State Street Global Advisors Appoints Head of Core Beta Research Team in London
State Street Global Advisors (SSGA), the asset management business of State Street Corporation, announced the appointment of Julian Harding as managing director and global head of core beta research.
CalPERS Names Marlene Timberlake D’Adamo as Chief Compliance Officer
The California Public Employees’ Retirement System (CalPERS) announced the selection of Marlene Timberlake D’Adamo as Chief Compliance Officer (CCO). She assumes her new role on April 11.
Evelyn Tortosa joins CNP Assurances as Group Compliance Director
Evelyn Tortosa joined CNP Assurances today as Group Compliance Director. As the Group Compliance Director plays a key role in the Solvency II Directive, she will report to the Managing Director.
The Board of Supervisors of the European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) has appointed Anneli Tuominen as its Vice Chair. Ms. Tuominen, who is the Director-General of the Finnish Finanssivalvonta (FIN-FSA), will serve a 2½ year term effective (...)
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 (...)