GAM appoints Greg Clerkson as head of discretionary investment
GAM Investments announced the appointment of Greg Clerkson in the new role of head of discretionary investment, effective 1 March 2020. Greg will report to Group CEO Peter Sanderson and is based in London.
Jupiter expands equities team with double analyst hire
Jupiter Asset Management is pleased to announce the appointment of two new equity analysts. The new hires, who joined Jupiter in November, will provide significant support to the firm’s equity investment strategies with a specific focus on alternatives and technology (...)
Lyxor appoints Vincent Denoiseux as Head of ETF Research and Solutions
The use of ETFs is now pervasive among most investor types in Europe and ETFs are increasingly credible options for building and optimising portfolios. To better serve the ever-evolving needs of its clients, Lyxor has appointed Vincent Denoiseux in a newly created role as (...)
Solactive appoints Timo Pfeiffer as Chief Markets Officer
The Supervisory Board of Solactive has appointed Timo Pfeiffer to Solactive’s Management Board. Timo Pfeiffer joins Steffen Scheuble (CEO), Dirk Urmoneit (CIO), and Christian Vollmuth (CRO) as part of the firm’s management body in the newly created role of Chief Markets (...)
Aviva Investors appoints Emma Halley as Head of Investment Process, Multi-Asset and Macro
Aviva Investors, the global asset management unit of Aviva PLC, announces the appointment of Emma Halley as Head of Investment Process for Multi-asset and Macro. Based in London, she reports to Peter Fitzgerald, Chief Investment Officer, Multi-asset and (...)
CalPERS Announces $500 Million Infrastructure Partnership with UBS
The California Public Employees’ Retirement System (CalPERS) today announced a new $500 million global infrastructure partnership with UBS Global Asset Management (UBS). CalPERS will contribute $485 million to the newly formed company, while UBS will contribute $15 million (...)
Natixis Global Asset Management Funds $1 Million Investor Behavior Project at MIT
Investors worldwide are caught between a desire to achieve greater investment returns and an aversion to taking risk. To help individuals overcome these traditional investment challenges, Natixis Global Asset Management today announced a commitment to fund a three-year, $1 (...)
Deutsche Asset & Wealth Management standardizes names of investment products
Deutsche Asset & Wealth Management (DeAWM) is to standardize the names of its investment products under the ’Deutsche’ label. The change will align product names with DeAWM’s global brand identity and help investors identify the firm’s (...)
Japanese fund manager Nomura Asset Management (NAM) has launched an office in Dubai International Financial Centre (DIFC) as part of its ongoing commitment to the Middle East.