Asset Managers – Page 107
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ERAFP selects three managers for €2.5bn of credit mandates
French civil service scheme appoints managers to implement ‘buy-and-hold’ strategy
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Hermes secures Eurostar ownership for pension funds after UK sell-off
Hermes Infrastructure takes 10%, while Caisse de dépôt et placement du Québec acquires 30% stake
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VER, Towers Watson, S&P Capital IQ, UK National Employment Savings Trust, Capital Group, Credit Suisse, Aon Hewitt, John Lewis Partnership Pensions Trust, Muzinich & Co, Babson Capital, AXA Investment Managers
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NewsHedging, return-seeking portfolios boost returns at France's FRR
Reserve fund invests additional €300m in small, medium-sized local companies
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Study: 'Shortlists' influence pension funds' asset manager expectations
Past performance almost most important driver of asset management inflows, University of Oxford paper finds
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Pensionskassen for Farmakonomer, Avida, Capital Group, River and Mercantile, JPMAM, Buck Consultants, Duke Street, AXA IM, Invesco Perpetual
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NewsABI criticises UK government for ‘missing pieces’ in pensions reform
Director general blasts lack of clarity on consumer guidance, tax legislation
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NewsUK Pensions Infrastructure Platform adds solar as fund launch nears
Chief executive says platform looking at both direct and indirect holdings, pending FCA approval
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Aviva Investors slapped with FCA fine over conflicts of interest
UK asset manager charged £17.6m by regulator after traders engage in ‘cherry picking’ with fixed income funds
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Pension funds risk losing 3.5% because of slow portfolio changes — study
Investors found to take average 23 days between decision and implementation, says State Street
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Asset management roundup: FCA, NAPF, Natixis, DNCA, Man Group, NewSmith
UK’s FCA launches investigation of investment banking sector, to consider further review of asset management
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Third of institutions do not use proxy data in investment decisions
Research from Stanford Business School shows portfolio managers rarely involved in voting decisions
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Investors welcome ‘opportunities’ in CMU consultation as MEPs raise concerns
MEP warns of short-term focus within proposals, calls to move beyond ’tunnel vision’ on capital markets
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Asset managers look to boost headcounts despite weighing competition
PwC suvery of asset management chief executives show 46% to cut cost base in 2015, 28% to outsource
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NewsInvestors urged to consider unfamiliar assets as easing slows
Markets to become more choppy and return sources more scattered, consultancy Mercer predicts
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Strathclyde joined by UK green bank in community power investment
UK’s largest LGPS commits £10m to hydro-electric power plant with GIB adding £50m
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Consultancy warns on risk naïvety in smart beta allocations
Towers Watson clients add $8bn in 2014 to smart beta strategies, but warns against inherent risks
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High-yield sees record issuance as European markets ease terms
Second quarter sees peak issuance before falling steadily but keeping 2014 as record level
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Quarter of German investment professionals see Greek exit as positive for markets
Large share of German investment professionals expect Greece to exit euro-zone, but foresee positive impact
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NewsWednesday people roundup
NEST, Candriam Investors Group, Hermes, Ortec Finance, Mirae AGI, LGIM, Ambienta, Indexx Markets, Barnett Waddingham, Aberdeen AM
