May 2015
News 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 (...)
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April 2015
News Aviva faces a series of awkward questions at its AGM today over poorly provisioned French contracts potentially worth billions
Max Herve George, the French life assurance contract holder who wants Aviva to honour the Cours Connu or ’known price arbitrage contract’ he holds will be attending the Aviva AGM today to ask the company again how many other similar contracts still (...)
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April 2015
News European ETF market flows remained sustained in March 2015.
NET NEW ASSETS (NNA) during this month amounted to EUR 6.4 billion, nearly 20% above one-year average flows. Total Assets under Management are up 20% vs. the end of 2014, reaching EUR 436 billion, and include a significant market impact (...)
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April 2015
News ING Group to issue USD denominated Additional Tier 1 securities
ING Group intends to issue securities that qualify as Additional Tier 1 capital under CRD IV / CRR. The intended issuance is expected to further strengthen ING’s capital base.
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April 2015
News Nomura Institute of Capital Markets Research enhances Asia coverage through Singapore
Nomura, Asia’s global investment bank, today announced that Nomura Institute of Capital Markets Research (NICMR) will enhance the Group’s financial and capital markets research capabilities in Asia with a special focus on ASEAN (...)
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March 2015
News Monthly European ETF Market Trends for February 2015
European ETF market flows for February 2015 came very close to last month’s three-year record high. Net New Assets (NNA) over the month totalled EUR 10.4 billion. Total Assets under Management are up 17% vs. the end of (...)
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March 2015
News 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 (...)
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March 2015
News Euronext expands listed private placement bonds offer
Euronext, the primary exchange in the euro zone, today announced the launch of Euronext Private Placement Bonds (EPPB). A pan-European initiative, this new product rounds out Euronext’s existing private placement bond range by extending it to (...)
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March 2015
News Sucessfully riding the thematic reversal
The Lyxor Hedge Fund Index was up +1.7% in February. 10 out of 12 Lyxor Indices ended the month in positive territory, led by the Lyxor Special Situation Index (+5.3%), the Lyxor CTA Short Term Index (+3.5%), the Lyxor Convertible Bond Arbitrage Index (...)
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March 2015
News 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 (...)
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March 2015
News Euronext announces monthly trading volumes for february 2015
Activity on commodity derivatives remained strong in February with an average daily volume of 52,474 contracts traded, up 18% when compared to February 2014...
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March 2015
News ING to sell remaining stake in Voya Financial
ING announced today it agreed to sell shares of common stock of Voya Financial, Inc. in an underwritten public offering. In addition, ING Group has entered into a share repurchase agreement with Voya under which Voya will repurchase USD 600 million of its shares of common (...)
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February 2015
News Nomura Reorganizes Asset Management Division
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. (...)
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February 2015
News 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 (...)
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February 2015
News La Française Partners with Alger
La Française, an international multi-class asset manager, announces the signing of a strategic partnership (pending regulatory approval) with Alger Management, Ltd. (“Alger”).
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