AXA IM announces details of new investment team focused on liquid absolute return strategies
AXA Investment Managers (AXA IM) today announces details of its new investment team focused on liquid absolute return strategies – AXA IM Chorus. The creation of this new team was first announced in April 2016 when Pierre-Emmanuel Juillard re-joined AXA IM to build and lead (...)
Gilbert Van Hassel appointed as Chief Executive Officer of Robeco Institutional Asset Management
Robeco Institutional Asset Management B.V. (‘Robeco’) today announces the appointment of Gilbert Van Hassel (1957) as Chief Executive Officer and Chairman of the Management Board of Robeco as of 19 September 2016.
Edouard Merette appointed Chairman of Unigestion Asia
Based in Singapore, Merette will be instrumental in leading the firm’s strategy for growth in the region, working with the whole of Unigestion’s senior management team.
CalPERS Names Marcie Frost as New Chief Executive Officer
The California Public Employees’ Retirement System (CalPERS) Board of Administration announced that it has named Marcie Frost as the Pension Fund’s new chief executive officer (CEO).
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 (...)