Institutional Asset Managers - News & Blogs

It’s good news the world’s largest asset manager aims to change how it invests but actions will speak louder than wordsBlackRock’s conversion to sustainable investing comes late in the day and may have been motivated, in part, by founder and chief executive Larry Fink’s fear that the “greenwasher” label would stick. Activists were banging on BlackRock’s door. Fink’s treaties on the importance…

17th Jan 2020 - 10:16am Pantheon promotes two to partner Submitted 17/01/2020 - 10:16am Pantheon has promoted two London-based investment principals, Toni Vainio and Erik Wong, t partner. In addition, four other staff members have been promoted to Principal: Stuart Cullen, Investment, London; Iain Jones, Investor Relations & Marketing, San Francisco; Kunal…

Neil Woodford and his business partner took £13.8m in dividends last year from their investment management company months before the implosion of its main fund, which left 300,000 investors nursing large losses.

20th Jan 2020 - 4:52pm Mashreq appointss Head of International Banking Submitted 20/01/2020 - 4:52pm UAE financial institution Mashreq has appointed Tarek El Nahas as its new Head of International Banking Group. Tarek spent 25 years at Citibank, most recently as the Head of Corporate and Investment Banking for North Africa, Egypt and Levant, managing teams…

J.P. Morgan Asset and Wealth Management also said an uptick in inflation is a risk to the market in 2020.

A speaker's tour in East Africa gave Markus Schuller a compelling window into how four rising economies are working to find a place for their nascent finance sectors in global capital markets.

The future of employee training involves no embarrassing role-playing in front of new colleagues or boring web modules which take an hour each to click through.

Fidelity's top fixed-income executive with oversight of more than $1 trillion of assets is exiting the firm after six years in the role.

China’s first initial public offering allowing investors to buy shares in the world’s largest rail network proved hugely popular this week, with interest in the initial public offering for the Beijing – Shanghai High-Speed Railway line oversubscribed by 126 times.On Monday, more than 12 million retail investors expressed interest in the initial public offering (IPO) for the company which is owned…

7th Jan 2020 - 4:43pm MSCI launches fixed income ESG and factor indexes  Submitted 07/01/2020 - 4:43pm MSCI Inc has broadened its range of fixed income tools and solutions for institutional investors with the launch of the MSCI Fixed Income ESG Indexes and the MSCI Fixed Income Factor Indexes. MSCI brings to market 15 Fixed Income Indexes to meet investor…

14th Jan 2020 - 4:06pm BNY Mellon announces new suite of services to deliver greater NAV oversight and contingency Submitted 14/01/2020 - 4:06pm The Bank of New York Mellon Corporation (BNY Mellon) has launched new suite of oversight and contingent Net Asset Value (NAV) calculation solutions to complement its existing fund accounting capabilities for clients…

How can firms and practitioners adapt to the challenges confronting the investment industry? Responsible innovation may hold part of the answer.

Where will stock markets and interest rates be at year-end 2020?

24th Jan 2020 - 10:32am SGX acquires Scientific Beta in EUR186m deal Submitted 24/01/2020 - 10:32am Singapore Exchange (SGX) is scaling up and accelerating the growth of its Data, Connectivity and Indices (DCI) business with the acquisition of a 93 per cent stake in Scientific Beta for EUR186 million in cash (SGD280…

23rd Jan 2020 - 10:21am Style Analytics expands ESG offering with Carbon Risk Ratings from Sustainalytics Submitted 23/01/2020 - 10:21am Style Analytics, a provider of factor-based portfolio and market analytical tools for investment professionals, is expanding its ESG factor analysis tool with the launch of Carbon Risk…

7th Jan 2020 - 9:29am PSERS selects SimCorp for multi-asset investment coverage Submitted 07/01/2020 - 9:29am SimCorp, a provider of investment management solutions and services to the global financial services industry, has signed a license agreement with Pennsylvania Public School Employees’ Retirement System (PSERS), to form the foundation for its middle…

22nd Jan 2020 - 9:49am Kempen adds to alternatives solutions team Submitted 22/01/2020 - 9:49am Kempen Capital Management (Kempen) has strengthened its alternative solutions team with the appointment of Anne Mei Poppe as alternative investment specialist.  Poppe, who has twelve years of experience in financial services, will focus on the growing demand from…

22nd Jan 2020 - 10:44am Octopus appoints Co-Heads of Institutional Funds Submitted 22/01/2020 - 10:44am Octopus Group has appointed Deniz Sevincer and Mark Williams as Co-Heads of Institutional Funds. Sevincer and Williams will be jointly responsible for managing Octopus’ institutional strategy to help assist institutions with their allocations to alternatives…