Karel Van Gutte has been named as secretary general of the Belgian Association of Pension Institutions (BAPI).
US - Consultant Wurts & Associates has hired Jeffrey Scott, the investment chief of the Alaska Permanent Fund Corporation known for spearheading a risk-based asset allocation, to serve as CIO of its outsourcing business.
BNY Mellon creates Asia-Pac CEO role, Standard Life, Barnett Waddingham, BlackRock, SSgA, Permal
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UK - Standard Life has appointed Paul Matthews as chief executive of its UK business.
DCisions has appointed a product development manager to spearhead the development and marketing of the firm's expanding range of products.
Standard Life has appointed Paul Matthews as chief executive of its UK business.
UK - State Street Global Advisors (SSgA), has appointed Bill Street as global head of fixed income alpha strategies.
US - Institutional fund of hedge funds manager Permal has announced its second senior appointment in as many months, hiring Zhiwu Chen, professor of finance at Yale University, as a consulting chief adviser.
BlackRock has sharpened its focus on the defined contribution market with the appointment of a head of pensions administration services to develop its DC administration proposition.