People moves: Mercer appoints UK leader; Lærernes boss to retire [updated]
Mercer, Lærernes Pension, Generali, BMO, Notariaat, BNP Paribas, Buck Consultants, Aon, LPP, Candriam, State Street
Mercer parent completes $5.6bn JLT acquisition
Transaction sealed after JLT agreed to sell its aerospace insurance brokerage
‘Attractive entry point’ for cryptocurrencies following price crash
Institutional investors should consider an allocation to cryptocurrencies, according to Cambridge Associates
Economists warn investment ‘groupthink’ could hurt pension outcomes
Schemes hiring the same actuaries often made the same strategic investment choice
UK moves to enact changes to consultant, fiduciary sectors
Government pledges to legislate for CMA recommendations that require tendering for fiduciary contracts
Aon ‘not pursuing merger with Willis Towers Watson’
Consultancy giant confirms it had considered ‘potential opportunities’ with rival company
BlackRock appoints former Aon fiduciary lead in UK push
Sion Cole to lead the growing department after 15 years at Aon
People moves: More changes at State Street; JP Morgan hires ESG leader [updated]
State Street, JPMAM, Jupiter, Clara-Pensions, Franklin Templeton, AMX, Cambridge, Robeco, NIBC, K3, XPS, Mediolanum
Swedish roundup: €3.3m fine for Avanza Pension
Plus: Mercer enters Swedish asset management market with multi-asset launch
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Briefing: Emerging markets fail to catch up
Emerging markets have failed to increase their share of global investible market capitalisation since 2007
Briefing: Looking to active managers
Active management versus passive index tracking remains one of the most hotly contested questions in the world of investment management.
China tech: Playing BATs versus FAANGs
Chinese tech firms offer exposure to rapidly expanding domestic markets
Macro matters: Brexit’s challenge for Europe
It is human nature to reduce the complexity of reality to simple rules, simple foci and simple decision points. In this, Brexit is no different
Buyouts: Philip Green’s M&S venture
Philip Green, a British retail billionaire, is perhaps best-known for the controversy surrounding the pensions deficit of his defunct BHS high street chain
CLO supply outstrips demand
Do reports of a growing wariness over collateralised loan obligations (CLOs) mean that the good times are over for the investment vehicle?
US economy: Overpricing recession risk
Financial markets have suffered a nasty bout of indigestion since October. The interplay of sentiment and volatility induced widespread pessimism, with added concern that market tantrums could subsequently bleed into the real economy
Briefing: Collateral challenges
Rising interest rates put collateral management strategies to the test
Briefing: Trade war, a primer
Protectionism is becoming more widespread despite the benefits of free trade being understood for more than two centuries
Briefing: MiFID II: a year on
The new rules are having a dramatic effect on the world of investment research
Liquid Alternatives: The long and the short of it
The long/short liquid alternatives universe is more hetreogenous than some realise
Benchmarking: Redefining investment classes
A major GICS index methodology change seeks to reflect underlying market economics