BNP Paribas Asset Management appoints Jane Ambachtsheer as Global Head of Sustainability
BNP Paribas Asset Management announces the appointment of Jane Ambachtsheer as Global Head of Sustainability. Jane will report to Frédéric Janbon, CEO and Head of Investments of BNP Paribas Asset Management. She will join on 27 August and will be based in (...)
Unigestion expands its US presence with three senior appointments
Unigestion, the boutique asset manager with the scale to deliver tailor-made investment solutions to clients globally, has further expanded its US business with three senior appointments and established a new dedicated, on the ground sales (...)
Olivier Guigné succeeds Mikaël Cohen as head of investments
Starting on 1 September 2018, Olivier Guigné will take over as CNP Assurances’ head of investments. He will be taking over from Mikaël Cohen who was appointed to the position in 2011, and who is now preparing to take up new professional challenges outside the (...)
BNP Paribas Asset Management appoints Fabien Madar as Co-Head of Distribution Europe, covering Southern Europe
BNP Paribas Asset Management (‘BNPP AM’) announces the appointment of Fabien Madar as Co-head of Distribution Europe covering Southern Europe, within BNPP AM’s Global Client Group, its worldwide Sales and Marketing (...)
BlackRock Appoints Arnaud Gihan Head of iShares Business for France
Arnaud Gihan has been appointed Head of BlackRock’s iShares business for France, succeeding Benoit Sorel who becomes Head of Product for iShares across Europe, Middle East and Africa (EMEA).
European Smart beta ETF market flows are still positive in the second quarter of 2015, but growth has decelerated compared to Q1 2015. NET NEW ASSETS (NNA) year to date (30/06/2015) amounted to EUR 2.3 billion, i.e. 60% of the 2014 NNA within the first half of the year. Total (...)
LPFA and LCPF to appoint Board for £10bn partnership
The London Pensions Fund Authority Board (LPFA) and the Lancashire County Pension Fund (LCPF) have commenced the process to appoint an Independent Chair and NonExecutive Directors to the Board of their innovative £10bn Asset & Liability Management (ALM) (...)
CalPERS Reports Preliminary 2014-15 Fiscal Year Investment Returns
The California Public Employees’ Retirement System (CalPERS) today reported a preliminary 2.4 percent net return on investments for the 12-months that ended June 30, 2015. CalPERS assets at the end of the fiscal year stood at more than $301 (...)
AfDB takes leading role in raising funds for AFIG Fund-II, A Multinational Private Equity Fund
The Board of Directors of the African Development Bank (AfDB) approved on Wednesday, July 8, 2015 an equity investment of up to USD 45 million in Atlantic Coast Regional Fund LLC II (or “AFIG Fund II”), a 10-year USD 300 million multi-sector private equity fund that focuses on (...)
Lancashire and London Pensions Partnership to go ahead
Lancashire County Pension Fund Committee (LCPF) and the London Pensions Fund Authority Board (LPFA) today announced that they have formed their innovative £10bn Asset Liability Management Partnership, which will initially be known as the Lancashire and London Pensions (...)