GAM appoints Greg Clerkson as head of discretionary investment
GAM Investments announced the appointment of Greg Clerkson in the new role of head of discretionary investment, effective 1 March 2020. Greg will report to Group CEO Peter Sanderson and is based in London.
Jupiter expands equities team with double analyst hire
Jupiter Asset Management is pleased to announce the appointment of two new equity analysts. The new hires, who joined Jupiter in November, will provide significant support to the firm’s equity investment strategies with a specific focus on alternatives and technology (...)
Lyxor appoints Vincent Denoiseux as Head of ETF Research and Solutions
The use of ETFs is now pervasive among most investor types in Europe and ETFs are increasingly credible options for building and optimising portfolios. To better serve the ever-evolving needs of its clients, Lyxor has appointed Vincent Denoiseux in a newly created role as (...)
Solactive appoints Timo Pfeiffer as Chief Markets Officer
The Supervisory Board of Solactive has appointed Timo Pfeiffer to Solactive’s Management Board. Timo Pfeiffer joins Steffen Scheuble (CEO), Dirk Urmoneit (CIO), and Christian Vollmuth (CRO) as part of the firm’s management body in the newly created role of Chief Markets (...)
Aviva Investors appoints Emma Halley as Head of Investment Process, Multi-Asset and Macro
Aviva Investors, the global asset management unit of Aviva PLC, announces the appointment of Emma Halley as Head of Investment Process for Multi-asset and Macro. Based in London, she reports to Peter Fitzgerald, Chief Investment Officer, Multi-asset and (...)
Departure Does Not Impact Henderson Horizon Pan European Equity’s "Strong" Rating
Fitch Ratings has said that the departure of the co-manager of the Henderson Horizon Pan European Equity Fund, William Stormont, will not affect the "Strong" rating assigned to the fund.
Credit Suisse agrees to sell ETF business to BlackRock
Credit Suisse today announced that it has signed an agreement to sell its exchange traded funds (ETF) business to BlackRock, Inc. (BlackRock). This is an important strategic step in an industry that requires significant scale, and allows Credit Suisse to realize value in a (...)
Legg Mason and Permal Announce Acquisition of Fauchier Partners
Legg Mason, Inc. and affiliate Permal have announced a definitive agreement to acquire Fauchier Partners, a leading European based manager of funds of hedge funds, from BNP Paribas Investment Partners. Fauchier Partners will be combined with Permal, one of the largest (...)
Credit Suisse Partners with Qatar Holding in Asset Management Joint Venture
Credit Suisse AG and Qatar Holding LLC today announced that they have signed an agreement to form an asset management joint venture - Aventicum Capital Management...
Julius Baer to acquire Merrill Lynch’s International Wealth Management business outside the United States from Bank of America
BofAML will provide certain products and services to Julius Baer, including the provision of global equity research, product offerings, as well as structured and advisory products. In addition there will be cross-referral of clients between both (...)