Spain

SPAIN - Gartmore is entering the Spanish market, and has recruited Victoria Huerta to head up its first office, which will be based in Madrid.

SPAIN - Insurers Allianz Seguros has bagged a EUR466m mandate from Banco Popular Group to oversee the group's pension scheme.

SPAIN - Employment and social policy ministers from European Union (EU) member states will meet today for a two day conference, with the future viability of European pensions systems and full employment top of the agenda.

SPAIN - José Cercós, chairman of the Iberian arm of Winterthur Group (WG) - a business unit of financial services giant Credit Suisse Group (CSG) - has quit the firm.

SPAIN - Legg Mason Wood Walker Incorporated has opened its first Spanish institutional equity sales office, based in Madrid.

SPAIN - Research by a foundation set up by Spanish bank BBVA has indicated that given growing life expectancy, the pensionable age in Spain should be put back by three or four years, according to a report in El Pais.