Mn wins PME mandate and eyes Europe
NETHERLANDS - PME has appointed Mn Services as its fiduciary asset manager and is in talks to appoint it as pensions administrator.
At the same time, a spokesman for Mn Services confirmed the firm was looking to expand its activities into Belgium, Germany and possibly the UK. With the addition of the €21bn of assets of the Bedrijfstakpensioenfonds...
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