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News CalPERS Launches Search for Chief Investment Officer

The California Public Employees’ Retirement System (CalPERS) seeks an experienced investment professional for the role of Chief Investment Officer (CIO) to lead and manage its 400-plus person Investment Office...

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News Nomura ICG K.K. Announces New Office Opening in Otemachi, Tokyo

Nomura Holdings, Inc. (“Nomura”), Intermediate Capital Group plc (“ICG”) and Nomura ICG K.K. (“Nomura ICG”) have announced that Nomura ICG has moved into a new office located in Otemachi, Tokyo, on 12 May.

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News CalPERS Achieves $12.75M recovery from Ernst & Young LLP

The California Public Employees’ Retirement System (CalPERS) announced today that it had reached a $12.75 million settlement with Ernst & Young LLP (E&Y), the former auditor for Lehman Brothers (Lehman) with respect to claims arising out of CalPERS purchases of Lehman (...)

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News Robeco BP Global Premium Equities wins record ninth Morningstar award

Robeco, a leading international asset manager based in Rotterdam, The Netherlands, is pleased to announce that Morningstar has named Robeco Boston Partners Global Premium Equities fund as the best of its class in a record nine European (...)

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News Nomura Completes Acquisition of ING Asset Management Business in Taiwan

Nomura Asset Management Co., Ltd., a wholly owned subsidiary of Nomura Holdings, Inc., today announced that it has completed the acquisition of ING Group’s interest in ING Securities Investment & Trust Co., Ltd., Taiwan, the local asset management unit of ING Group, (...)

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News Clyde & Co advises on USD 800 million acquisition of House of Fraser, China’s largest foreign retail investment to date

A team of 20 lawyers across Clyde & Co’s offices in Beijing, Hong Kong, London, Guildford, Dubai and Paris worked on the deal, led by Partner and Chief Representative of the firm’s Beijing office, Lynia Lau.

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News CalPERS Investment Office Cuts Expenses for Two-year Period, Tops Peer Benchmark in Cost Survey

The California Public Employees’ Retirement System (CalPERS) today reported that costs for its investment operations have declined by approximately $80 million for the two-fiscal-year period from 2011-2013. CalPERS also reported that it was found to be "cost-advantaged" in a (...)

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News European Growth & Investment Opportunities Discussion at Paris EUROPLACE International Financial Forum in New York

Paris EUROPLACE held its annual International Financial Forum with the theme back “Back to Europe: the Paris Offer” in partnership with Banque de France, with the cooperation of ICE/NYSE, on Monday, April 14, at the New York Stock (...)

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News Robeco independent UN Global Compact participant

Robeco is pleased to announce that it has been accepted as an independent participant by the United Nations Global Compact, after participating via Rabobank Group for more than ten years.

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News Merrill Lynch Wealth Management and EDHEC Business School

Merrill Lynch Wealth Management is teaming up with France’s EDHEC Business School to develop new research on risk allocation and goals based investing, the organizations announced few days ago...

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News IFC Opens London Markets to Commemorate First London-Listed Renminbi Bond

IFC Executive Vice President and CEO Jin-Yong Cai last week rang the opening bell on the London Stock Exchange to commemorate the Corporation’s first London-listed renminbi bonds.

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News Amundi and Tikehau sign partnership agreement

Under this partnership, and subject to the supervisory authorities’ approval, Amundi will acquire a 12.8% stake in Tikehau IM, in line with long standing partner Arkéa, and become a shareholder of Tikehau Capital Advisors, the head structure of the Tikehau group, with 7.3% (...)

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News Swiss Re General news release: Global insured losses from catastrophes were USD 45 billion in 2013, Swiss Re sigma says

According to the latest sigma study, global insured losses from natural catastrophes and man-made disasters were USD 45 billion in 2013, down from USD 81 billion in 2012. Of the 2013 insured losses, USD 37 billion were generated by natural catastrophes, with hail in Europe (...)

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News ING to pay EUR 1.225 billion to Dutch State on 31 March 2014

ING announced that it has notified the Dutch State of its intention to pay EUR 1.225 billion on 31 March 2014. This payment is EUR 100 million higher than originally scheduled in the amended EC Restructuring Plan as announced on 19 November (...)

