Asset Managers – Page 146
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NewsUK unveils 'tax-transparent funds' to rival UCITS-compliant vehicles
EUROPE – Funds to act as 'master feeder', allowing local investors to be taxed in home domicile.
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NewsAquila Capital launches risk parity bond fund
EUROPE – Fund seeks to provide stable returns 'irrespective of market conditions'.
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NewsFriday people roundup [updated]
GLOBAL – European Securities and Markets Authority, Groupe Consultatif, Mirabaud AM
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Wednesday people roundup
GLOBAL – Amundi, AllenbridgeEpic, Natixis GAM, Oddo AM, Aon Hewitt, Momentum Global
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NewsAIFMD joint-venture exclusion may extend to limited partnerships
EUROPE – Industry expert welcomes UK's 'pragmatic' approach to implementing directive.
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Flawed understanding of finance 'destroying capitalism' – LSE
UK – London School of Economics team develops ‘alternative’ model of finance.
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NewsDirect lending 'compelling', but asset managers ill-prepared, says SocGen
EUROPE – Industry has 'just 12-18 months' to organise resources, infrastructure for coming supply.
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NewsNordic investor tenders high-yield bond mandate
EUROPE – Mandate's size will be 'in range of €140m', with possible increases.
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Friday people roundup [updated]
GLOBAL – EIOPA, Lepcam, EVCA, Aviva Investors, Jupiter Asset Management, MyCSP
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NewsCorporate scheme tenders $100m passive equity mandate
IPE-QUEST – Applicants must have $2bn in AUM, minimum track record of five years.
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NewsInvestors call for stronger climate investment policies
GLOBAL – IIGCC wants low-carbon market before replacement of current European Commission.
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NewsWednesday people roundup
GLOBAL – EFAMA, AEIP, Mercer, Amundi, Global Thematic, HSBC GAM, Axa IM, Skagen, Saemor, Mirabaud
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High yield now a 'strategic asset class', says UBP
EUROPE – Director says pension funds to use high yield for tactical asset allocation only.
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Mandate NewsMandate roundup: IPE-Quest, Bexley, LPFA, F&C, West Midlands
GLOBAL – Institutional investor tenders $300m insurance-linked securities mandate, using IPE-Quest.
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Fund managers ignore industry shift towards passive 'at their own peril'
GLOBAL – Stability seen in industry in recent decades ‘coming to an end’, says Principal CEO.
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NewsWednesday people roundup [updated]
GLOBAL – Muse, IOPS Secretariat, NOW: Pensions, Handelsbanken, Franklin Templeton, AGI
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NewsEuropean institutional tenders healthcare equity mandate
IPE-QUEST – Investor says size of mandate has yet to be determined.
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NewsSwitzerland releases draft report on pension fund voting rights law
SWITZERLAND – Implementation of Minder Initiative to allow schemes to abstain in 'certain cases'.
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NewsResearch to examine how reporting metrics 'undermine' value
UK – Government commissions research on metrics to be overseen by academics, industry.
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NewsNew rules for Italian investment funds come into effect
ITALY – Rules affect investment activities, limits and risk management.
