The Lancashire County Pension Fund (LCPF) and London Pensions Fund Authority (LPFA) today announced that the former Chairman of the Pensions Regulator, Michael O’Higgins, will chair their £10bn partnership.
Lombard Odier IM expands its Alternative capability with a Global Macro team
Lombard Odier Investment Managers (Lombard Odier IM), the asset management arm of the Lombard Odier Group has added to its alternative investment capabilities by hiring a dedicated Global Macro team. The team forms part of Lombard Odier IM’s Absolute Return investment (...)
Societe Generale Private Banking Suisse appoints three new members to its executive committee
Societe Generale Private Banking (Suisse) SA has strengthened its executive committee with the appointments of Olivier Lecler, Deputy Chief Executive Officer, Julien Duniague, Head of Sales and Marketing, and Nicole Favre, Chief Operating (...)
David Steyn appointed as CEO and Chairman of the Management Board of Robeco Groep N.V.
Robeco today announces the appointment of Mr. David Steyn (1959) as Chief Executive Officer and Chairman of the Management Board of Robeco Groep N.V. (‘Robeco’) as of 1 November 2015.
Robeco Group N.V. announces the departure of Roderick Munsters, who will resign as Chief Executive Officer and member of the Management Board. Mr. Munsters will leave once a smooth handover to his successor has been (...)
First real blockchain transaction completed in fund distribution
Natixis Asset Management, a leading affiliate of Natixis Global Asset Management, has revealed that investors have successfully purchased shares in Natixis AM’s funds through the blockchain-powered fund distribution platform for fund managers, (...)
BlackRock completes final close of largest global wind and solar fund
BlackRock Real Assets has completed the final close for its Global Renewable Power II fund (“GRP II”) with $1.65 billion in commitments secured from 67 institutional investors in North America, Europe and Asia...
Natixis announces Mirova has entered into exclusive negotiations with Althelia Ecosphere
The projected acquisition of Althelia Ecosphere (“Althelia”) by Mirova is intended to create a European platform dedicated to natural capital investing and give investors access to investment solutions addressing major global environmental challenges such as climate change, (...)
SimCorp has signed an agreement to acquire all shares in APL Italiana S.p.A.
SimCorp has signed an agreement to acquire all shares in APL Italiana S.p.A. (APL Italiana) for a total enterprise value of EUR 35m. This includes EUR 10m in SimCorp shares. The purchasing price will be adjusted upwards with estimated EUR 3m upon closing of the (...)