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News Norges Bank Investment Management makes new investment in US logistics

Norges Bank Investment Management has acquired a 45 percent interest in a logistics portfolio in the US, comprising 48 buildings in Southern California, New Jersey, and Pennsylvania, in a new joint venture with Goodman (...)

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Ellipsis Asset Management acquires the convertible bond business of Edmond de Rothschild Asset Management

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AllianzGI with over EUR 50 billion AuM in infrastructure

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September 2015

News SNL Financial Report: Italy eyes €100B bad bank solution to NPL woes

Italian banks’ nonperforming loans represent one of the key challenges to the country’s weak recovery. The Bank of Italy has suggested a €100 billion bad bank.

September 2015

News Norexeco launches derivatives exchange platform for the pulp and paper industry

Norexeco ASA is set to start exchange services for the pulp and paper industry, becoming the world´s only derivatives exchange for this sector. Norexeco is supported by European Commodity Clearing (ECC), Europe’s leading clearing house for energy and related products, which (...)

September 2015

News Wealthy Hong Kongers shun European markets

Although economic conditions in Europe are picking up, Hong Kong’s millionaires are opting to move their investments outside the old continent, finds a new report from WealthInsight.

September 2015

News Event Driven knocked with few heavy-weight funds

The Lyxor Hedge Fund Index was down -2.7% in August. 1 out of 12 Lyxor Indices ended the month in positive territory. The Lyxor Convertible Arbitrage Index (+3.3%), the Lyxor L/S Equity Variable Bias Index (-0.7%), and the Lyxor L/S Equity Market Neutral Index (-1.1%) were (...)

September 2015

News CalPERS Announces Creation of Sustainability Benchmark for Infrastructure Investments

The California Public Employees’ Retirement System (CalPERS) today announced the launch of the Global Real Estate Sustainability Benchmark (GRESB) Infrastructure, a new benchmark that will measure the sustainability of infrastructure (...)

September 2015

News Euronext adds options on Flow Traders to its spotlight segment

Additional Spotlight options promoted to standard segment, thanks to lively trading

September 2015

News European ETF market flows continued their positive trend in August 2015

NET NEW ASSETS (NNA) during this month amounted to EUR 9.7 billion, close to January 2015’s record high of EUR 10.9 billion. Total Assets under Management are up 17% vs. the end of 2014, reaching EUR 425 billion including a 4.8% market (...)

August 2015

News CalPERS Pension Benefits Generate Nearly $31 Billion in Economic Activity

According to a study released today by the California Public Employees’ Retirement System (CalPERS), retirement benefits paid by the pension fund generated $30.9 billion in economic activity.

August 2015

News Euronext announces record volumes

Euronext, the leading exchange in the Eurozone, yesterday announced record trading volumes on its markets on 24 August 2015.

August 2015

News Norway’s sovereign wealth fund returned -0.9 percent, or -73 billion kroner, in the second quarter of 2015.

Equity investments returned -0.2 percent, and fixed-income investments -2.2 percent. The return on these investments was 0.4 percentage point higher than the return on the benchmark indices. Investments in real estate returned 2.0 (...)

August 2015

News Norges Bank has decided to exclude the companies IJM Corp Bhd, Genting Bhd, POSCO and Daewoo International Corp from the investment universe of the GPFG.

Norges Bank has decided to exclude the companies IJM Corp Bhd, Genting Bhd, POSCO and Daewoo International Corp from the investment universe of the GPFG. The companies are excluded based on an assessment of the risk of severe environmental (...)

August 2015

News Receding systemic risks, but cautious risk appetite

The Lyxor Hedge Fund Index was up +1.3% in July. 8 out of 12 Lyxor Indices ended the month in positive territory, led by the Lyxor CTA Long Term Index (+4.6%), the Lyxor Global Macro Index (+2.6%), and the Lyxor Variable Bias Index (...)

August 2015

News Robeco and RobecoSAM awarded highest scores in latest UN PRI assessment.

Robeco Group and RobecoSAM have announced that they have been awarded A+ scores by the United Nations-supported Principles for Responsible Investment (UN PRI) for their overarching approach to responsible investment.

