Lazard Frères Gestion: Two new appointments in Belgium
The Belgian branch of Lazard Frères Gestion continues to grow with the arrival of Rodolphe d’Ursel, joining as Head Officer, and Miguel Robyns de Schneidauer, joining as Sales Director.
THEAM reinforces its alternative investment set-up
Eric Debonnet will lead a Paris-based team of nine people dedicated to Hedge Fund Solutions, while Thierry de Rycke and David Gilleron will be responsible for all hedge fund investments as co-Chief Investment Officers
Appointments at Société Générale Securities Services
Paloma Pedrola has been appointed International Manager for Custody and Trustee Services, Nathan Derhy and Murali Narasimhan have been appointed respectively Country Manager in Ireland and India. Jean-Louis Bernardo is the new Deputy Head of Securities Services and Head of (...)
TOBAM recruits to strengthen its presence in the Francophone market
Sylvain Viret joins TOBAM as Business Development Manager, dedicated to the development of Anti-Benchmark strategies amongst investors in France, Luxembourg, Monaco and Switzerland.
Unigestion to absorb all investment research costs to the benefit of clients
Unigestion, the boutique asset manager that focuses on providing risk-managed investment solutions, today announces that it will pay for all investment research on behalf of its clients in line with the upcoming Markets in Financial Instruments Directive (MiFID) (...)
CalPERS Expands Engagement for Greater Diversity on Corporate Boards to More Than 500 U.S. Companies
The California Public Employees’ Retirement System has sent letters to 504 companies in the Russell 3000 Index regarding diversity on their board of directors. The letters outline the growing evidence that board diversity has a positive economic impact on business (...)
Unigestion expands its fund distribution network by joining the MFEX platform
Unigestion, the boutique asset manager that focuses on providing its clients with risk-managed investment solutions, today announces that it has significantly expanded its fund distribution network by joining the MFEX (...)
Merger of Aberdeen Asset Management and Standard Life completes
The merger of Aberdeen Asset Management PLC and Standard Life plc has completed today to form Standard Life Aberdeen plc, one of the world’s largest investment companies with assets under administration of £670 billion (€737 billion, US$871 billion). The deal between the two (...)
BofA Merrill Lynch July Fund Manager Survey finds cash is king as investors walk the line
According to BofA Merrill Lynch July Fund Manager Survey, average cash balance dips to 4.9% from 5.0% last month, still above the 10-year average of 4.5%; investors note they are overweight cash due to their bearish view on the markets (25%) and preference for cash over (...)