Stories Capital Fund Management: Simply the best?
Discus Fund, one of CFM flagship funds, posted 23 percent year-to-date positive returns as of october end, the best performance amongst all the global systematic funds. This is the confirmation the know-how of the French manager which has shown exceptional trackrecords for (...)
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Note Strengths and weaknesses of France as an alternative management financial centre
According to a study conducted by Reinhold & Partners, despite recognised human and technical resources, French alternative asset management, for reasons specific to the French market, and because it is suffering from a lack of image, has not developed as (...)
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News Crédit Agricole CIB to withdraw from equity derivatives and commodities activities.
The french bank unveils a new corporate and investment banking model centred on serving major clients and the closure of operations in 21 countries
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Opinion Overview of Quantitative Finance in France
A short review of quantitative finance in France under the lens of the Next Finance website: Profile of quants, origins and outlook of the industry.
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Innovation Sélection 1818: the new platform dedicated to independent financial advisors
Banque Privée 1818 and Rothschild & Cie Banque have signed the final agreement for the creation of their common platform dedicated to independent financial advisors, born out of the merger of Sélection R and 1818 (...)
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Profile Job market: Private Banking and Wealth Management
How to build, manage and retain staff? What are the evaluation criteria for good wealth managers ? What are the market’s compensation levels ? Specialised recruitment company, Norman Alex, shares with us their analysis and (...)
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Salary & Bonus Michel Camdessus issues his report on the traders’ bonuses
According to Michel Camdessus, the application of new standards and the action of bonuses supervisor have reduced 2009 bonus pool by 800 million euros ...
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News Will the new interest rate of PEL (french housing savings plan) be a booster for the CMS spread market?
As the market of spreads on Constant Maturity Swaps (CMS) had been reducing to almost nothing since the crisis, the new valuation methodology of PEL could be a booster ...
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News Rumors were close to destroy the Société Générale
4 Billion losses related to ETFs, losses in its Greek subsidiary and ECB rescue amounting € 5 Billion...this is an anthology of the rumors that ran in the markets about Société Générale.
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News USD funding, money market freeze, pheripheral sovereign debt...answers from BNP Paribas
Amongst the three French banks under pressure, only BNP Paribas has played the card of full transparency ...
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News 2010 report on European asset management : specialists laugh, global players cry!
According to a study of Morningstar, the year 2010 has been a blank year for the European traditional industry of fund management with a strong outflow in the money market offset by inflows on risky assets ...
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Note 10 to €12 billion of structured loans exhibit a high potential risk!
According to Didier Migaud, president of French revenue court, loans with interest rates linked to spreads out of the eurozone should be banned as well as those using leverage...
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Opinion Asset management: How to interpret managers awards?
One needs just to visit the premises of an asset management firm or to browse its website to find trophies and awards proudly displayed. What credit should be given to these awards?
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Innovation Launch of EMERGENCE, 1st seed-capital fund for young management companies on the Paris Financial Markets
A key necessity for these young companies, either based in or seeking to be established in France, is seed capital to manage from day one. Such capital allows management companies to quickly reach critical mass.
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News BNP Paribas denies having trouble obtaining USD funding
BNP Paribas categorically denies the statements made by a certain anonymous BNP Paribas executive who states that the bank has a liquidity problem in dollars and is participating in the creation of a market in euros to solve the (...)
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«Talents de la Gestion 2011» Awards -
March 2011
