’ business chief for Australia and New Zealand – has been appointed to the new position of chief operating officer for the UK.
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Watson Wyatt names new Europe investment head
EUROPE - Senior investment consultant Paul Trickett is to take over as European head of investment consulting at Watson Wyatt from Kevin Carter, who will retire.
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Royal Mail fund taps Law Debenture
UK – The £17bn (€24.7bn) Royal Mail Pension Fund has appointed Law Debenture Pension Trust Corp. as a trustee, according to a report.
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Morgan Stanley IM names alternatives chief
GLOBAL – Morgan Stanley’s prime broker heavyweight and hedge fund specialist, Stu Bohart, has been appointed chief of alternative investments at Morgan Stanley Investment Management.
