Nomura, Asia’s global investment bank, today announced a working partnership with Marco Patuano, who will act as a Senior Advisor. Based in Milan, Mr. Patuano will provide market advice across Nomura’s European investment banking business with a focus on (...)
PIMCO Hires Nick Granger as Managing Director and Portfolio Manager, Quantitative Analytics
Mr. Granger will lead PIMCO’s quantitative team and focus on enhancing the firm’s use of quant strategies, building on PIMCO’s deep resources and years of expertise in this area
Janus Henderson Appoints Global Emerging Markets Investment Team
Janus Henderson Investors announced today the appointment of Daniel J. Graña, CFA, as Portfolio Manager, Global Emerging Market Equities. Daniel is based in Boston and reports to George Maris, Co-Head of Equities.
CalPERS Names Arnold B. Phillips Managing Investment Director of Global Fixed Income
CalPERS announced the appointment of Arnold B. Phillips as the managing investment director (MID) of its Global Fixed Income investment program. Phillips had been serving as acting MID since May 2018. The appointment is effective (...)
Societe Generale Corporate & Investment Banking announces the following appointments within the Corporate Finance department.
Patrick Perreault is appointed Head of Mergers & Acquisitions for France. Based in Paris, Patrick replaces Alexandre Courbon who has decided to pursue other opportunities outside the Group.
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.