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FTSE to launch new series of bond indices
UK- Global index provider FTSE Group is launching a new global bond index series, following its recent acquisition of Reuters’ BONDTOP index family.
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ING and BoNY enter European alliance
EUROPE- ING and the Bank of New York are to create a European commercial alliance focusing on sales, marketing and servicing of global custody and related services. The alliance will see the two entities jointly offering services to institutional clients in Germany, the Benelux and Central and Eastern Europe over ...
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Managers more optimistic about equity prospects
GLOBAL- Fund managers are more optimistic about the prospects for the world equity markets than they have been for a year according to the latest Merrill Lynch fund manager survey.
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Capital secures e158m UK council mandate
UK- Shetland Islands County Council has awarded the mandate for its £100m (e158m) pension fund to Capital International. UBS Global Asset Management, formerly Phillips & Drew, had been running the portfolio for five years, but lost the beauty parade when the five-year mandate period was over.
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Putnam to take over e2.8bn of BT FM's assets
AUSTRALIA/US- BT Funds Management, the Australian global investment manager, will see US-based Putnam Investments take over management of A$5bn (e2.79bn) of its international equity assets when the Westpac acquisition of the majority of the BT Financial Group closes at the end of October.
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Schroders adds to fixed income development team
UK- Schroder Investment Management has appointed Jeremy Cave as head of fixed income business development in continental Europe and the Middle East.
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Good past performance ‘carries forward’ says IMA
UK - UK equity funds with top quartile past performance are more likely to perform well in the future, according to research commissioned by the Investment Management Association, (IMA).
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Norton to head Goldman’s PE European marketing
EUROPE - Goldman Sachs Asset Management Private Equity Group is making a further push into Europe with the appointment of Clive Norton to head up the group’s European marketing efforts.
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S&P launches broad equity index for Japan
JAPAN - Standard & Poor’s have launched S&P Japan 500, a broad equity index covering 88% of the Japanese equity market.
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French industry see assets rise 20% in 2001
FRANCE-French asset management companies saw their operating profits fall 20.4% in 2001 in spite of an increase in assets under management, reports the Commission des operations de bourse (COB), the regulatory agency appointed by the government to oversee the protections of investors.
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Hermes says Fimalac launch is positive
UK – With increasing concerns among investors about company corporate governance policies, Fimalac’s entrance to the corporate responsibility sector is a step in the right direction for shareholders, says Colin Melvin, director of corporate governance of UK fund manager Hermes
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UBS makes equity research analyst appointment
UK – UBS Global Asset Management (UBS Global AM) continued to strengthen its UK team with the appointment of Guy Walker as senior analyst for Pan European equity research.
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Kredietrust beefs up institutional sales team
UK – Kredietrust Luxembourg, the asset management company of Kredietbank Luxembourg Group, has expanded its institutional sales team with the appointment of Jean-Luc Neyens
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Asset-backed investments find favour in Europe
EUROPE - Almost e92bn of new asset-backed debt has been sold into Europe so far this year, according to Deutsche Bank, indicating that the market sector is becoming increasingly popular among investors.
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Mellon launches US large value equity fund
UK - Mellon Global Investments, the distribution arm for the international asset management businesses of Mellon Financial Corporation, announced a new sub fund to its group of Mellon Global Funds
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Citisoft and Rowan Group to merge for US drive
UK – Investment management consultancy Citisoft announced today it will merge with The Rowan Group as part of its US expansion
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Aberdeen acquires Finnish property investor
UK - Aberdeen Property Investors says it will increase its presence in the Nordic region with the acquisition of Antilooppi Oy, the property management company of Finland’s largest institutional property investor, Ilmarinen Mutual Pension Insurance Company
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SSGA names new credit portfolio manager
UK - State Street Global Advisors (SSGA) has appointed Mahmoud El-Shaer as credit portfolio manager
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WestAM boosts emerging markets team
UK - WestAM, asset management arm of Westdeutsche Landesbank, is bolstering its global emerging markets team in London with the addition of Richard Fairgreave, Jose Morales and Brian Deacon.
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Rabeau replaces Deheuvels as AXA CIO
FRANCE- AXA Investment Managers in Paris has promoted Christian Rabeau, its head of asset allocation, to the position of chief investment officer following the departure of Thierry Deheuvels.
