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UK - Permal Investment Management has appointed Paul Jeffries to head up its UK institutional business.
J.P. Morgan Asset Management has boosted the European operations of its strategic investment advisory group with a senior hire in a newly created role.
EUROPE - J.P. Morgan Asset Management has appointed Professor Paul Sweeting as European head of the Strategic Investment Advisory Group (SIAG).
Permal Investment Management Services has bolstered its institutional business team with the appointment of a Railpen Investments fund manager.
US - BlackRock has lured the trio who launched Merrill Lynch's private equity business to help kick-start direct private equity offerings within BlackRock.
Neuberger Berman, SL Investment Management, Standard Life, GESB, Acadian, Pioneer, Russell Investments, Northern Trust
AUSTRALIA - Michele Dolin will step down as CEO of GESB, the AU$12bn (US$12.7bn) superannuation and retirement services entity owned by the state of Western Australia.
UK - Standard Life's former managing director of corporate, Gerry O'Neill, has been suspended from his role at the firm.
Pinsent Masons has appointed Carolyn Saunders as its head of its London pensions group replacing Christopher Berkeley.