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November
JPMorgan Asset Management appointed to manage global fixed income for pension fund
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State Street will manage Merseyside’s assets worth £1.4bn
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Citi’s Alan Pace believes hedge funds in the US are reaching an ever wider pool of investors while Brazil’s recent success is being constrained by barriers to international investment. He talks to Stephanie Baxter
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October
MSCI has lost market share to FTSE yet again, this time to Lyxor Asset Management
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ADS Securities’ Nouveau-Nikolajsen believes the region’s corporate fixed income market is set for strong growth
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The growing importance of international life companies in the GCC region presents opportunities for international asset managers, according to Insight Discovery
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Despite the recent slowdown in the project finance market, SocGen CIB says institutional investors are looking to get involved in this niche asset class. Stephanie Baxter reports
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JPMorgan Asset Management has developed a Japanese-domiciled fund for investors with government exposures in the market
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September
International investors are focusing on problems in their
home markets, leaving locals to drive the region’s
capital markets, finds Bob Campion
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Asset allocators have taken an overweight position in eurozone equities for the first time since February 2011, said fund managers in BofA Merrill Lynch survey for September
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Abu Dhabi is performing well economically and has implemented useful reforms to its capital markets. Paul Golden reports
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August
The trend for barbell asset allocation strategies, combining index-tracking funds and alternatives at the expense of mainstream funds, is shaping the asset management industry. Paul Golden reports
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Non-Ucits had higher net sales in June, according to Efama’s report
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Hartmann Capital has chosen Cofunds to be its fund custodian
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State Street’s Joe Antonellis talks to Alastair O’Dell about
the changing demands of institutional investors and how
asset managers are reacting
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Vanguard continues to lead in terms of year-to-date ETF inflows, according to ETFGI
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Trend in asset management
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The custodian, now fully owned by RBC, is looking to expand into some of the parent bank's key markets
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July
Invest AD’s two new Ucits funds invest in Africa and the Arabian Gulf
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Fiduciary management is growing increasingly attractive to European investors
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France is not doing enough austerity to meet Hollande’s debt GDP target for 2013, says LGIM economist
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June
The second Greek national election has changed nothing, according to Martin Currie's Michael Browne
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May
New tool provides monitoring of the entire trade lifecycle
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It seemed like a foregone conclusion that the Volcker Rule will be enacted, but with delays predicted and a US presidential election approaching, its future is not absolutely certain, Annabelle Palmer finds
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Saudi Arabia is a highly attractive proposition for international investors. Whether hopes turn into reality will depend on the monarch’s willingness to open up the country’s markets, writes Paul Golden
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More than half of US financial executives expect the economy to expand and for their companies to hire more employees this year, according to Bank of America Merrill Lynch
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Active managers need to combat growing skepticism about their products, says Anthony Hilton
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Hedge funds with greater than $1bn under management control about 60% of total assets
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April
Saudi Arabia is on the right track to open its doors to foreign investors
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BNY Mellon has announced a strategic alliance
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The CEO and a friend defrauded an investment firm into paying $20m in fees to the friend's placement agent firms
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The French elections are causing more worry for investors than Portugal or Italy, according to Bank of America Merrill Lynch
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Goldman's "trading huddles" created an environment of heightened risk in which material non-public information concerning analysts' published research could be disclosed to its clients, according to Finra
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Forthcoming iShares ETF to be based on new index
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Slower growth in China means the next phase of its economic development will be the toughest yet, with reform essential to future growth, says Bob Campion
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Despite a strong quarter for many strategies, March itself was filled with mixed returns across various regional investment mandates
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iiTRA seeks members from among pension funds, insurance companies, asset managers, family offices and custodians
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March
The agreement is part of Instinet's efforts to connect to all meaningful pools of liquidity in the region
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Renaissance Asset Managers CIO and president Plamen Monovski knows exactly what he is looking for in emerging and frontier investments. Stephanie Baxter caught up with him at celebrations for the firm exceeding $3bn in AuM
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Appointment is next step in firm’s expansion plan
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Pension funds should be questioning their asset managers about corporate governance and the stewardship of their assets, according to the UK National Association of Pension Funds. Stephanie Baxter reports
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ETFs are gaining traction with Asian investors, but core holdings will remain in active management for quite some time due to regulation and impressive performance. Paul Golden reports
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Investor confidence is rising in emerging market debt and equities, according to a survey
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Lebanon is in a historically rare state of stability while neighbouring Arab countries suffer violent upheavals. It remains a tough environment for the investment industry, says Hugo Cox
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The tool assesses the impact of derivatives on asset manager and investment programme returns
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February
The investment bank has been authorised to offer international institutional investors access to the Tadawul
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January
New tool assesses a country’s exposure to ESG risk factors
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To celebrate its 25th anniversary, Global Investor/ISF interviewed 25 CEOs. Market fundamentals may have changed but in Dominique Carrel-Billiard’s view the continued consumer need for the asset management industry’s services will ensure its success
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To celebrate its 25th anniversary, Global Investor/ISF interviewed 25 CEOs. Innovation is core to success in the classic long-only asset management sector, otherwise firms will fall victim to churn, says the Natixis Global Asset Management chief
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To celebrate its 25th anniversary, Global Investor/ISF interviewed 25 CEOs. Market and regulatory drivers will converge to create an asset management industry in two halves – large-scale providers versus niche firms – according to Yves Perrier
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To celebrate its 25th anniversary, Global Investor/ISF interviewed 25 CEOs. The Volcker rule – and crucially a lack of clarity over how it will be implemented – is the top concern for the Credit Suisse Asset Management chief
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To celebrate its 25th anniversary, Global Investor/ISF interviewed 25 CEOs. Market conditions may be challenging at present but Kevin Parker is confident that the dark days of 2008 are way behind the industry
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To celebrate its 25th anniversary, Global Investor/ISF interviewed 25 CEOs. Philippe Marchessaux explains how performance has become more important than scale, and why absolute return strategies are only one part of an investment manager’s arsenal
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To celebrate its 25th anniversary, Global Investor/ISF interviewed 25 CEOs. Despite the increasing cross-pollination between alternative and traditional asset managers, Greg Fleming is sure there is still a place for long-only investment platforms
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To celebrate its 25th anniversary, Global Investor/ISF interviewed 25 CEOs. Increasing globalisation means greater challenges for the asset management industry but it also presents increased opportunities, according to the JPMorgan Asset Management head
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Pioneer Investments has a new head of Switzerland
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To celebrate its 25th anniversary, Global Investor/ISF interviewed 25 CEOs. John Flint says the potential of emerging markets is a bright spot for a chief executive who fears that a savings gap and an increasing regulatory burden spell problems for the asset management industry
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The decline in funding status in 2011 was the second biggest calendar year decline
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Economists predict a eurozone recession this year while US growth could be rocked by politicians’ failures to reach agreements on budget cuts. Stephanie Baxter reports