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  • February

    BRICs “powerhouses” of emerging markets 03 February 2012

    The BRIC markets will have a big impact across the globe over the next decade, according to Legal & General Investment Management's Brian Coulton

  • Arden selects HedgeMark's managed account 02 February 2012

    The asset manager has also selected HedgeMark Risk Analytics to provide position level risk reporting and data aggregation

  • January

    CIO profile: Marino Valensise, Baring Asset Management 31 January 2012

    Baring Asset Management has maintained its identity by constantly reshaping its business over the past 250 years. Chief investment officer Mario Valensise discusses the latest restructuring of the firm’s portfolio of funds

  • MSCI launches ESG sovereign ratings 31 January 2012

    New tool assesses a country’s exposure to ESG risk factors

  • Otkritie offers access to Ukraine’s UX index 30 January 2012

    Ukrainian index futures have rapidly become a very liquid investment

  • Davos Forum wrong on CEE 26 January 2012

    Renaissance AM hits back at negative World Economic Forum assessment, reports Stephanie Baxter

  • Nikko AM makes key hire 26 January 2012

    Nikko Asset Management has appointed former Coutts’ wealth manager

  • Bahrain: one year on 25 January 2012

    When the Arab Spring reached Bahrain a year ago the asset management and asset servicing sectors felt immediate pain. The central bank and local banks are optimistic but much depends on the actions of the authorities, finds Stephanie Baxter

  • 25 years, 25 CEOs: Dominique Carrel-Billiard, CEO, AXA Investment Managers 18 January 2012

    To celebrate its 25th anniversary, Global Investor/ISF interviewed 25 CEOs. Market fundamentals may have changed but in Dominique Carrel-Billiard’s view the continued consumer need for the asset management industry’s services will ensure its success

  • 25 years, 25 CEOs: Pierre Servant, CEO, Natixis Global Asset Management 17 January 2012

    To celebrate its 25th anniversary, Global Investor/ISF interviewed 25 CEOs. Innovation is core to success in the classic long-only asset management sector, otherwise firms will fall victim to churn, says the Natixis Global Asset Management chief

  • UK pensions look to alternative investments 17 January 2012

    UK pension funds can use alternative investment strategies to meet their key objectives in 2012 in spite of what will be a challenging year, according to Morgan Stanley Investment Management

  • 25 years, 25 CEOs: Yves Perrier, CEO, Amundi 16 January 2012

    To celebrate its 25th anniversary, Global Investor/ISF interviewed 25 CEOs. Market and regulatory drivers will converge to create an asset management industry in two halves – large-scale providers versus niche firms – according to Yves Perrier

  • Fidelity appoints Flaherty as fixed income CIO 16 January 2012

    Fidelity Investments has promoted Mark Flaherty, managing director of research for municipals

  • 25 years, 25 CEOs: Rob Shafir, CEO, Credit Suisse Asset Management 15 January 2012

    To celebrate its 25th anniversary, Global Investor/ISF interviewed 25 CEOs. The Volcker rule – and crucially a lack of clarity over how it will be implemented – is the top concern for the Credit Suisse Asset Management chief

  • 25 years, 25 CEOs: Kevin Parker, global head, Deutsche Asset Management 14 January 2012

    To celebrate its 25th anniversary, Global Investor/ISF interviewed 25 CEOs. Market conditions may be challenging at present but Kevin Parker is confident that the dark days of 2008 are way behind the industry

  • 25 years, 25 CEOs: Philippe Marchessaux, CEO, BNP Paribas Investment Partners 13 January 2012

    To celebrate its 25th anniversary, Global Investor/ISF interviewed 25 CEOs. Philippe Marchessaux explains how performance has become more important than scale, and why absolute return strategies are only one part of an investment manager’s arsenal

  • Schlumberger moves to VTB Capital 13 January 2012

    VTB Capital has hired Ulrich Schlumberger to head its global delta one business

  • 25 years, 25 CEOs: Gregory Fleming, president, Morgan Stanley Investment Management 12 January 2012

    To celebrate its 25th anniversary, Global Investor/ISF interviewed 25 CEOs. Despite the increasing cross-pollination between alternative and traditional asset managers, Greg Fleming is sure there is still a place for long-only investment platforms

  • ING IM hires new France MD 11 January 2012

    ING Investment Management makes hire from HSBC Global Asset Management

  • Lack of demand and regulation to shape 2012 11 January 2012

    A raft of industry surveys suggest that this year will be even tougher than 2011, as investment managers and securities traders face a lack of demand and looming regulation. Stephanie Baxter reports

  • 25 years, 25 CEOs: Mary Callahan Erdoes, CEO, JPMorgan Asset Management 10 January 2012

    To celebrate its 25th anniversary, Global Investor/ISF interviewed 25 CEOs. Increasing globalisation means greater challenges for the asset management industry but it also presents increased opportunities, according to the JPMorgan Asset Management head

  • Seeding managed account platform launches 10 January 2012

    Investors can now utilise the managed account platform to invest in a seeding fund or to invest directly into emerging hedge funds

  • 25 years, 25 CEOs: John Flint, CEO, HSBC Global Asset Management 09 January 2012

    To celebrate its 25th anniversary, Global Investor/ISF interviewed 25 CEOs. John Flint says the potential of emerging markets is a bright spot for a chief executive who fears that a savings gap and an increasing regulatory burden spell problems for the asset management industry

  • BNY Mellon hires new research manager 09 January 2012

    BNY Mellon Investment Management appoints former Russell Investments managing director

  • LGIM moves into ETF market 09 January 2012

    Legal & General Investment Management has launched a commodity exchange traded fund with Source

  • MSCI opens office in Seoul 09 January 2012

    MSCI has increased its presence in the South Korean market

  • CEO profile: Shwan Taha, Rabee Securities 05 January 2012

    Twenty five years of war and sanctions have devastated the Iraq economy – but for Shwan Taha, chairman of Baghdad-based Rabee Securities, now is the perfect time to invest in a nation that is rebuilding from scratch. Aaron Woolner reports

  • Finding the future in thematic investing 05 January 2012

    Opinion may be divided on whether thematic investing is a new concept, but there is little doubt that it will exercise the minds of investors for the foreseeable future. Paul Golden reports

  • Eurozone recession "inevitable" in 2012 04 January 2012

    Economists predict a eurozone recession this year while US growth could be rocked by politicians’ failures to reach agreements on budget cuts. Stephanie Baxter reports

  • India boosts investor sentiment 04 January 2012

    Following the Indian government’s move to allow foreign investors to allocate directly to its equity market, Jupiter India Fund’s Avinash Vazirani says the decision is good news for the country’s markets after a difficult year in 2011

  • Middle East Awards 2011: the winners 03 January 2012

    The second Global Investor Middle East Awards took place in Dubai, following our annual investment conference

  • Signia Wealth hires SocGen’s CIO 03 January 2012

    Signia Wealth has appointed a new head of investment solutions as part of a series of recent key hires across the firm

 

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