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March
The United Auto Workers VEBA will conclude an asset allocation/liability study in late March or April.
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BNY Mellon has agreed to acquire BHF Asset Servicing from BHF subject to regulatory approvals.
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Hennessee Group, an adviser to hedge fund investors, announced today that the Hennessee Hedge Fund Index advanced +0.96% in February.
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Capintro Partners has released the results of its second Middle East Hedge Fund Investor Survey for 2010.
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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.
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Baring Asset Management (Barings), the international investment management firm, has announced that five of its core offshore funds are now available on Cofunds.
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F&C is combining two of its core capabilities - emerging market equities and sustainable investment – by launching a new strategy that will give investors access to the growth potential of emerging economies.
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Cardano today announced its appointment by the Trustees of the £5bn E.ON UK Pension Scheme.
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Fund managers in the UK growth sector believe that global corporates will take advantage of the weak pound to fund acquisitions in 2010.
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Hedge Funds suffered a slump in January according to a report released by Morningstar.
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Fund services provider, Maples Finance, has extended its European service offering in Luxembourg
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2010 could prove to be a watershed year for the post-trade industry in Europe, with repercussions that may be felt throughout the world
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The Illinois Teachers' Retirement System has ended its contract with BlackRock.
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Abu Dhabi firm Invest AD is seeking $325 million from third party investors for a buyout fund.
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Citigroup has appointed Sanjiv Sawhney as global head of fund services for Citi’s Securities and Fund Services business
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February
Alaska Permanent Fund, Juneau, is planning to terminate 12 of its 17 external small-cap equity managers.
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Mexico’s pension funds will acquire a $200 million stake in a fund investing in private equity.
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Sprint Nextel 401(k) Plan has selected Northern Trust’s Northern Trust Focus Funds as an investment option
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Sprint Nextel 401(k) Plan has selected Northern Trust’s Northern Trust Focus Funds as an investment option
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The California Public Employees’ Retirement System (CalPERS) is looking to reduce the buyout firms it invests in.
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Carlyle Group is teaming up with Fosun to launch a renminbi fund
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Citigroup is in negotiations to sell its $4 billion hedge fund business.
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Close Fund Services has won a further mandate from M&G Investments
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KBL European Private Bankers has chosen Calastone’s cross-border transaction network to transact its funds
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The Scotia Capital Canadian Hedge Fund Performance Index outperformed global equities and broader hedge
fund indices both on an asset and equal weighted basis in January.
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Hedge fund managers are taking action in a bid to reduce their risk exposure, a study of the industry has found.
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Hennessee Group recently conducted a study examining the correlation between the breadth of equity market moves and the performance of long/short equity hedge funds relative to traditional indices.
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BNY Mellon has been appointed as fiscal agent for Westpac $1.2 billion of Samurai bonds
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J.P. Morgan this week hosted an opening ceremony for its new office in Abu Dhabi.
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Amati Global Investors today announced the appointment of a director to manage fund raising activity for the Noble AIM VCT.
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Michael Dell’s private investment firm is launching a new $500 million fund
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Standard & Poor’s Fund Services has assigned ratings to two Global GCC Funds.
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The co-head of the investment management unit at Goldman Sachs, is retiring at the end of the month
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ING Alternative Asset Management has been picked as collateral manager by investors
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CITIC Capital Holdings has closed its second China buyout fund.
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RBC Dexia has won a Luxembourg based custody mandate
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The Investment Management Association (IMA) is planning to introduce a new fund regime
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J. P. Morgan Asset Management has launched an Asian infrastructure fund
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While the events in Dubai during November took many fund managers in the Middle East by surprise, most seem positive going forward.
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Otkritie has hired two leading Russia and CIS market figures to its Financing Services Group
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January
BNY Mellon wins China Depositary mandate
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Ohio Public Employees Retirement System is looking to award high-yield mandates
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RBC Dexia Investor Services has unveiled a liability benchmarking tool for clients
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BNY Mellon has hired David Brown as vice president of its broker-dealer global sales in Hong Kong
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Morningstar, a provider of independent investment research, today reported preliminary hedge fund performance for the fourth quarter and year-end 2009.
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HSBC Securities Services has appointed Gina Slotosch as head of investor services within the Global Product Management team
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Northern Trust has won a mandate to provide a range of services
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AEGON's new pension fund service aims to actively mitigate against downside risk
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Credit Suisse has hired a new head for its Asia Pacific and emerging markets asset management business
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An S&P annual review of fund managers finds a returning risk appetite
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The hedge fund industry continued its recovery from the financial crisis of 2008, a leading provider of hedge fund industry data revealed today.
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BNY Mellon has been named transfer agent for the world's biggest business software firm
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The Hennessee Hedge Fund Index recorded large gains in the last decade.
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RBC Dexia is to service Canada’s first Ireland based UCITS fund
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Northern Trust has included counterparties for over-the-counter derivatives in its securities exposure reporting
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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.
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The city of Montreal pension fund has re-hired RBC Dexia Investor Services
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Wells Fargo Funds Management and Evergreen Investment Management are planning mutual fund product offering changes.
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Citi’s Global Transaction Services business has won a new mandate from Wegelin & Co., the Swiss private bank which provides asset management for private and institutional clients
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Leonard Asset Management has appointed Gemini Fund Services to act as full-service hedge fund administrator
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Northern Trust has been appointed by FF&P Asset Management to provide custody and fund administration services.
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Bluenose Capital Management will roll out a Delaware-domiciled onshore version of its offshore Market Neutral Fund.
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Cambridge Massachusetts Retirement Board is seeking active domestic growth equity managers.
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Citigroup has unveiled an end-to-end service for European Union domiciled hedge funds.
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Citigroup First Investment Management (CFIM) has floated a new fund targeting greater China equities.
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Citi has been appointed as the Issuing and Paying Agent for the first Sukuk to be cleared through the central securities depositary of Nasdaq Dubai
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Newedge, a multi-asset broker and clearer, has appointed Laurent Cunin as head of Asia Pacific region, and Pierre Gay has been named global head of fixed income, currency and commodities
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Financier, Hugh Osmond, is looking to raise $804.4 million for a distressed asset fund.
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Hennessee Group, a consultant and adviser to direct investors in hedge funds, announced today that the Hennessee Hedge Fund Index advanced +2.27% in December (+24.85% YTD).
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Benchmark Plus Management has appointed Prime Fund Solutions to handle the administration, custody and financing services for the firm’s funds of hedge funds
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BNY Mellon has been appointed by Swiss Capital Alternative Investments to provide fund administration and custody services for its Irish domiciled fund of managed accounts
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BNY Mellon has been appointed by GLG's fund of hedge fund division to act as custodian and fund administrator for its entire fund of hedge fund business
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The average pension fund trustee will be looking at returns of 15%, while charity trustees will enjoy returns of around 19%.
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Advent Capital Management has chosen RBC Dexia IS for its Luxembourg-based Specialised Investment Fund
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BNY Mellon has hired Filippo Santilli as its first Asia-Pacific managing director of liquidity services
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BNY Mellon Asset Servicing has been selected by MKB Bank as global custodian for more than EUR725 million ($1 billion) in assets across 20 markets
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Custodians have always been serious about post-investment risks in local markets, but they need to use their knowledge and influence wisely.
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Intesa Sanpaolo last month agreed to sell its securities services business to State Street for about €1,750 million