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Janus targets German-speaking Europe
GERMANY – Denver-based asset manager Janus has appointed Thomas Fleck as regional director for German-speaking Europe.
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Irish pension fund association names new CEO
IRELAND – The Irish Association of Pension Funds (IAPF) has appointed Nora Finn as its new chief executive. She joins the IAPF from Irish Cement where she has spent the last ten years as HR and pensions manager.
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F&C investment head quits for public sector career
UK- Arnab Banjeri, head of investments as F&C Management is leaving to pursue a career in public services following his appointment last year as a member of the advisory panel of a government think tank.
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Non-US stocks dumped from S&P500 index
US – Index provider Standard & Poor’s has dropped seven non-US companies from its S&P 500 index and replaced them with US companies, in a move that means the index is composed exclusively of US companies.
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Watson Wyatt's Stockholm head leaves for Nordea
SWEDEN – Johan Sidenmark has left Watson Wyatt Worldwide’s Stockholm office nine months after joining the benefits and investment consultancy from rivals Mercer Human Resource Consulting.
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Valeiras quits Morgan Stanley for Applegate CM
UK – Morgan Stanley Investment Management in London has announced that Horacio Valeiras, head of its global core equity team, has left the company to join San Diego-based Nicholas Applegate Capital Management as chief investment officer.
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FTSE hire signals push into US pensions market
US – FTSE Americas, a division of London-based global index provider, FTSE Group, has appointed Carmen Campollo as vice president of pension and consultant relations to its New York office.
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State Street names UK relationship management head
UK- State Street Corporation has appointed Paul Chapman to serve as head of relationship management and strategic marketing for its UK operation.
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Gartmore appoints director for UK clients
UK- Geraldine Wright is joining Gartmore as an account director for UK institutional clients, a role that sees her responsible for a number of pension fund clients. Wright will report to head of client services Elaine Gordon and will work closely with both the client service and investment management teams.
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Metcalfe joins Hermes as business development head
UK- Hermes, the £46bn investment manager owned by the British Telecom pension fund, has appointed Charlie Metcalfe as head of business development and deputy chief executive.
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Administrator MNPA hires Aon's Applegarth
UK- Sue Applegarth has taken over from Geoff Henry as managing director of the specialist pensions administrator, Merchant Navy Pensions Administration (MNPA).
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Style Research hires Peter Hopkins from Baring AM
UK – London-based equity research and portfolio analysis firm, Style Research has appointed Peter Hopkins as a new partner in its London office.
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BGI employs Global Risk Management in SRI drive
UK- Barclays Global Investors has appointed risk management and research company Global Risk Management (GRM) to carry out social, ethical and environmental research on the European companies it invests in.
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PIMCO poaches BGI's Pardi as southern Europe head
UK/EUROPE- Specialist fixed income manager PIMCO has appointed PeterPaul Pardi as head of business development for southern Europe. Pardi was most recently head of southern European institutional business at Barclays Global Investors. Pardi, who joined this week and is based in London, reports to Joe McDevitt, head of PIMCO in ...
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SWIP appoints de Bruijn from Shell pension fund
UK – Edinburgh-based asset management group, Scottish Widows Investment Partnership (SWIP), has appointed Jan de Bruijn as a senior fund manager to its Asia and merging markets team. De Bruijn will join SWIP in August.
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F&C appoints head of Dutch operation
NETHERLANDS- Henk Breukink has been named as head of F&C Management’s operations in the Netherlands as of next month. Breukink has been interim head of the Dutch operation since last November and he takes over the job from chairman of the board Alain Grisay.
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Opra publishes guide for scheme auditors
UK- Pensions regulator the Occupational Pensions Regulatory Authority (Opra) has published a guide outlining the auditor's role and reporting requirements under the 1995 Pensions Act.
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Pictet names UK/Europe business development head
UK- Specialist investment manager Pictet Asset Management has appointed Jonathan Hayes as head of business development for the UK and Northern Europe.
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PMI appoints three new board members
UK – The Pensions Management Institute (PMI), the London-based independent organisation that promotes professional standards in pension scheme management and consultancy, has appointed three new members, Philippa James, Philip Read and Robert Richardson, to its management board.
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Willis joins forces with ABN Amro and Alfred Berg
DENMARK- Benefit consultant Willis Denmark has signed an agreement with Alfred Berg and ABN Amro Asset Management in a move that gives its unit link clients access to tactical and strategic asset allocation. Willis says the agreement is designed to offer a more comprehensive and sophisticated product.
