March

BNY to acquire BHF 08 March 2010

BNY Mellon has agreed to acquire BHF Asset Servicing from BHF subject to regulatory approvals.

MENA investors to increase hedge fund allocation 08 March 2010

Capintro Partners has released the results of its second Middle East Hedge Fund Investor Survey for 2010.

SEI to provide AlphaOne outsourcing 08 March 2010

SEI has been selected by AlphaOne Capital Partners to provide a complete outsourcing solution, including middle and back-office services, for the firm’s portfolio of investment products.

February

PwC appoints UK leader for Islamic practice 25 February 2010

PricewaterhouseCoopers has appointed Mohammad Khan as its new UK Islamic finance leader

KBL joins Calastone transaction network 24 February 2010

KBL European Private Bankers has chosen Calastone’s cross-border transaction network to transact its funds

Avenue Capital to unveil debt fund 12 February 2010

Avenue Capital Group is launching a new fund to invest in distressed debt

BlackRock floats agriculture fund 12 February 2010

BlackRock has set up a global agriculture fund

Local currency bonds see growth 11 February 2010

An explosive growth in local currency bonds shakes up Asian fixed income markets.

Aegon targets global macro appetite 04 February 2010

AEGON Asset Management is launching a Global Opportunities Fund targeting investors wanting global macro exposure

Feature: a frontier markets case study 02 February 2010

Active investors looking at the MENA region will have to work out carefully the risk reward ratio

Feature: New markets, new outlooks 02 February 2010

As the emerging markets move into the mainstream, so a new asset class is taking its place as a source of growth and value

January

OPERS puts $600m in property funds 20 January 2010

Ohio Public Employees Retirement System has committed $600 million to two core real estate funds

Global pension plans reveal top concerns 14 January 2010

Institutional investors worldwide rank the current funding status of their pension plans, risk management, and continued volatility as the most significant challenges to achieving their future goals.

Cambridge seeks equity managers 12 January 2010

Cambridge Massachusetts Retirement Board is seeking active domestic growth equity managers.

AdvisorShares to unveil active ETF 04 January 2010

AdvisorShares is looking to roll out a new actively managed 'ETF of ETFs'

WisdomTree rolls out hedged equity ETF 04 January 2010

WisdomTree unveiled a new ETF of ETFs