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Alan Pickering named as EFRP chairman
EUROPE – Alan Pickering, the former chairman of the UK National Association of Pension Funds (NAPF) has been named as the new chairman of the European Federation for Retirement (EFRP), replacing Kees Van Rees, who leaves EFRP after chairing the association during the last four years (October 1997 – October ...
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Russell poaches Towers consultants for London team
UK – Frank Russell Company (Russell) has poached two new consultants from rivals Towers Perrin for its institutional investment services team in London....
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Sweden's SEB Group in executive shake-up
SWEDEN - Annika Bolin has been appointed as head of the corporate and institutions division at Swedish investment manager SEB Group, after Monica Caneman, the current head of the division decided to leave the firm....
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Unilever trustee chairman takes the witness stand
UK – Unilever and Merrill Lynch Investment Managers (MLIM) re-entered the high court today (Oct 25) for the second week of legal action, following the Unilever Superannuation fund’s (USF) decision to sue MLIM for £130m alleging negligence in the management of its assets between January 1, 1997 and March 31, ...
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Dellsperger becomes CSAM head of global equities
UK/GLOBAL – Credit Suisse Asset Management (CSAM) UK has appointed Peter Dellsperger as head of global equities products in London, but with supervision and responsibility for teams in London, New York, Tokyo and Zurich....
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Fortis appoints Wohanka as CEO
BELGIUM – Fortis Investment Management (FIM) has appointed Richard Wohanka as chief executive officer (CEO) and member of the board....
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Hewitt becomes global equity director at FIS
UK – Friends Ivory & Sime (FIS) has appointed Peter Hewitt as director of global equities in its fund management team in London....
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Insurers may win out in German pensions boom
GERMANY – The new German pensions market could exceed the current estimate of €53bn if the public sector joins the rush and tax reforms decided by the Supreme Court are implemented, says Commerzbank Securities (ComSec) in a special report on German pensions....
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GAM hires Thompson to expand European focus
FRANCE - Global Asset Management (GAM) has appointed Joanna Thompson as a director for Europe, a newly created position with specific responsibility of promoting GAM’s institutional operation in the French-speaking regions of Europe....
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Nasdaq Europe names new CEO
UK – Nasdaq Europe has appointed Michael Sanderson as chief executive officer (CEO)....
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Dobson joins Schroders as new chief executive
UK – Schroders has appointed Michael Dobson as chief executive and set out proposals to acquire Dobson’s own asset management firm, Beaumont, for £33.5m (€53.4m) as part of the deal...
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MFS appoints new head of UK sales
MFS International U.K. has appointed Jonathan Willcocks as its director of sales....
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Hermes Pensions joins Railtrack shareholder fight
Hermes Pensions Management (Hermes), the wholly owned investment manager of the UK’s BT pension scheme, has joined the Railtrack Shareholders’ Action Group, a coalition of Railtrack investors fighting for the interests of shareholders following the UK government's decision to force the firm into administration....
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Dutch custodian rebrands to become KAS BANK
NETHERLANDS – Dutch custody bank Kas-Associatie is to rebrand in the new year to become KAS BANK....
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Rothschild names new fixed income head
UK - Rothschild Asset Management (RAM) has appointed Abdallah Nauphal as the new head of its fixed income & currency group....
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Watsons pulls in new HR consultants from industry
UK – Watson Wyatt has boosted its eHR consulting team with the appointment of two new consultants from industry, Ranbir Heyre from Microsoft and Guy Riches from Infinium Software....
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Axa strengthens equity research
UK – Axa Investment Managers has added two new analysts to its equity research team in London. Both will cover financials.
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Deutsche GSS hires new Italian client head
ITALY – Deutsche Bank (DB) have appointed Jean-Marc Crépin as head of customer management for its Global Securities Services (GSS) operations in Italy....
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£750m Cumbria fund picks Deutsche for custody
UK – The £750m (€1,199m) Cumbria County Council Pension Fund has appointed Deutsche Bank as global custody services provider for the scheme’s assets....
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Mark moves from WM to head iBoxx in Frankfurt
GERMANY – David Mark has been appointed chief executive officer of iBoxx, the new fixed income indices joint venture company between ABN Amro, Barclays Capital, BNP Paribas, Deutsche Bank, Dresdner Kleinwort Wasserstein, Morgan Stanley, UBS Warburg and Deutsche Börse.
