Regions

Global actuaries Buck Consultants has promoted John Walbaum to senior investment consultant within its investment consultancy practice.

Morgan Stanley Investment Management (MSIM) has appointed Emilio Alvarez as a global equity analyst.

Morley Pooled Pensions in the UK has launched a new range of socially responsible investment (SRI) pooled pension funds.

Citigroup Asset Management has announced that Rudolph Leuthold has joined its European equity team as a senior European portfolio manager.

The $6.2bn Louisiana State Employees Retirement System (LASERS) has removed a $600m US tactical asset allocation (TAA) mandate from Invesco and plans to make substantial changes to its asset allocation.

The City of Flint Employee Retirement System has appointed ICMA Retirement Corporation to manage $500m in assets, as it converts from defined benefit (DB) to defined contribution (DC).

The £2.5bn South Yorkshire Pension Fund (SYPF) is looking to hire a commercial direct property advisor to manage its £220m UK-based real estate portfolio, according to John Hattersley, fund manager at SYPF.

The Thomson Travel Pension Scheme in the UK has appointed Wesleyan Assurance Society as additional voluntary contributions (AVC) provider to run alongside Standard Life.

The KLM Flight Personnel pension fund has dropped its NLG100m (£27m) claim against KLM Royal Dutch Airlines.

Global financial services firm, Mellon Financial Corporation, has appointed Jan Altink as director of corporate affairs for Europe.