THEAM announces appointment of Isabelle Bourcier to accelerate development of ETF and indexed fund activities
THEAM, the BNP Paribas Investment Partners subsidiary specialising in capital-protected, indexed and model-driven management, is pleased to announce the appointment of Isabelle Bourcier as Head of ETF and indexed fund (...)
Deborah Zurkow to head Alternatives group at AllianzGI
Allianz Global Investors announced today that Deborah Zurkow, CIO and Head of Infrastructure Debt, is to take on a new, broader role, becoming head of the Alternatives pillar within its global investment platform...
Natixis Asset Management appoints Nuno Teixeira as Head of Institutional & Retail Solutions
Nuno Teixeira has been appointed Head of Institutional & Retail Solutions, Natixis Asset Management, reporting to Franck Nicolas, Head of the Investment & Client Solutions group.
Instinet Incorporated (Instinet) today announced that Richard Parsons will become CEO of Instinet Europe Limited (Instinet Europe), subject to regulatory approval. Parsons currently serves as Instinet Europe’s Head of Sales & Trading. He will succeed current CEO Adam (...)
Schroders expands securitised credit capability through acquisition of ABS and MBS team from Brookfield
Schroders has reached an agreement with Brookfield Investment Management Inc. to acquire its securitised products investment management team with more than $4 billion in assets under management.
New financing under the Investment Plan for Europe: Ginkgo 2
Building on its first vehicle, instigated by the Edmond de Rothschild Group in 2010, Ginkgo announces the first closing and launch of its second fund, Ginkgo 2, which targets the sustainable remediation of brownfield sites in urban (...)
State Street Global Advisors Launches 10 SPDR ETFs on the Euronext Exchange
State Street Global Advisors (SSGA), the asset management arm of State Street Corporation, today announced that it has launched 10 World Sector SPDR Exchange Traded Funds on the Euronext Exchange.
Nomura Securities Co., Ltd., a wholly owned subsidiary of Nomura Holdings, Inc., today announced that it will publish a new index named the NOMURA FIG Index. The index is a weighted Index based on market value including accrued interest, consisting of bank bonds issued in (...)
The California Public Employees’ Retirement System’s (CalPERS) Board of Administration (Board) today laid out a path to review all of the System’s existing divestment initiatives, including tobacco. Based on directions given to CalPERS staff, the Board will consider (...)
Institutional investor appetite is back for quant funds
The recent CTA performances encourage institutional investors to more closely monitor this type of hedge fund. Thus, according to Preqin, 52% of them wish to increase their exposure to this type of alternative strategy this year (vs 14% last (...)