Finland

FINLAND - The Bank of Finland (BoF) is looking for fund managers to run up to EUR250m in mandates for its staff pension fund.

FINLAND - Finnish insurance giant Sampo has restructured its proprietary investment and asset management operations following the firm's deal with Mandatum Fund Management.

FINLAND - To protect its stake in the Finnish occupational pensions market, Pension Fennia has adopted Finance KIT version 5.0, the latest upgrade from financial technology provider Trema.

FINLAND - Financial services organisation Evli has reorganised its management structure, with changes affecting the life, mutual fund and asset management divisions, following a senior resignation.

FINLAND - The Helsinki Exchange (HEX) has introduced an exchange traded fund (ETF) for the Finnish market.

FINLAND - Finnish insurance giant Sampo and Helsinki-based Mandatum Fund Management have struck a deal over their asset management and mutual fund businesses.

FINLAND - Evli Bank is to cut its staff compliment by 50. Since the end of 2000, Evli Group turnover has fallen by 47% and profit has declined by 82%.

FINLAND - Evli Bank has launched Goldman Sachs PrimeAccess SM global equity services for its clients.

FINLAND - Gyllenberg Asset Management, one of Finland's largest managers of pension assets and part of the SEB Group, is to launch a new US equity index product later this year in partnership with Barclays Global Investors.

FINLAND - Finnish financial services group Sampo said plans to cut costs using staff synergies worth 500 man-years have not yet been realised since its merger with Leonia.