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Emerging markets currencies AL&P launches local currency emerging market fixed income strategy

Wed, 6 Feb 2013, 06:02

Adrian Lee & Partners (AL&P) has launched a local currency emerging market fixed income strategy. This is available either as a separate account or through a fund vehicle. »

Survey Over half of European DB pension schemes will alter risk appetite, says survey

Tue, 5 Feb 2013, 12:50

Over half of all European defined benefit (DB) pension schemes (58 per cent) plan to change their risk profile over the next three years to address funding challenges, according to a survey commissioned by State Street and conducted by the Economist Intelligence Unit. »

Thumbs up US institutional plan sponsors gained 12.3 per cent in 2012

Tue, 5 Feb 2013, 13:35

Institutional plan sponsors reaped a fourth consecutive year of positive investment returns in 2012, with equity markets contributing a large portion to the 12.3 per cent gain for the median plan in the Northern Trust Universe. »

China's flag Cutwater Asset Management obtains QFII License in China

Tue, 5 Feb 2013, 16:09

Cutwater Asset Management has been awarded a qualified foreign institutional investor license (QFII) by the China Securities Regulatory Commission. »

Money flows Record USD77.4bn pours into equity mutual funds and ETFs in January

Tue, 5 Feb 2013, 13:28

An all-time record of USD77.4bn flowed into all US-listed equity mutual funds and exchange-traded funds in January, according to figures released by TrimTabs Investment Research. »
Man with laptop BI-SAM launches B-Portal

Wed, 6 Feb 2013, 06:12

BI-SAM, a provider of data management, performance, attribution, risk, composites and reporting solutions for the global asset management industry, has launched B-Portal, a web-portal application available within its B-One platform. »

Crystal ball Credit funds unlikely to repeat 2012 flows and returns in 2013, says Fitch Ratings

Tue, 5 Feb 2013, 16:16

Credit fund performance and flows in 2013 are unlikely to reach the levels seen in 2012, says Fitch Ratings. »

Water USS provides class B inflation linked financing to Affinity Water

Tue, 5 Feb 2013, 14:26

The Universities Superannuation Scheme (USS) has provided GBP95m of 20-year, class B inflation linked financing to Affinity Water Programme Finance via the private placement of an index linked note.  »

Greg Brousseau, co-chief executive and co-chief investment officer, Central Park Group Fortigent and Central Park Group team up

Tue, 5 Feb 2013, 12:06

Fortigent, a provider of high-net-worth solutions and consulting services, has formed a partnership with Central Park Group, an independent investment advisory firm that delivers private client and smaller institutional investors access to institutional hedge fund, private equity, real estate and fund of funds talent. »

Trading screen BofA Merrill Lynch launches Instinct Natural

Tue, 5 Feb 2013, 10:07

Bank of America Merrill Lynch has launched Instinct Natural, an enhancement to its alternative trading system (ATS) Instinct X, aimed at increasing opportunities to execute block trades while minimising market impact. »

Ben Fox, director of F&C’s multi-alternative business F&C develops multi-asset capability with key hire

Tue, 5 Feb 2013, 10:27

F&C Investments has appointed Ben Fox as director of F&C’s multi-alternative business. »
David Moore, Bedell Cristin David Moore joins Bedell Cristin in Guernsey

Tue, 5 Feb 2013, 16:20

One of Guernsey’s leading corporate and finance lawyers, David Moore, has joined Bedell Cristin. »

New York Susanne Mulligan joins Guggenheim Securities

Tue, 5 Feb 2013, 10:16

Guggenheim Securities has appointed Susanne Mulligan as a managing director in equity capital markets (ECM). »

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Scott Powers, president and chief executive of SSgA SSgA enhances investment capabilities to meet evolving client challenges

Thu, 20/06/2013 - 12:07

State Street Global Advisors (SSgA), the asset management business of State Street Corporation, is strengthening its capabilities in both active and passive strategies.

Oliver Dreher, partner, CMS Hasche Sigle CMS Hasche Sigle strengthens debt capital markets team

Thu, 20/06/2013 - 10:06

CMS Hasche Sigle is strengthening its banking and finance practice area with the addition of Oliver Dreher, who is moving from Linklaters to CMS as a partner to head the debt capital markets section.

Handshake Nikko AM appoints Ross Long as chief legal officer

Wed, 19/06/2013 - 14:01

Nikko Asset Management has appointed Ross Long as its chief legal officer with effect from 24 June 2013.

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