Asset Managers – Page 160
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NewsLongevity market's scale 'too vast' for insurers alone
EUROPE – Capital markets must be encouraged to invest in longevity instruments, Swiss Re says.
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NewsInstitutions 'overwhelmingly' support say-on-pay voting
EUROPE – Mercer criticises UK government's focus on listed companies, shareholders.
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NewsESG roundup: MPs' Pension Fund, UKSIF, Sustainalytics, SynTao, Swiss scepticism
EUROPE – UKSIF calls on Parliamentary Contributory Pension Fund to commit to UK Stewardship Code.
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NewsMandate roundup: P-Solve, AgustaWestland, Somerset, JP Morgan Chase Bank
EUROPE – £800m AgustaWestland UK selects P-Solve as fiduciary manager.
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NewsCredit Suisse to pay canton of Zurich CHF19m for errors
SWITZERLAND – Errors came to light during ongoing corruption scandal at Swiss BVK.
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Natixis Asset Management launches volatility management subsidiary
EUROPE – New business merges existing structured product, volatility management divisions.
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NewsHermes Focus fund investment teams set to join RWC
UK – Teams to continue to manage fund, which will now be renamed the RWC Focus funds.
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NewsUK asset managers boost LDI teams for de-risking schemes
UK – Recent hires at AXA IM, Ignis signal shift towards liability-driven investment.
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NewsbpfBOUW's Bouwinvest REIM to market services to third parties
NETHERLANDS – Manager in talks with 'at least two' large schemes about taking over management.
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European, Chinese asset managers sign agreement to share expertise
DENMARK – Denmark’s Sparinvest enters partnership with Hai Tong Asset Management.
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NewsWatchdog fines BlackRock £9.5m for failing to ring-fence client funds
UK – Regulator cites BlackRock IM over handling of money market deposits.
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Sal Oppenheim embraces UN principles of responsible investment
GERMANY – Germany has been slow to embrace ESG investing, head of institutional concedes.
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Schemes must measure performance through 'extra-financial' factors
UK – Towers Watson study examines role of sustainability in future of investment.
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NewsDeutsche Bank decides to integrate asset management divisions
GERMANY – New asset and wealth manager to serve as bank's 'fourth business pillar'.
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NewsUK asset managers lament 'regulatory imperialism'
UK – IMA's annual survey reveals growing concerns over 'politicised' regulatory change.
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IPE Top 400: Swiss asset managers hit by foreign exchange volatility
SWITZERLAND – Zürcher Kantonalbank AM bucks trend, growing AUM from €14.7bn to €23.4bn
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NewsECB sovereign bond programme step in right direction, fund managers say
EUROPE – Analysts warn that much still needs to be done to remove tail risks completely.
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NewsGerman roundup: Kommalpha, KAGs, Allianz GI, Universal Investment
GERMANY – Consolidation on the cards for Germany's KAG funds, Kommalpha says.
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NewsBrussels launches consultation on manipulation of indices
EUROPE – Commissioner calls for more oversight of how indices are produced and used.
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NewsRatings agencies 'inadequate' for forward-looking investors
GERMANY – Union Investment criticises agencies' slowness, pro-cyclicality.
