BNP Paribas Asset Management appoints Jane Ambachtsheer as Global Head of Sustainability
BNP Paribas Asset Management announces the appointment of Jane Ambachtsheer as Global Head of Sustainability. Jane will report to Frédéric Janbon, CEO and Head of Investments of BNP Paribas Asset Management. She will join on 27 August and will be based in (...)
Unigestion expands its US presence with three senior appointments
Unigestion, the boutique asset manager with the scale to deliver tailor-made investment solutions to clients globally, has further expanded its US business with three senior appointments and established a new dedicated, on the ground sales (...)
Olivier Guigné succeeds Mikaël Cohen as head of investments
Starting on 1 September 2018, Olivier Guigné will take over as CNP Assurances’ head of investments. He will be taking over from Mikaël Cohen who was appointed to the position in 2011, and who is now preparing to take up new professional challenges outside the (...)
BNP Paribas Asset Management appoints Fabien Madar as Co-Head of Distribution Europe, covering Southern Europe
BNP Paribas Asset Management (‘BNPP AM’) announces the appointment of Fabien Madar as Co-head of Distribution Europe covering Southern Europe, within BNPP AM’s Global Client Group, its worldwide Sales and Marketing (...)
BlackRock Appoints Arnaud Gihan Head of iShares Business for France
Arnaud Gihan has been appointed Head of BlackRock’s iShares business for France, succeeding Benoit Sorel who becomes Head of Product for iShares across Europe, Middle East and Africa (EMEA).
CNP Assurances invests in Green Office® Quartz, a building developed by Bouygues Immobilier that meets the strictest environmental standards
CNP Assurances, a responsible investor represented by Icade Asset Management, has announced the off-plan acquisition of the Green Office® Quartz real estate development, a "positive-energy" building developed by Bouygues Immobilier in the 15th arrondissement of (...)
State Street Global Advisors Launches 11 SPDR ETFs on the Deutsche Börse Xetra
State Street Global Advisors (SSGA), the asset management arm of State Street Corporation, announced that it has launched 11 core exposure, fixed income ETFs on the Deutsche Börse Xetra.
Proxy Access, Climate Risk Reporting, and Diversity Top CalPERS’ List of Corporate Engagement in 2016
The California Public Employees’ Retirement System (CalPERS) today laid out its corporate engagement plans for 2016, with proxy access, climate risk reporting, and diversity at the top of the list. CalPERS invests in more than 10,000 public companies worldwide, and uses its (...)
CNP Assurances, the leading personal insurer in France, with operations in the rest of Europe and in Latin America, has announced its 2015 revenue and results. These indicators were approved for publication by the Board of Directors at its meeting on 16 February (...)
The Lyxor Hedge Fund Index was down -0.9% in January. 5 out of 11 Lyxor Indices ended the month in positive territory. The Lyxor CTA Long Term Index (+2.2%), the Lyxor Global Macro Index (+0.7%), and the Lyxor Fixed Income Arbitrage Index (+0.7%) were the best (...)