Amundi announces the appointment of Stanislas Pottier as Chief Responsible Investment Officer.
Stanislas is now Chief Responsible Investment Officer at Amundi. Previously he was Global Head for Sustainable Development at Crédit Agricole SA since September 2011 and a member of the Group’s Management Committee since (...)
Chief Investment Officer Ted Eliopoulos to Leave CalPERS
The California Public Employees’ Retirement System today announced that Ted Eliopoulos, CalPERS’ chief investment officer (CIO), is leaving the pension fund in order to relocate to the East Coast to be closer to family. A search for his permanent replacement will begin (...)
Nomura, Asia’s global investment bank, today appointed Ting Lu as Chief China Economist to lead a team of economists that forecasts China’s economic trajectory and drives thought leadership on macroeconomic themes shaping the (...)
CalPERS Names Elisabeth Bourqui Chief Operating Investment Officer
The California Public Employees’ Retirement System today announced that Elisabeth Bourqui has been selected as Chief Operating Investment Officer (COIO).
CalPERS Names Beth Richtman Managing Investment Director of Sustainable Investments
The California Public Employees’ Retirement System announced that Beth Richtman has been selected as Managing Investment Director of the Sustainable Investment Program.
The ETF market is the fastest growing segment of the asset management industry
Global ETF assets - these index products emerged in the asset management industry in the early 2000s - have reached the record level of 2 400 billion at the end of 2013, reaching global hedge fund assets...
Euro-denominated money market funds (MMFs) are moving closer to negative yields, on average, as declining short-term market rates have turned negative for most high quality money market issuers, Fitch Ratings says in its latest quarterly publication on European (...)
Weaker Rouble Raises Risks, But Manageable for Most Banks
The recent sharp fall in the Russian rouble has added to pressures on Russian banks’ credit profiles, leaving some exposed, Fitch Ratings says. However, rouble risks should be manageable for most lenders, unless deposit dollarisation accelerates and the currency falls (...)
CalPERS Receives $249.3 Million from Bank of America Mortgage-backed Securities Settlement
The California Public Employees’ Retirement System (CalPERS) has received $249.3 million in damages from Bank of America, the result of a federal investigation settlement announced in August by California Attorney General Kamala (...)
EDF and Amundi set up a partnership in asset management aimed at financing energy transition
The EDF Group, a leader in low carbon energy, and Amundi, the European leader in asset management, are pleased to announce their partnership for the creation of a joint asset management company.