AXA IM announces details of new investment team focused on liquid absolute return strategies
AXA Investment Managers (AXA IM) today announces details of its new investment team focused on liquid absolute return strategies – AXA IM Chorus. The creation of this new team was first announced in April 2016 when Pierre-Emmanuel Juillard re-joined AXA IM to build and lead (...)
Gilbert Van Hassel appointed as Chief Executive Officer of Robeco Institutional Asset Management
Robeco Institutional Asset Management B.V. (‘Robeco’) today announces the appointment of Gilbert Van Hassel (1957) as Chief Executive Officer and Chairman of the Management Board of Robeco as of 19 September 2016.
Edouard Merette appointed Chairman of Unigestion Asia
Based in Singapore, Merette will be instrumental in leading the firm’s strategy for growth in the region, working with the whole of Unigestion’s senior management team.
CalPERS Names Marcie Frost as New Chief Executive Officer
The California Public Employees’ Retirement System (CalPERS) Board of Administration announced that it has named Marcie Frost as the Pension Fund’s new chief executive officer (CEO).
Amundi expands Prime ETF Range with USD Investment Grade Corporate Bond ETF tracking Solactive Index
Amundi’s Prime ETF range endures an expansion. On Tuesday, 24th of September, 2019, Europe’s leading asset management company launches its tenth Prime Range ETF – all ETFs are tracking Solactive indices exclusively – to enhance its offering of price-competitive benchmark (...)
DWS Supports Drive Towards Climate Resilient Infrastructure Investments
DWS Group, along with more than 30 other institutions, supports the Coalition for Climate Resilient Investment (CCRI). The goal of the CCRI is to transform infrastructure investments by integrating climate risks into the decision-making process, driving a paradigm shift (...)
Investors make unprecedented commitment to net zero emissions
In one of the boldest actions yet by the world’s largest investors to decarbonize the global economy, an alliance of the world’s largest pension funds and insurers – responsible for directing more than US$ 2.4 trillion in investments – has today committed to carbon-neutral (...)
Sustainable fund developed by Varma listed on London Stock Exchange
Varma has established an exchange-traded fund, (ETF) that takes sustainability criteria broadly into account. The ETF was created jointly with the asset management company Legal & General Investment Management (LGIM) and the index investment company (...)
M&A patterns are also showing healthy dynamics. A healthy number of hostile deals (usually riskier but more profitable) tends to concentrate on smaller targets. Jumbo deals are increasingly funded by stock and cash combinations, also favorable for (...)