February 2015
News CalPERS Joins Large Investors Calling for Green Bond Market Principles
The California Public Employees’ Retirement System (CalPERS) has joined an investor group of existing and potential green bond buyers calling on the green bond market to adhere to a set of principles that provide greater clarity on eligibility, disclosure, transparency, and (...)
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February 2015
News AfDB issues 1.375% USD 1 billion global benchmark due 12 February 2020
On Thursday, February 5, 2015, the African Development Bank (AfDB) successfully launched and priced a new 1 billion 5-year US dollar global benchmark due February 12, 2020. This is the AfDB’s first US dollar global benchmark of the (...)
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February 2015
News Sale of BAWAG PSK INVEST to Amundi successfully closes
BAWAG P.S.K. today announces the closing of its sale of BAWAG P.S.K. INVEST to Amundi. BAWAG P.S.K. INVEST (INVEST) becomes a wholly owned asset management subsidiary of Amundi with a total of EUR 5.0 billion of assets under management as of 31st December (...)
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February 2015
News SNL Financial: HSBC remains firmly atop European bank market cap ranking
HSBC Holdings, Banco Santander, Lloyds Banking Group and BNP Paribas held on to their top positions in SNL Financial’s new league table of Europe’s 20 largest banks by market capitalization.
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February 2015
News CalPERS to Recover More than $300 Million from Standard & Poor’s in Investment Ratings Settlements
The California Public Employees’ Retirement System (CalPERS) is poised to receive approximately $301 million in damages from Standard & Poor’s (S&P) and parent company McGraw-Hill Financial, the result of settlements in cases against S&P that stemmed from its (...)
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January 2015
News Snam, GIC and EDF Invest welcome Crédit Agricole Assurances along their side within TIGF
Today, Snam, GIC, and EDF Invest entered into an agreement with Crédit Agricole Assurances for its entry into the share capital of TIGF with a 10% stake.
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January 2015
News Greater Manchester Pension Fund and LPFA agree £500m infrastructure programme
The Greater Manchester Pension Fund (GMPF) and the London Pensions Fund Authority (LPFA) today announced the joint allocation of up to £500m to invest in infrastructure opportunities.
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January 2015
News Amundi ETF & Indexing enjoys another very successful year in 2014, with growth driven by innovation and competitive pricing
Amundi ETF and Indexing continued to show strong growth in 2014. The Group has collected US$10 billion of new assets and reached US$55 billion of assets under passive management in 2014...
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January 2015
News Source offers some of the lowest management fees in European ETFS /ETPS
Source, an investment firm and a leading provider of Exchange Traded Products (ETPs), offers some of the most competitively priced core ETP exposure including S&P500 and Eurostoxx 50 at 5bps p.a. MSCI Europe at 20bp p.a. and Physical Gold at 29bp p.a. Today, all of the (...)
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January 2015
News Ecuador’s Budget Cuts and China Loans Mitigate Oil Risks
The Ecuadorian government’s announcement of cuts to the 2015 budget and new Chinese loans signals how the authorities are responding to the fiscal and financing challenges of lower oil prices, Fitch Ratings says.
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January 2015
News Source expects European Active and Smart Beta ETF Assets to treble in 2015
The European Exchange Traded Product (ETP) industry took a big leap forward in 2014, having gathered $61.8 billion of net new assets (NNA) in 2014 and shatteringthe record for NNA over a full year...
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December 2014
News Rouble, Rates Moves Heighten Russian Economy Risks
Risks to Russia’s economy in 2015 have been increased by this week’s extreme volatility in the rouble and the sharp rise in interest rates, Fitch Ratings says.
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December 2014
News New record day in Euronext milling wheat commodities
Euronext, the leading exchange in the Euro zone, today announced that on 16 December its commodities franchise achieved a second lifetime record daily volumes in the same month in milling wheat futures with 92,531 contracts (...)
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December 2014
News AfDB issues a 6.625% ZAR 500 Million Eurobond due 9 December 2017
Sub-Saharan African Central Banks showed strong interest from the outset, taking 52% of the transaction, the rest being allocated to bank treasuries, private banks and asset managers.
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December 2014
News 5 banks hold more than 44% of US industry’s assets
Five companies owned more than 44% of the U.S. banking industry’s total assets at Sept. 30 — a dramatic increase from decades past according to SNL Financial’s latest report released today.
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