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Northern Trust hires Martin Currie’s Sagraves
UK – Northern Trust Global Investments has hired Barry Sagraves from Martin Currie to head its European investment business.
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SWIP hires ex-RSA global funds head
UK - Scottish Widows Investment Partnership has hired former Royal & Sun Alliance global funds head Tim Scholefield as head of international research and global sectors.
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S&P names European investment services head
EUROPE – Ratings agency Standard & Poor’s has appointed Geoff Hawksworth to head up its European Investment Services business.
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Schroders in European property push
EUROPE – Schroders Property Investment Management is making a push into Europe, joining two European property associations, and adding one member to its team.
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UK actuaries call for pension reform
UK – The head of the Association of Consulting Actuaries has called for the government to look again at pension reform.
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AXA’s UK pensions arm names Evans CEO
UK – AXA Sun Life, the UK life and pensions arm of the AXA group, has appointed Paul Evans as chief executive, following the departure of Andy Haste.
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Irish reserve fund to move into new asset classes
IRELAND - The commissioners responsible for the investment strategy of Ireland’s eight billion euro National Reserve Pension Fund have decided about exposure to additional asset classes apart from equities and bonds.
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Watson Wyatt hires senior investment consultant
UK – Consultancy firm Watson Wyatt has hired a former actuary at insurer General Accident as a senior investment consultant.
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UK’s Railpen taps Mellon for accounting services
UK – The investment arm of the UK Railways Pension Trustee Company, Railpen Investments, has appointed Mellon European Fund Services to provide investment accounting services.
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Towers Perrin hires ex-Post Office pension chief
UK – Dermot Courtier, the former head of pensions and retirement provision at the UK’s Post Office, has been appointed as head of client services delivery at consultancy firm Towers Perrin.
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UK’s Hymans on recruitment drive
UK – Actuarial firm Hymans Robertson has recruited three people for its investment practice at its Glasgow office and says further hires are likely in the next few months.
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E1.13bn Dundee taps Goldman, Alliance Bernstein
UK – The Dundee City Tayside Superannuation fund has appointed Goldman Sachs Asset Management and Alliance Bernstein for its 775 million pound (1.13 billion euro) fund.
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Henderson names Fraser to deal with consultants
UK – Henderson Global Investors is focusing on its relationship with investment consultants, and has appointed Andrew Fraser to head up the new strategy.
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Close names asset management CEO
UK – Close Brothers’ asset management arm, Close Investments, has appointed Jonathan Sieff as its new chief executive.
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Watson quits UK local authority actuarial market
UK – Consultancy firm Watson Wyatt is withdrawing from a one million pound (1.45 million euro) business providing actuarial consulting to UK local authorities.
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Hewitt Bacon & Woodrow cuts seven UK jobs
UK – Pensions consultancy firm Hewitt Bacon & Woodrow has cut seven staff in its investment team in a “rebalancing” of its operations.
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S&P names European index director
EUROPE – Ratings agency Standard and Poor’s has appointed Jason Feldmayer as director of European index operations, based in London.
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F&C poaches Grainger from Gartmore
UK – F&C Management has appointed Gartmore’s Paul Grainger as director of UK sovereign bonds.
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Summary of UK Green Paper consultation
UK – With the period of consultation of the UK government’s proposals for pension reform ending today, IPE looks at the suggestions and comments put forward from industry participants since the publication of the Green Paper in December.
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Scottish Widows investment chief resigns
UK – The chief investment officer of Scottish Widows Investment Partnership has resigned.
