October 2016
News Merger Arbitrage Expected to Continue Its Climb in Q4
As the third quarter came to an end, it is time to take some perspective. The summer lull fuelled risk assets after a turbulent first half (MSCI World +4.5% in Q3) and hedge funds benefitted from it. Strategies with higher betas outperformed, such as L/S Equity and (...)
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October 2016
News Inflows into high-grade funds slow down
According to BofA Merrill Lynch Global Research report, fund flows data reveal that inflows into high-grade funds have slowed down over the past few weeks. Chart 1 indicates that the four-week average trend has decelerated to its lowest point since (...)
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October 2016
News European banks meet leverage mark, but could face G-SIB add-on challenge
Europe’s leading banks look generally well-placed to meet global standards on leverage to be implemented at the start of 2018, but compliance could be tested should regulators implement buffers for the biggest banks, according to data compiled by S&P Global Market (...)
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October 2016
News IFC Launches New Platform to Mobilize $5 Billion for Infrastructure Investments in Emerging Markets
IFC, a member of the World Bank Group, has launched an innovative program that aims to raise $5 billion from global institutional investors to modernize infrastructure in emerging markets over the next five years, opening up a new stream of capital flows to improve power, (...)
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October 2016
News AfDB issues 0.125% EUR 750 Million Global Benchmark due 7 October 2026
On Friday, 30th September 2016, African Development Bank (AfDB), rated Aaa (Moody’s) / AAA (S&P) / AAA (Fitch), successfully launched and priced its inaugural €750mm 10-year EUR benchmark transaction due 7 October (...)
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October 2016
News Stage Capital Launches as Independent Private Equity Firm
Spin-out of UK & European private equity investor NBGI Private Equity. New firm backed by funds managed by Deutsche Bank and Goldman Sachs, with initial AUM of over €300m.
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October 2016
News Janus Capital Group Inc. and Henderson Group plc announce recommended merger of equals
Henderson Group plc (“Henderson”) (LSE & ASX: HGG) and Janus Capital Group Inc. (“Janus”) (NYSE: JNS) today announce that their respective Boards of Directors have unanimously agreed to an all-stock merger of equals. The combined company will be named Janus Henderson Global (...)
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September 2016
News State aid rumors haunt Deutsche Bank amid capital fears
As rumors of German state intervention grow, Deutsche Bank AG is struggling to meet its capital and earnings targets, figures from S&P Global Market Intelligence show.
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September 2016
News ’Jury still out’ on too-big-to-fail as G-SIB capital lags smaller banks
Despite years of official efforts to end the problem of banks that are too big to fail, many of the world’s biggest and most systemically important institutions have less capital put aside than smaller lenders — an anomaly causing concern to (...)
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September 2016
News Central banks give markets a respite
The Fed gave its verdict last week and decided to stay put on the back of inflation remaining below its target. Financial markets found the message to be reassuring. They recovered from recent losses related to fears that it may hike as early as this (...)
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September 2016
News China’s world-leading banks industry will see its robust growth decelerate to 2020, says MarketLine
The Chinese banks industry reached a total asset value of almost $32 trillion in 2015, accounting for 58% of all Asia-Pacific’s assets and making it the world’s single largest banks industry by a considerable margin, according to research firm (...)
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September 2016
News Horizons ETFs Actively Managed ETF Business Surpasses $3 Billion in AUM
Horizons ETFs Management (Canada) Inc. and its affiliate, AlphaPro Management Inc. (collectively "Horizons ETFs"), are pleased to announce that assets under management (AUM) for its actively managed exchange traded fund (ETF) business now exceed $3 (...)
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September 2016
News New Vanguard Research Examines Dynamic Retirement Spending Strategy
In a new paper, "From assets to income: A goals-based approach to retirement spending," Vanguard researchers provide a framework to help investors turn an investment portfolio into a sustainable and consistent source of (...)
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September 2016
News Amundi ETF extends its physical range to develop ETF-based solutions for distributors
Amundi ETF, Europe’s fifth largest ETF provider, expands further into the European retail market by extending its physical ETF range to develop ETF-based solutions.
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September 2016
News NZ Super Fund returns 1.89% over 2015/16 financial year
The NZ Super Fund returned 1.89% (after costs, before NZ tax) in the year to 30 June 2016, primarily reflecting negative returns by global equities, in part offset by above-benchmark value added by the Fund.
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