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New Change FX joins IOWA.rocks community

Mon, 14/10/2019 - 15:39

New Change FX (NCFX), an independent data and analytics business, has joined IOWA.rocks, a new financial data marketplace. »

Ashburton Investments appoints CIO

Mon, 14/10/2019 - 15:32

Patrice Rassou (pictured) has been appointed chief investment officer (CIO) of Ashburton Investments, the asset management business of FirstRand Limited. »

Third generation DC plans to emerge within 5-10 years, says TAI

Mon, 14/10/2019 - 11:01

With the pace of change accelerating, the next ten years of defined contribution are set to be crucial in the development of retirement systems all around the world, according to the Thinking Ahead Institute. »

Aviva Investors sees one-in-three chance of global recession

Mon, 14/10/2019 - 10:51

Aviva Investors expects weak global growth to persist next year, with a one-in-three chance that it could lead to a global recession. »

BlueBay launches Emerging Markets Short Duration Fund

Mon, 14/10/2019 - 10:50

Specialist fixed income manager, BlueBay Asset Management (BlueBay), has launched a new actively managed emerging markets short duration bond fund, The BlueBay Emerging Market Aggregate Short Duration Bond Fund. »

Institutional investors set to almost triple divestment from fossil fuels in the next decade, says survey

Mon, 14/10/2019 - 10:12

Global institutional investors plan to divest 15.6 per cent of their portfolios from fossil fuels over the next ten years, almost tripling outflows of 5.7 per cent planned for next year, as high-profile activism on climate change gathers pace. »

Standard Life Investment Hub hits GBP10bn in SMA assets

Fri, 11/10/2019 - 14:36

Separately managed accounts (SMAs) on Standard Life’s Investment Hub have hit GBP10 billion of assets under management (AUM). »

CUNA Mutual Group selects IHS Markit for combined investment and data management platform in the cloud

Fri, 11/10/2019 - 14:35

CUNA Mutual Group (CUNA), an insurance and financial services company that provides financial services to cooperatives, credit unions, their members, and other customers worldwide, will implement IHS Markit’s (IHS) investment management platform, thinkFolio, and its integrated Enterprise Data Management (EDM) and EDM Warehouse solutions. »

Bruno Paulson, Morgan Stanley Investment Management

ESG exclusions no barrier to healthy returns, says MSIM’s Bruno Paulson

Fri, 11/10/2019 - 10:42

Morgan Stanley’s Global Sustain shows that even with a wide array of exclusions, an ESG fund can generate decent returns. Jan Wagner asks Global Sustain’s manager Bruno Paulson (pictured) how he achieved this and how the sustainable investment process at Morgan Stanley Investment Management works… »