Loomis, Sayles & Company, an affiliate of Natixis Investment Managers, announced that Kevin Perry, portfolio manager on the senior loan team, will retire in March 2019 after 17 years with the company and 37 years in the (...)
Loomis Sayles announces changes to global fixed income team leadership
Kenneth Buntrock, portfolio manager and co-team leader of the global fixed income team to retire in March 2019. Longstanding portfolio managers Lynda Schweitzer and Scott Service elevated to leadership roles...
BNP Paribas Asset Management appoints Peter Abbott as Head of European Large Cap Equities
BNP Paribas Asset Management (‘BNPP AM’) announces the appointment of Peter Abbott as Head of European Large Cap Equities, with effect from 1 October. He will be based in London and will report to Guy Davies, CIO, Fundamental Active (...)
David Abitbol appointed Head of Societe Generale Securities Services
Societe Generale appoints David Abitbol as the new Head of Societe Generale Securities Services (SGSS). This appointment will be effective as of 1 st January 2019. Based in Paris, he will report to Séverin Cabannes, Deputy Chief Executive (...)
CalPERS Adopts Funding Risk Mitigation Policy to Rein in Risk and Volatility in Pension System
The California Public Employees’ Retirement System (CalPERS) today adopted a funding risk mitigation policy that will incrementally lower the discount rate in years of good investment returns, help pay down the pension fund’s unfunded liability, and provide greater (...)
Lyxor is to switch key European, Global and US ETFs to physical replication, in a drive to continuously improve the quality of replication for investors. Following the switch, Lyxor will have more than half of its assets (€25bn) in physical replication, making it the third (...)
Greater Manchester Pension Fund and LPFA infrastructure programme makes first investment
Greater Manchester & London Infrastructure Limited (GLIL), a £500m infrastructure investment joint venture between Greater Manchester Pensions Fund and the London Pensions Fund Authority, has committed £60m towards funding the construction and operation of British (...)
The California Public Employees’ Retirement System (CalPERS) announced that it will begin to engage thermal coal companies in its investment portfolio on climate change risks as a first step required by Senate Bill 185, authored by Senator Kevin de Leon, and signed by (...)
Mirova, a subsidiary of Natixis Asset Management dedicated to responsible investment, has received the Novethic Green Fund Label 2015 for its fund Mirova Green Bond - Global. Mirova Green Bond - Global has thereby become the first green bond fund awarded the Novethic (...)