Birta – Iceland’s fourth largest pension fund
Birta has appointed
Hrönn Jónsdóttir, and
Hjörleifsdóttir
, along with Jónsdóttir and board members Örvar Þór Kristjánsson and Hilmar Harðarson, comprise the four employee representatives on its board, Birta announced following its annual meeting, with Kristjánsson coming in as a new member, replacing Jón Kjartan Kristinsson.
Magnússon
, along with board members
Þóra Eggertsdóttir, Álfheiður Ágústsdóttir and Sigurður Ragnarsson, constitute the employer representatives on board, Birta said, with Ágústsdóttir and Ragnarsson being new to the board, replacing Guðrún Jónsdóttir and Davíð Hafsteinsson, who – along with Kristinsson – are now leaving the Birta board.
Terence Bong, GAM
GAM Expands in Asia
Zurich-based GAM is hiring
Terence Bong to lead client activities for Singapore and Southeast Asia out of the new office, it said in a statement on Wednesday. Bong was previously Templeton s head of wholesale in Southeast Asia.
Peter Sanderson. A flagship line of GAM bond funds had steeped itself in Greensill supply chain assets, which was in turn massively exposed to industrial magnate
Sanjeev Gupta. The asset manager in 2018 shut the funds and returned investor money, but didn t entirely sever ties to Gupta until six months ago.
«The establishment of an office in Singapore, together with [Bong s] appointment, represents an important strategic step for the firm,» CEO