France

FRANCE - Asset Square, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Natexis Banques Populaires, one of the largest French investment, financing and full service banks, has signed a co-operation agreement with Goldman Sachs Asset Management International.

FRANCE - Russell has appointed Ludovica Grisi della Pie as sales manager within its institutional investment services team based in Paris.

FRANCE - Allianz Dresdner has merged its French asset management operations into one entity in order to strengthen its market position.

FRANCE - The French government last week significantly expanded the worldwide market for inflation-indexed bonds by issuing the first true Euroland-based inflation-indexed bond.

FRANCE - Natexis Banques Populaires has widened its investment management offering with the launch of a new subsidiary for collective investment in transferable securities (UCITS).

FRANCE - Eric Turjeman has been hired as director of equity management at Société Générale Asset Management, based in Paris.

FRANCE - Financial services group CCF has increased its stake in French institutional investment house Sinopia Asset Management by just over 15%.

FRANCE - The European Industrial Partnership (EIP), launched by The io Group and AXA Real Estate Investment Managers in July of this year, has commenced its acquisition campaign.

FRANCE - Tighe Noonan and Jérôme Halbout have been appointed by SG Asset Management. as managing directors, based in Paris.