Deutsche Asset Management announces new management appointments
Deutsche Asset Management (Deutsche AM) announced the appointment of Petra Pflaum as Chief Investment Officer for Responsible Investments, effective 1st January 2017.
Instinet continues to build its U.S. Equity Research boutique with three senior hires
Instinet, LLC announced today that it is continuing to strategically grow its U.S. Equity Research and U.S. Equity Research Sales offering with three senior hires. Mike Wood joins as a senior equity research analyst covering the Building Products sector. David Gingeleskie (...)
Following the positive results achieved in 2016, Solactive AG is pleased to announce the appointment of Fabian Colin as the new Head of Sales starting in January 2017. Fabian will be in charge of institutional sales and will support Solactive’s expansion into new regions and (...)
State Street Global Exchange Names John Plansky to Global Head
State Street Corporation today announced that John Plansky will be named global head of State Street Global Exchange. In this role, Plansky will be responsible for global strategy, new product development and developing solutions for clients that help them manage (...)
The California Public Employees’ Retirement System’s (CalPERS) today approved a new five-year strategic plan for its Real Assets asset class. The new plan for the asset class, which includes the Real Estate, Infrastructure, and Forestland programs, largely continues the (...)
Fitch: High Yield ETF Volumes Hitting New Highs in More Volatile Markets
High yield (HY) corporate bond ETFs are continuing to gain favor among HY investors, according to Fitch Ratings. This likely reflects investors’ liquidity preferences during a period of elevated HY market volatility and falling bond prices during 2015 and the beginning of (...)
German life insurers hope for respite as investment yields scrape floor
With no sign of a tightening in European monetary policy, low investment yields will continue to put pressure on German life insurers, many of whom sold overgenerous life policies even as signs were emerging that the European economy was entering a prolonged period of (...)
State Street Agrees to Acquire GE Asset Management
The transaction is expected to increase SSGA’s assets under management by approximately $100 billion upon closing and add new alternatives capabilities, while strengthening existing fundamental equity and active fixed income (...)
Nomura to establish permanent presence in South Africa
Nomura, Asia’s global investment bank, announces it has appointed Jan Newman and Ben Lowther, previously of Newman Lowther & Associates, to lead its newly-established branch office and team in South Africa.