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News Credit Suisse Announces Settlement of FHFA Litigation Relating to Mortgage-backed Securities Purchased by Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac between 2005 and 2007

Credit Suisse announced that it has entered into an agreement with the Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA).

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News BlackRock Agrees to Acquire Global Infrastructure Partners (“GIP”), Creating a World Leading Infrastructure Private Markets Investment Platform

GIP is the world’s largest independent infrastructure manager with over $100 billion in AUM and a strong reputation for driving operational improvements in its portfolio companies & proprietary origination

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News Julius Baer to acquire Merrill Lynch’s International Wealth Management business outside the United States from Bank of America

BofAML will provide certain products and services to Julius Baer, including the provision of global equity research, product offerings, as well as structured and advisory products. In addition there will be cross-referral of clients between both (...)

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News Agence France Trésor announced the successful launch of the first French sovereign green bond

Today, Agence France Trésor announced the successful launch of the first French sovereign green bond with a maturity of 22 years. The Green OAT 1.75% 25 June 2039 issuance amount was €7bn, making it the largest and longest-dated green bond ever (...)

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News The market for catastrophe bonds (« Cat bonds ») remains dynamic!

Over the 12 months, the market for Cat bonds - bonds issued by securitization structure to refinance insurance risks related to natural disaster - remains dynamic, both in terms of volume and performance...

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News Rouble, Rates Moves Heighten Russian Economy Risks

Risks to Russia’s economy in 2015 have been increased by this week’s extreme volatility in the rouble and the sharp rise in interest rates, Fitch Ratings says.

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News Swiss Re Corporate Solutions joins forces with Seguros Confianza, Colombia’s leading specialty insurer, and acquires a majority stake

Swiss Re Corporate Solutions and owners of Compañía Aseguradora de Fianzas S.A. Confianza ("Confianza") have signed an agreement under which Corporate Solutions will acquire a 51% stake in Confianza. This arrangement will provide Colombian corporate clients local access to (...)

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News SUEZ successfully launches a 500 million euros green bond issuance

With a 5.5 times oversubscription and an order book totalling 2.7 billion euros, this issuance has been a huge success. More than 200 investors have once again shown their confidence in SUEZ: the very strong demand allowed to tighten the credit margin by 40 bps compared with (...)

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News Vauban Infrastructure Partners acquires four district heating networks in Spain - a green projet connecting more than 25,000 dwellings by 2028

Vauban Infrastructure Partners announces the closing of the transaction related to the acquisition of 100% stake in 4 district heating networks in Spain, an eminently “green project” connecting more than 25,000 dwellings to these networks by (...)

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News Nomura to Acquire Shares of 8 Securities and 8 Limited

Nomura Asset Management Co., Ltd. (“NAM”), a wholly owned subsidiary of Nomura Holdings, Inc., announced that it has entered into a definitive agreement with FinTech company 8 Securities Inc. (“8 Securities”) and its Hong Kong headquartered parent company 8 Limited (“8 Limited”) (...)

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News CTAs are on the mend

After a dismal performance and significant outflows in 2018, trend following strategies are on the mend. A month ago, we signaled the strategy was experiencing green shoots of recovery ; so far this month, it has been the best performing (...)

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News Societe Generale further reduces its involvement in coal

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News Systematic strategies are back

For the second month in a row, CTAs outperformed hedge fund strategies in April. According to the Lyxor CTA peer group, the strategy was up +1.6% in April, which brings the year-to-date performance close to +5%.

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News DWS Supports Drive Towards Climate Resilient Infrastructure Investments

DWS Group, along with more than 30 other institutions, supports the Coalition for Climate Resilient Investment (CCRI). The goal of the CCRI is to transform infrastructure investments by integrating climate risks into the decision-making process, driving a paradigm shift (...)

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News Global macro strategies play safe with U.S. Inflation hedges

In the space of alternatives, Global Macro strategies have embraced reflation trades in the past quarter, scaling up positions on EM FX, equities, commodities and inflation linked bonds at varying degrees.

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News Gold as collateral for a participation in the Greek support plan

Will Finland jeopardize the Greek plan? The country requires collateral in exchange for its participation in the support plan. The German labour minister, Ursula Von Der Leyen, has agreed to those terms…

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