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Deals and People November 17, 2008
Putnam Axes a Dozen Portfolio Managers
November 17, 2008 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Putnam
Investments is axing positions from its workforce, the
company announced.
Reported by Fred Schneyer
The company announced Monday that a dozen portfolio managers will be leaving.In addition, 35 staff positions out of 2,500 have been eliminated across the firm, including reductions to quantitative research, Putnam said.
“We would make these changes whether markets were
rising or falling,” said CEO, Robert L. Reynolds, in a
news release. “They reflect a drive to simplify our
offerings and foster leaner, more rapid decisionmaking to
deliver better results. They enable us to manage our
equity unit more efficiently and redirect resources to
growth. And even as we make these adjustments, we are in
the marketplace actively seeking to hire proven talent.”
On Monday, Putnam also announced a series of fund mergers (See Putnam Merges Six Equity Offerings ) and a reorganization of its equity structure (See Putnam Announces Equity Restructuring ), and announced that the Putnam International New Opportunities Fund will now be managed by Jeffrey Sacknowitz.