Gatemore Appointed Pension Scheme Investment Consultant by DZ Bank

March 11, 2010 - PRLog -- Gatemore Capital Management LLP announced today that it has been chosen to provide its “dedicated chief investment officer” service to the DZ BANK AG London Branch Pension Plan, a defined benefit pension scheme. Under this role, Gatemore will oversee the development and implementation of the Plan’s investment strategy, but with the trustees of the Plan retaining decision-making powers.

Mr Jonathan Bullock, Chairman of the Trustees of the Plan, said:

“Gatemore was the right choice for us – we wanted our portfolio to be managed proactively but without us giving up our fiduciary duties.”

Mr Mark Hodgson, Managing Director of Gatemore, said:

“We are delighted to have the opportunity to work with the DZ BANK AG London Branch Pension Plan trustees and look forward to bringing to them our transparent model and forwarding-thinking advice. This approach has proven to work even through difficult periods such as 2008 and early 2009.”

Gatemore opened its London office in the summer of 2009 to expand its “dedicated chief investment officer” model to UK pension schemes. Under this model, Gatemore oversees the development and implementation of bespoke investment strategies, from liability modeling to asset allocation, manager selection and consolidated reporting. In contrast with other market offerings, however, Gatemore allows trustees to retain final decisions and empowers trustees to embrace their fiduciary duties.

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About Gatemore Capital Management

With offices in New York and London, Gatemore Capital Management is a boutique investment consultancy serving as “dedicated chief investment officer” to small and mid-size pension schemes and private clients.

Gatemore was ranked as one of the top three (out of 400+) in each of the past three years of Wealth Manager Magazine’s list of top independent investment advisers in the US, based on average client assets, and was recently shortlisted for Investment Consultancy of the Year at the Professional Pensions UK Pensions Awards 2010.

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