Societe Generale Corporate & Investment Banking appoints new UK Head of Global Markets
Societe Generale Corporate & Investment Banking (SG CIB) announces the appointment of Antoine Broquereau as Head of Global Markets UK Based in London, Antoine Broquereau reports to Sadia Ricke, UK Chief Country Officer and JeanFrancois Gregoire, Head of Global (...)
Instinet Appoints David Wong as Senior Equity Research Analyst Covering Semiconductors
Instinet, LLC today announced the appointment of David Wong as a Managing Director and a lead analyst in the U.S. Technology, Internet, Media & Telecom (TIMT) group, focused on Semiconductor stocks.
Elizabeth Trotta and Adam Watson Are Promoted to Managing Director at Partners Capital
Partners Capital adds to its senior management team with the promotions of Elizabeth Trotta and Adam Watson, from Senior Principal to Managing Director. Together the 15 Partners and 6 Managing Directors, led by Stan Miranda as Founder and CEO, oversee a global team of 160 (...)
BNP Paribas Asset Management appoints Global Head of Client Satisfaction
BNP Paribas Asset Management (‘BNPP AM’) announces the appointment of Christopher Dunn as Global Head of Client Satisfaction within its newly-formed Client Experience team.
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.