London Pensions Fund Authority names acting Chairman
London Pensions Fund Authority today announced that Sir Merrick Cockell will take over as its acting Chairman. The position is a natural progression for Sir Merrick, who joined the LPFA Board in October 2010 and, as its Deputy Chairman since January 2013, has steered the (...)
Columbia Threadneedle Investments appoints sales director in Luxembourg
Columbia Threadneedle Investments, a leading global asset management group, announces the appointment of Claude Ewen as Sales Director Luxembourg with immediate effect.
Henderson Group plc (Henderson or the Group) has this morning published its Full Year Results for the year ended 31 December 2015 on 11 February 2016. The comments below refer to the period from 1 January 2015 to 31 December 2015 (the period) unless otherwise (...)
Robeco Group announces 2015 results: Another record year
Today, Robeco Groep N.V. (“Robeco”) announces its results for the full year ended 31 December 2015. In 2015, total assets under management increased by EUR 22.1 billion (+18%) to EUR 268.1 billion, of which 47% are institutional. The assets under management growth resulted in (...)
Signs of global liquidity tightening for emerging markets
Global liquidity conditions may have begun to tighten for emerging market economies (EMEs), according to updated data from the Bank for International Settlements. BIS General Manager Jaime Caruana detailed highlights from the latest global liquidity indicators, a measure of (...)
The California Public Employees’ Retirement System (CalPERS) announced that it has endorsed the use of the Institutional Limited Partners Association’s (ILPA) new fee reporting template for private equity general (...)
CalPERS : Hedge Fund Decision Not About One-Year Performance
CalPERS decided to end its hedge fund program, Absolute Return Strategies (ARS), in September of 2014. The matter was widely covered in the media and drew considerable attention at the time. As CalPERS indicated very clearly at that time, program performance was not a key (...)