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State Street Hires Charles Cohen From Thomas Murray

State Street has appointed Charles Cohen to its pension fund sales team in the UK. He will report to Alasdair Reid, State Street's head of sales for investor services in the UK. Cohen joins State Street from Thomas Murray, where

British Pensions Regulator To Head OECD Pensions Body

The strategic policy director at the UK pensions regulator, the Occupational Pensions Regulatory Authority (Opra), has been elected President of the OECD sponsored International Organisation of Pensions Supervisors, (IOPS). John Ashcroft will serve as President for one year. IOPS was

Fidelity Appoints Head Of Nordic Institutional Business

Fidelity Investments, the world's largest investment management organisation has appointed Asgeir Thordarson as Director, Head of the Nordic Institutional Business reporting to Peter Lord, Managing Director of Fidelity's EMEA Institutional business. Asgeir joins Fidelity Investments from McKinsey & Company in

State Street Shifts Peter Baker From Australia To London

State Street has named Peter Baker to head its London based pension and collective investment servicing business. He will report to Jeff Conway, head of State Street's investor services business in United Kingdom, northern Europe, Middle East and Africa. Baker

Stefan Lepp Quits Dresdner For Clearstream

Clearstream has hired two new executives to lead its business development activities. One is Stefan Lepp of the custody group at Dresdner, which was sold last year to Deutsche Bank. Lepp has joined Clearstream as Head of Origination. At Dresdner

Susan Hoyle To Head Sales At BISYS Private Equity Services

BISYS has appointed Susan A. Hoyle as vice president of business development for its Private Equity Services division. Hoyle, who has previously worked at international accounting firms and corporations, will oversee BISYS's new office in San Francisco and lead efforts

Fund Of Funds House Forsyth Partners Hires Three

Mutuakl fund research and fund of funds manager Forsyth Partners has appointed three new International Sales Directors. Geoffrey Tait is joining as Sales Director Third Party Relationships. The position will be based in Jersey. Tait is a sales director with