Jim Simons, the « Michael Jordan » of finance retires
Jim Simons has officially announced his retirement, leaving the reins of "Medallion Fund" - without doubt one of the greatest performing management funds in history - in the hands of his two co-successors, Peter Brown and Robert (...)
Under this partnership, and subject to the supervisory authorities’ approval, Amundi will acquire a 12.8% stake in Tikehau IM, in line with long standing partner Arkéa, and become a shareholder of Tikehau Capital Advisors, the head structure of the Tikehau group, with 7.3% (...)
Dominique Strauss-Kahn in China to launch DSK Global Investment Fund
Leyne Strauss-Kahn & Partners is the initiator of DSK Global Investment Fund (regulatory approval pending), a long-term global-macro fund whose investment decisions rely on Dominique Strauss-Kahn’ s analysis of fundamental economic, financial and political trends that (...)
CalPERS to Allocate Additional $200 Million to Private Equity Emerging Investment Manager Program
The California Public Employees’ Retirement System (CalPERS) today announced that it will allocate an additional $200 million to its emerging manager program in the Private Equity asset class.
Fédéris Gestion d’Actifs and Mirova partner up to promote a responsible approach to governance
In order to reinforce its voting policy and establish its engagement with companies, Fédéris Gestion d’Actifs, a pillar of French insurance product and diversified management, and pioneer of responsible investment management in France, has retained (...)
Lombard Odier Investment Managers publishes its independently-calculated Smart Beta indexes on Bloomberg
Lombard Odier Investment Managers (LOIM), the institutional asset management arm of the Lombard Odier Group, is pleased to announce that its proprietary FWD Smart Beta indexes - calculated independently - are now available through the Bloomberg Professional (...)