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American Express to buy Threadneedle for E482m
UK/SWITZERLAND/US – Zurich Financial Services is to sell its UK asset management subsidiary Threadneedle Investments to American Express Co.
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Equities: Making sense of stock market concentration
The level of concentration within global equity markets is at record levels. This has significant implications for portfolio construction
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Amex suspends UK pension contributions
[16:15 CEST 16-07] UK – American Express has confirmed it is suspending contributions into both its defined benefit (DB) and defined contribution (DC) schemes in the UK for 18 months.
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Insight hires names ex-Amex AM CIO Burgess
UK - Insight Investment says it has named Mark Burgess from American Express Asset Management as head of equities.
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Amex, Threadneedle decline comment on report
UK – American Express is reported to be close to finalising a deal to buy Threadneedle Investments – though all parties are declining comment.
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People moves: Willis Towers Watson names Sweden chief
Willis Towers Watson, PFA, BaFin, APPT, BMO GAM, Robeco, Natixis, HSBC AM, Alcentra, Soka-Bau, Nuveen, MFS, Preqin, USS, Veritas
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AMEX announces new fund of hedge funds
US/SWITZERLAND – American Express Bank (AEB) has launched its third fund of hedge funds, the global market neutral conservative fund of funds portfolio....
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Hotels in Asia-Pacific: Investors Seek Bargains Even as Borders Stay Closed
While recovery of the hospitality sector in Asia-Pacic remains muted, fund managers with the capacity and resources for patience are betting big on a rebound
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More large shareholders vote against excessive CEO pay [updated]
However, remuneration continues to rise, according to a major survey of exec pay and voting patterns
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People moves: UK's FCA creates new ESG role
FCA, HSBC AM, ATP, TV 2, Trillium, Hymans Robertson, Cardano, BNP Paribas Asset Management, Royal London Asset Management
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People moves: Veritas names new CEO, Abrdn's CIO to retire
Veritas, Abrdn, Fitch Ratings, Varma, Sand Grove Capital, Value Partners, Aquila Heywood, FINMA, Allianz Global Investors, AXA, Partners Capital, Candriam, WWF/Aviva Investors, Nuveen
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Janus opens new operation in Italy
ITALY- US investment manager Janus is opening an office in Milan in an attempt to expand its Italian business. The Milan operation will be run by Alex Ricchebuono, Janus International’s regional director for southern Europe, who joined two years ago from American Express.
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FANG Stocks Expose Blind Spots in Risk Models
The investing industry is constantly devising new acronyms and buzzwords. Sometimes these can be dangerous. The rise of the FANG stocks highlights how clusters of stocks may create investing hazards that standard risk models struggle to detect.
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Fiona Stewart leaves OECD to join World Bank in Washington
GLOBAL – Industry veteran spent eight years supporting OECD's working party on private pensions.
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Threadneedle ‘unaffected’ by Amex spinoff
UK – Asset manager Threadneedle Investments says it won’t be affected by American Express’s plans to spin off its parent division.
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Threadneedle names Gresser as alternatives head
UK – Threadneedle Investments has named Lorin Gresser as head of its alternative investments business.
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Morley names European marketing manager
UK – Morley Fund Management has named American Express’s Nicolas Portet as European marketing manager.
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Disciplined approach pays off in exciting emerging markets
It’s been a relatively volatile 12 months, but the work we did in 2018 really paid off last year, and we are quietly confident about an asset class that suits our style of active management
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Citigroup fund exec joins Threadneedle
EUROPE - Peter Lindqvist, a director at Citigroup Asset Management, has joined Threadneedle Investments as head of strategic alliances.
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Global Equities: Value gets volatile
Diverging 2013 performance shows Martin Steward that injecting cyclicality and value has increased volatility and downside