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).
LPFA creates LGPS alternative credit manager framework and appoints Apollo as alternative credit manager
The London Pensions Fund Authority (LPFA) announced today that it has created a national framework that will allow other Local Government Pension Schemes (LGPS) to select from four alternative credit managers without having to complete a full European tender (...)
CalPERS Commits $75 Million to Emerging Manager Program Firm Siris Partners
The California Public Employees’ Retirement System (CalPERS) today announced that it has committed $75 million to private equity firm Siris Partners. This is the first direct commitment to Siris, who has previously received commitments from CalPERS through the System’s (...)
Caisse de dépôt et placement du Québec and Hermes Infrastructure intend to own 30% and 10% of Eurostar respectively
Patina Rail LLP, a consortium comprising Caisse de dépôt et placement du Québec (“CDPQ”) and Hermes Infrastructure, part of Hermes Investment Management, has announced that they have agreed to acquire a 40% shareholding in Eurostar International Limited (“Eurostar”) from the UK (...)
Nomura Holdings, Inc. (Nomura) today announced plans to reorganize three core companies in its Asset Management division: Nomura Asset Management Co., Ltd. (NAM), Nomura Funds Research and Technologies Co., Ltd. (NFR&T), and Nomura Private Equity Capital Co., Ltd. (...)
Lyxor announces new partnership with Quantmetrics for its AIFM managed account platform
Lyxor Asset Management (“Lyxor”) announces a new partnership with Quantmetrics Capital Management (“Quantmetrics”) to join Lyxor’s AIFM managed account platform. With this partnership, Lyxor will launch its first AIFMD-compliant strategy on the (...)