DWS Group today announces two changes to its Executive Board.
Mark Cullen will become Chief Operating Officer and Dirk Goergen will become Head of EMEA Coverage. Both will become members of the DWS Executive Board. Jon Eilbeck and Thorsten Michalik will leave the company. All changes have received regulatory sign-off and will take (...)
BNP Paribas Asset Management appoints Corinne Massuyeau as Global Head of Client Services
BNP Paribas Asset Management (‘BNPP AM’) announces the appointment of Corinne Massuyeau as Global Head of Client Services. Corinne is based in Paris and reports to Sandro Pierri, Global Head of Client Group.
BNP Paribas Asset Management expands its ESG commitment through appointment of Head of Stewardship for the Americas
BNP Paribas Asset Management (‘BNPP AM’) announces the appointment of Adam Kanzer as Head of Stewardship, Americas, within its Sustainability Centre. Based in New York, Adam joined on 19 October and reports to Helena Viñes Fiestas, BNPP AM’s Global Head of Sustainability (...)
Aviva Investors, the global asset management business of Aviva plc (‘Aviva’), announces the appointment of Susan Schmidt as Head of US Equities, expanding its geographical footprint in the asset class after nine hires to its UK, Global and Emerging Market equities teams in (...)
Unigestion strengthens cross-asset solutions team with two manager hires
Unigestion, the boutique asset manager with the scale to deliver tailor-made investment solutions to clients globally, has further strengthened its cross-asset solutions team with the recent appointments of Salman Baig and Joshua Seager as investment (...)
European Smart Beta ETF market flows continued to be sustained in Q3 2016.
Net New Assets (NNA) year to date amounted to EUR6.5bn. Total Assets under Management are up 39% vs. the end of 2015, reaching EUR 25.3 billion and including a significant market impact (9.1%*).
BofA Merrill Lynch October Fund Manager Survey shows global investor risk-aversion growing as cash allocations increase to near-15-year highs
Cash levels jumped from 5.5% in September to 5.8% this month. Investors’ average cash balance was last this high in July 2016 (post-Brexit vote) and in Fall 2001.
TrackInsight raises EUR 2.5 million from NewAlpha Asset Management and Aviva France
TrackInsight SAS is pleased to announce two new investments in its capital from the FinTech fund managed by New Alpha Asset Management and the insurance company, Aviva France. TrackInsight has now raised over EUR 4 million in development (...)
Meridiam announces the closing of its first investment in Portugal.
Meridiam has acquired Norscut, a Portuguese road concession company, operating a 156.6 km motorway located in the North of Portugal, connecting Chaves (Spanish border in the North) to Viseu (Interior Centre in the South). The shareholders of Norscut were Eiffage Group, Sonae (...)