The Lancashire County Pension Fund (LCPF) and London Pensions Fund Authority (LPFA) today announced that the former Chairman of the Pensions Regulator, Michael O’Higgins, will chair their £10bn partnership.
Lombard Odier IM expands its Alternative capability with a Global Macro team
Lombard Odier Investment Managers (Lombard Odier IM), the asset management arm of the Lombard Odier Group has added to its alternative investment capabilities by hiring a dedicated Global Macro team. The team forms part of Lombard Odier IM’s Absolute Return investment (...)
Societe Generale Private Banking Suisse appoints three new members to its executive committee
Societe Generale Private Banking (Suisse) SA has strengthened its executive committee with the appointments of Olivier Lecler, Deputy Chief Executive Officer, Julien Duniague, Head of Sales and Marketing, and Nicole Favre, Chief Operating (...)
David Steyn appointed as CEO and Chairman of the Management Board of Robeco Groep N.V.
Robeco today announces the appointment of Mr. David Steyn (1959) as Chief Executive Officer and Chairman of the Management Board of Robeco Groep N.V. (‘Robeco’) as of 1 November 2015.
Robeco Group N.V. announces the departure of Roderick Munsters, who will resign as Chief Executive Officer and member of the Management Board. Mr. Munsters will leave once a smooth handover to his successor has been (...)
New financing under the Investment Plan for Europe: Ginkgo 2
Building on its first vehicle, instigated by the Edmond de Rothschild Group in 2010, Ginkgo announces the first closing and launch of its second fund, Ginkgo 2, which targets the sustainable remediation of brownfield sites in urban (...)
State Street Global Advisors Launches 10 SPDR ETFs on the Euronext Exchange
State Street Global Advisors (SSGA), the asset management arm of State Street Corporation, today announced that it has launched 10 World Sector SPDR Exchange Traded Funds on the Euronext Exchange.
Nomura Securities Co., Ltd., a wholly owned subsidiary of Nomura Holdings, Inc., today announced that it will publish a new index named the NOMURA FIG Index. The index is a weighted Index based on market value including accrued interest, consisting of bank bonds issued in (...)
The California Public Employees’ Retirement System’s (CalPERS) Board of Administration (Board) today laid out a path to review all of the System’s existing divestment initiatives, including tobacco. Based on directions given to CalPERS staff, the Board will consider (...)
Institutional investor appetite is back for quant funds
The recent CTA performances encourage institutional investors to more closely monitor this type of hedge fund. Thus, according to Preqin, 52% of them wish to increase their exposure to this type of alternative strategy this year (vs 14% last (...)