Lyxor Asset Management (“Lyxor”) announces the appointment of Matthieu Mouly as CEO of Lyxor UK, Lyxor group’s entity in the UK. This appointment, effective as of August 22, is still subject to regulatory approval.
Jean-François Baralon has been appointed Managing Director and Head of Distribution for France, French-speaking Switzerland and Monaco at NGAM
Previously Deputy CEO and CFO/COO of Natixis Asset Management, Jean-François Baralon has been appointed Managing Director and Head of Distribution for France, French-speaking Switzerland and Monaco at NGAM.
Nomura Hires Senior Analyst for Biotech in U.S. Equity Research
Nomura announced today that Christopher Marai, Ph.D., has joined as a Managing Director and senior analyst, covering Biotechnology in the firm’s U.S. Equity Research department.
Jupiter appoints product specialists to key strategies
Jupiter is pleased to announce the appointments of three product specialists to support its UK equity, Asia and GEM equity and Fixed Income and Multi-Asset teams.
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 (...)