August 2015

News SNL Financial ranks the largest 100 banks in the world

According to SNL Financial’s latest global bank rankings, China now has four of the five largest banks in the world after weakening currencies pushed French and Japanese companies out of the top five.

July 2015

News Nomura to enter asset management business alliance

Nomura Holdings, Inc. today announced that it has signed an agreement with Japan Post Bank Co., Ltd., Japan Post Co., Ltd., and Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Bank, Limited to establish a new asset management company and develop asset management (...)

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News CalPERS Shortens Period to Review Tobacco Divestments

The California Public Employees’ Retirement System’s (CalPERS) Board of Administration (Board) today reaffirmed its decision to review the System’s tobacco divestments, and shortened the time period for review to six to nine (...)

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News 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 (...)

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News AfDB issues 1% US $1 Billion Global Benchmark due 2 November 2018

On Wednesday, October 19, 2016, the African Development Bank, rated Aaa (Moody’s) / AAA (S&P) / AAA (Fitch), launched and priced a new US $1-billion 2-year Global benchmark transaction due 2 November 2018.

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News International inflows power record year for CPR AM

CPR AM delivered strong results with €2.8 billion of inflows in 2018. International assets under management (excluding France) grew 220% over three years, taking total AUM (ex-France) to €6.4 billion euros. Inflows driven by investor demand for thematic equities (€2.3 (...)

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News Norway’s sovereign wealth fund returned -0.9 percent, or -73 billion kroner, in the second quarter of 2015.

Equity investments returned -0.2 percent, and fixed-income investments -2.2 percent. The return on these investments was 0.4 percentage point higher than the return on the benchmark indices. Investments in real estate returned 2.0 (...)

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News Fitch Affirms The Netherlands at ’AAA’; Outlook Negative

Fitch Ratings has affirmed The Netherlands’ Long-term foreign and local currency Issuer Default Rating (IDRs) at ’AAA’. The Outlooks are Negative. The issue ratings on The Netherlands’ unsecured foreign and local currency bonds have also been affirmed at (...)

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News EDHEC-Risk Institute and Lyxor launch a research chair and explore the next generation of risk parity adapted to time-varying market conditions

EDHEC-Risk Institute and Lyxor are launching a three-year research chair entitled “Risk Allocation Solutions”...

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News Robeco announces its growth strategy for Japan

Robeco Groep N.V. today announced the company’s strategy to set up full-scale operations and expand its asset management business in Japan.

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News CalPERS Cuts Costs and Saves Pension Fund $922.5 Million Over a Five-Year Span

The California Public Employees’ Retirement System (CalPERS) Board of Administration (Board) released the Annual Cost Efficiency and Effectiveness Report (PDF), detailing several initiatives that resulted in cost savings for the Pension Fund of $922.5 million over the past (...)

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News RBS fails BoE stress test, adopts new capital plan

Royal Bank of Scotland Group Plc emerged as the weakest among seven U.K. lenders examined in the Bank of England’s 2016 stress test, missing two key capital target levels under the adverse stress scenario.

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News 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 (...)

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News ING completes sale of stake in SulAmérica to Swiss Re

ING received a total cash consideration of approximately EUR 180 million for the 37.7 million SulAmérica units, which represent a direct stake of approximately 11.3%.

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News ING to sell remaining stake in Voya Financial

ING announced today it agreed to sell shares of common stock of Voya Financial, Inc. in an underwritten public offering. In addition, ING Group has entered into a share repurchase agreement with Voya under which Voya will repurchase USD 600 million of its shares of common (...)

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News USD funding, money market freeze, pheripheral sovereign debt...answers from BNP Paribas

Amongst the three French banks under pressure, only BNP Paribas has played the card of full transparency ...

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News Fédéris Gestion d’Actifs and Mirova partner up to promote a responsible approach to governance

In order to reinforce its voting policy and establish its engagement with companies, Fédéris Gestion d’Actifs, a pillar of French insurance product and diversified management, and pioneer of responsible investment management in France, has retained (...)

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News 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 (...)

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