THEAM announces appointment of Isabelle Bourcier to accelerate development of ETF and indexed fund activities
THEAM, the BNP Paribas Investment Partners subsidiary specialising in capital-protected, indexed and model-driven management, is pleased to announce the appointment of Isabelle Bourcier as Head of ETF and indexed fund (...)
Deborah Zurkow to head Alternatives group at AllianzGI
Allianz Global Investors announced today that Deborah Zurkow, CIO and Head of Infrastructure Debt, is to take on a new, broader role, becoming head of the Alternatives pillar within its global investment platform...
Natixis Asset Management appoints Nuno Teixeira as Head of Institutional & Retail Solutions
Nuno Teixeira has been appointed Head of Institutional & Retail Solutions, Natixis Asset Management, reporting to Franck Nicolas, Head of the Investment & Client Solutions group.
Instinet Incorporated (Instinet) today announced that Richard Parsons will become CEO of Instinet Europe Limited (Instinet Europe), subject to regulatory approval. Parsons currently serves as Instinet Europe’s Head of Sales & Trading. He will succeed current CEO Adam (...)
Schroders expands securitised credit capability through acquisition of ABS and MBS team from Brookfield
Schroders has reached an agreement with Brookfield Investment Management Inc. to acquire its securitised products investment management team with more than $4 billion in assets under management.
The California Public Employees’ Retirement System’s (CalPERS) today approved a new five-year strategic plan for its Real Assets asset class. The new plan for the asset class, which includes the Real Estate, Infrastructure, and Forestland programs, largely continues the (...)
Fitch: High Yield ETF Volumes Hitting New Highs in More Volatile Markets
High yield (HY) corporate bond ETFs are continuing to gain favor among HY investors, according to Fitch Ratings. This likely reflects investors’ liquidity preferences during a period of elevated HY market volatility and falling bond prices during 2015 and the beginning of (...)
German life insurers hope for respite as investment yields scrape floor
With no sign of a tightening in European monetary policy, low investment yields will continue to put pressure on German life insurers, many of whom sold overgenerous life policies even as signs were emerging that the European economy was entering a prolonged period of (...)
State Street Agrees to Acquire GE Asset Management
The transaction is expected to increase SSGA’s assets under management by approximately $100 billion upon closing and add new alternatives capabilities, while strengthening existing fundamental equity and active fixed income (...)
Nomura to establish permanent presence in South Africa
Nomura, Asia’s global investment bank, announces it has appointed Jan Newman and Ben Lowther, previously of Newman Lowther & Associates, to lead its newly-established branch office and team in South Africa.