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Craig Baker, global head of investment research at Towers Watson Smart Beta strategies continue to attract assets, says Towers Watson

Wed, 13 Feb 2013, 16:06

Institutional investors continue to diversify their investment portfolios into alternative assets, increasingly via direct funds rather than funds of funds, according to global data from Towers Watson. »

Don Steinbrugge, Agecroft Partners Average hedge fund fee significantly lower than reported

Thu, 14 Feb 2013, 06:00

Hedge fund industry assets are up slightly from their peak in Q3 2008, however the average fee paid on industry assets has declined much more than reported in industry surveys, which typically show that the stated fee of the average hedge fund has declined very little over the past five years. However, Don Steinbrugge (pictured) of Agecroft Partners, estimates that the average management fee on net assets received by hedge funds since 2008 is 15% lower than commonly believed. »

Dan Mannix, head of business development at RWC RWC to launch income share class for convertible bond fund

Thu, 14 Feb 2013, 06:32

RWC is to launch a distributing share class for the RWC Global Convertibles Fund. »

Islamic Turkey and QFC have most Islamic Finance friendly tax systems in MENA, says study

Thu, 14 Feb 2013, 06:24

Turkey and the Qatar Financial Centre (QFC) have the most Islamic Finance friendly tax systems out of eight countries in the MENA region, according to a study conducted by Mohammed Amin, Salah Gueydi and Hafiz Choudhury and sponsored by Qatar Financial Centre Authority in partnership with the International Tax and Investment Center, based in Washington DC.  »

Mutual funds Investors add USD86.5bn to US long-term mutual funds in January

Wed, 13 Feb 2013, 16:18

Investors added USD86.5bn to long-term open-end mutual funds in January, and 72 of 93 open-end categories recorded inflows, according to figures released by Morningstar. »
Greg Horn, Persimmon’s president and CEO Persimmon Capital Management launches long/short fund

Wed, 13 Feb 2013, 12:19

Persimmon Capital Management has launched Persimmon Long/Short Fund (LSEAX), a multi-adviser mutual fund that seeks to use long/short equity strategies to produce equity-like capital appreciation over time with less volatility than long-only strategies. »

A grade Top buyside portfolio management systems revealed

Wed, 13 Feb 2013, 14:48

GreySpark Partners, the capital markets consultancy, has released a report on the buyside portfolio management landscape analysing the leading vendor solutions in the Portfolio Management System (PMS) space. »

European flags Amundi launches two funds focused on European equity markets

Wed, 13 Feb 2013, 12:15

Amundi is offering investors two investment solutions to make the most of the recovery in European equity markets – Amundi Funds Equity Euroland Small Cap and Amundi Funds Equity Europe Minimum Variance, two Ucits IV-compliant sub-funds of the Luxembourg SICAV Amundi Funds. »

Commodities Commodity market increased in January amid improved macroeconomic indicators

Wed, 13 Feb 2013, 12:09

Commodities benefited from an uptick in global growth momentum in January. »

Josh Cohen, defined contribution practice leader, Russell Investments Russell launches ‘next generation’ of target date investing for institutional plan sponsors

Wed, 13 Feb 2013, 10:33

Global asset manager Russell Investments has leveraged the methodology in Russell Adaptive Investing to develop the “next generation” in target date investing for institutional plan sponsors – Russell Adaptive Retirement Accounts. »

Short selling ESMA seeks feedback for review of the Short Selling Regulation

Wed, 13 Feb 2013, 10:07

The European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) has published a call for evidence on the evaluation of the EU regulation on short selling and certain aspects of credit default swaps (SSR).  »
Stethoscope Improved endowment management crucial for non-profit healthcare organisations, says white paper

Wed, 13 Feb 2013, 12:14

A new Commonfund Institute white paper says that healthcare organisations should adopt a more diversified endowment model, reducing the heavy bond and cash allocations that dominate their investable asset pools.  »

Handshake KNG Securities appoints Armando La Morgia to fixed income team

Thu, 14 Feb 2013, 06:14

KNG Securities, the independent fixed income specialist, has appointed Armando La Morgia to its fixed income team as the firm builds its presence in the asset-backed securities market. »

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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.

David Williams, director of sales for wealth management, Northern Trust Northern Trust appoints David Williams as director of sales for wealth management

Wed, 19/06/2013 - 12:17

Northern Trust has promoted David Williams to the role of sales director for wealth management.

Handshake SS&C appoints Timothy Reilly as senior vice president, institutional outsourcing

Tue, 18/06/2013 - 16:02

SS&C Technologies has appointed Timothy Reilly as senior vice president of institutional outsourcing for its institutional services division.  

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