2005 Archive

2005 Archive

Socially Responsible Investment team publishes sustainability ratings for FTSE 100 and Eurotop 50 companies

[6 December 2005]

Morley Fund Management’s socially responsible investment (SRI) team, manager of Norwich Union’s Sustainable Future fund range, has published its latest Sustainability Matrix.

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Morley and Warner Estates acquire £120m of regional offices

[29 November 2005]

Morley Fund Management and Warner Estate Holdings PLC have today exchanged contracts to acquire a £120m office portfolio from the Co-operative Insurance Society (CIS) for the newly created Apia Regional Office Fund.

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Morley and Parkridge launch €425m Polish Shopping Centre Fund

[16 November 2005]

Morley Fund Management has joined forces with Parkridge to launch a €425m property fund which will develop and invest directly in shopping centres in Poland.

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Morley appoints Kieran Curtis as global fixed income fund manager

[9 November 2005]

Morley Fund Management, one of the UK’s largest fund managers, has appointed Kieran Curtis as a fund manager to its Global Fixed Income team.

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Morley appoints Glen Prentice as Emerging markets & Asian equities fund manager

[31 October 2005]

Morley Fund Management, one of the UK’s largest fund managers, has appointed Glen Prentice as a fund manager to its Emerging Markets and Asia Pacific Equities team.

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Morley appoints Chris Oglethorpe as Managing Director of Human Resources and Communications

[13 October 2005]

Morley Fund Management, one of Europe’s largest fund managers, has appointed Chris Oglethorpe as Managing Director of Human Resources and Communications.

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Morley boosts fixed income business

[10 October 2005]

Morley Fund Management, one of Europe's largest fund managers, has appointed Holly Grainger as a credit analyst in its fixed income team.

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Morley appoints Robert Graham-Brown as North American equities fund manager

[19 September 2005]

Morley Fund Management, one of Europe's largest fund managers, has appointed Robert Graham-Brown as a fund manager to its North American Equities team.

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Morley appoints Neil Gardiner as Residential Property Fund Manager

[5 September 2005]

Morley appoints Neil Gardiner as Residential Property Fund Manager Morley Fund Management, one of Europe's largest property fund managers, has appointed Neil Gardiner as its first dedicated residential property fund manager.

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Morley and Teesland iOG join forces to launch Central European Industrial Fund

[17 August 2005]

Morley Fund Management (Morley), one of Europe's largest property fund managers, and Teesland iOG have launched the Central European Industrial Fund.

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Aviva Central European Property Fund appoints SachsenFonds as co-asset manager

[1 August 2005]

Fund completes 5 transactions in first 6 months and raises an additional €30 million of equity commitments

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Morley boosts European Property Team with two new fund managers

[27 July 2005]

Morley Fund Management, Europe's largest property fund manager*, has made two appointments to its continental European property team. Gilles Chow and Gil Bar both join as Fund Managers, reporting to Ben Stirling.

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Morley appointed to manage £60m Property Portfolio for Environment Agency

[13 July 2005]

Morley Fund Management, one of Europe's largest fund managers, has been appointed to manage a £60 million property mandate for the Environment Agency Pension Fund.

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Morley Strategy Update

[8 July 2005]

Our key investment conclusions following the terrorist attacks in London on 7th July 2005 are as follows.

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Morley appoints Tim Thomas as Head of Equities

[28 June 2005]

Morley Fund Management, one of Europe's largest fund managers, has appointed Tim Thomas to the new role of Head of Equities.

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Morley wins two mandates from Kelda Group Pension Plan

[26 May 2005]

Morley Fund Management has been awarded two mandates on behalf of Kelda Group Pension Plan.

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Morley appoints Peter Michaelis as Head of SRI

[26 May 2005]

Morley Fund Management has promoted Peter Michaelis to the position of Head of Socially Responsible Investment (SRI).

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Morley named Property Manager of the Year

[25 April 2005]

We are delighted to have been named Property Manager of the Year at the UK Pensions Awards 2005.

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Morley appoints Mark Westwood as UK Equity Fund Manager

[18 April 2005]

Morley Fund Management, one of Europe's largest fund managers, has appointed Mark Westwood as UK Equity Fund Manager in the Core UK Equities Team.

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Morley appoints Managing Director, Distribution

[11 April 2005]

Morley Fund Management, one of the UK largest fund managers, has appointed James Tanner to the new position of Managing Director, Distribution.

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Morley appoints Victor Chu to Emerging Markets and Asian Equities Team

[31 March 2005]

Morley, one of the UK's largest fund managers, has appointed Victor Chu as an analyst to its Emerging Markets and Asian Equities team.

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Norwich Distribution Fund receives A rating from Standard and Poor's

[22 March 2005]

The Norwich Distribution Fund has been awarded an 'A' rating from Standard & Poor's Fund Rating Service.

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Morley adds two to Strategy Team

[21 March 2005]

Morley Fund Management, one of the UK's largest fund managers, has made two appointments to its strategy and economics team.

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Morley partners BAA to launch £801m property fund

[14 February 2005]

Morley Fund Management, one of the UK's largest property fund managers, has been chosen by BAA as joint venture partner to create an £801m property fund, the Airport Property Partnership.

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Morley launches Aviva Central European Property Fund

[26 January 2005]

Morley Fund Management (Morley), one of the UK's largest fund managers, has launched the Aviva Central European Property Fund (CEPF), targeted at pan European institutional investors and pension schemes.

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Morley moves into external asset allocation market with first mandate win with go ahead

[17 January 2005]

Morley Fund Management (Morley), a leading European fund manager, has secured its first standalone asset allocation mandate for a client outside the Aviva group.

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Morley strengthens European Property capability with two new appointments

[13 January 2005]

Morley Fund Management, one of the UK's largest fund managers, has boosted the European capability of its property research team by appointing Patrizia Grandone as European Property Researcher and Francesc Fages as Property Fund Analyst.

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