Loomis, Sayles & Company, an affiliate of Natixis Investment Managers, announced that Kevin Perry, portfolio manager on the senior loan team, will retire in March 2019 after 17 years with the company and 37 years in the (...)
Loomis Sayles announces changes to global fixed income team leadership
Kenneth Buntrock, portfolio manager and co-team leader of the global fixed income team to retire in March 2019. Longstanding portfolio managers Lynda Schweitzer and Scott Service elevated to leadership roles...
BNP Paribas Asset Management appoints Peter Abbott as Head of European Large Cap Equities
BNP Paribas Asset Management (‘BNPP AM’) announces the appointment of Peter Abbott as Head of European Large Cap Equities, with effect from 1 October. He will be based in London and will report to Guy Davies, CIO, Fundamental Active (...)
David Abitbol appointed Head of Societe Generale Securities Services
Societe Generale appoints David Abitbol as the new Head of Societe Generale Securities Services (SGSS). This appointment will be effective as of 1 st January 2019. Based in Paris, he will report to Séverin Cabannes, Deputy Chief Executive (...)
Aberdeen UK Tracker Trust plc and BlackRock Income Strategies Trust plc merging to create a £500 million investment company
Aberdeen Asset Management is pleased to note the announcements issued today by Aberdeen UK Tracker Trust plc and BlackRock Income Strategies Trust plc, regarding the two investment companies merging to create...
With U.S. data releases in the black and the Fed ready to act, Treasury yields kept creeping higher over the recent weeks. Meanwhile, the ECB recently signaled it may extend its bond buying program at the current € 80bn per month beyond March 2017 (the final decision is (...)
CalPERS Cuts Costs and Saves Pension Fund $922.5 Million Over a Five-Year Span
The California Public Employees’ Retirement System (CalPERS) Board of Administration (Board) released the Annual Cost Efficiency and Effectiveness Report (PDF), detailing several initiatives that resulted in cost savings for the Pension Fund of $922.5 million over the past (...)
IM Square passes a new milestone in its development
iM Square invests in one the most successful fixed-income management firms in the US, Dolan McEniry Capital Management. iM Square begins the construction of a European distribution network
Deutsche AM looks to take a lead in the strategic beta market with revamped ETF line-up
Deutsche Asset Management (Deutsche AM) has re-vamped its non market capitalisation-weighted suite of ETF products, including the launch today of two new minimum volatility ETFs, as it aims to take a lead in the important strategic beta segment of the (...)