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Emmanuel Roman to become chief operating officer of Man

Thu, 02/09/2010 - 05:16

Emmanuel Roman will assume the newly created role of chief operating officer of Man following the company’s acquisition of GLG Partners. »

Global equity manager Javelin Capital is launched

Thu, 02/09/2010 - 05:09

Javelin Capital, an asset manager specialising in global equities, has launched. »

Jitesh Gadhia, Blackstone Advisory Partners

Jitesh Gadhia joins Blackstone Advisory Partners

Wed, 01/09/2010 - 15:13

The Blackstone Group has appointed Jitesh Gadhia as a senior managing director in Blackstone Advisory Partners. »

Northern Trust appoints Wim van Ooijen to lead Dutch business

Wed, 01/09/2010 - 13:34

Northern Trust has appointed Wim van Ooijen as country head for The Netherlands, succeeding Eric Pouwels, who has been named director of strategic development for Europe, Middle East and Africa. »

Investor confidence falls by 4.4 points in August

Wed, 01/09/2010 - 11:30

Investor confidence fell by 4.4 points in August from July’s revised reading of 96.5 to 92.1, according to the State Street Investor Confidence Index. »

Julie Bouhuys, founder and chief executive of Concerto

Concerto wins EUR60m mandate from Goodhart

Wed, 01/09/2010 - 09:32

Concerto Asset Management, a manager of US corporate credit based in Charlotte, North Carolina, has received a EUR60m credit alpha absolute return mandate from Goodhart Partners, a multi-manager business based in London. »

Mike Zelouf, director of international business at Western Asset

GDP to slow towards equilibrium growth rates in next six months

Wed, 01/09/2010 - 06:18

Fixed income manager Western Asset expects global gross domestic product growth to slow toward equilibrium growth rates in the next six months as inventory restocking cycle concludes and fiscal stimulus fades. »

Kneip acquires fund reporting company Co-Link

Wed, 01/09/2010 - 06:07

Kneip, an independent service provider to the asset management industry, has acquired Co-Link, a specialist in fund reporting technology and services for investment funds. »

Amundi appoints Peter Lindgren for Nordic countries

Wed, 01/09/2010 - 05:08

Amundi has appointed Peter Lindgren as deputy general manager at Amundi Nordic Countries. »

SL celebrates second anniversary of Life Plus fund

Tue, 31/08/2010 - 15:44

SL Investment Management, one of the UK’s largest full service life settlement product providers, is celebrating the second anniversary of its flagship Life Plus Life Settlement Fund. »

Union Bancaire Privée strengthens its presence in Asia

Tue, 31/08/2010 - 15:10

Union Bancaire Privée’s asset management division has hired Lawrence Lo as chief executive officer and head of sales for Asia ex Japan. »

Eze Castle Integration expands to Singapore and Geneva

Tue, 31/08/2010 - 15:07

Eze Castle Integration, a provider of IT services, technology and consulting to investment management firms, has opened offices in Singapore and Geneva. »

Ryan Hughes, senior fund manager at Skandia Investment Group

Skandia appoints Henderson to UK Strategic Best Ideas

Tue, 31/08/2010 - 14:06

Skandia Investment Group has selected Henderson Global Investors to manage a mandate within its UK Strategic Best Ideas Fund. »

Patrick Sayer, chairman of the executive board, Eurazeo

Eurazeo returns to growth in first half

Tue, 31/08/2010 - 13:46

Eurazeo has reported group net income of EUR88.5m for the first half of 2010, compared with a loss of EUR120.9m for the first half of 2009. »

Walt Bettinger, Schwab president and chief executive officer

Schwab to acquire Windward Investment Management

Tue, 31/08/2010 - 11:11

Charles Schwab has entered into an agreement to acquire Windward Investment Management for USD150m in stock and cash. »

BBVA Compass expands Alabama wealth management team

Tue, 31/08/2010 - 10:50

BBVA Compass has named Mark Smith wealth management market executive for Birmingham and Montgomery, Alabama. »

Northern Trust granted license for Beijing branch office

Tue, 31/08/2010 - 10:29

Northern Trust’s application for a branch license in Beijing has been approved by the China Banking Regulatory Commission. »

Harcourt AUM increases to USD4.7bn in first half of 2010

Tue, 31/08/2010 - 09:32

Harcourt Investment Consulting, the Switzerland-based alternative investment solutions provider, says assets under management as of 30 June 2010 have reached USD4.7bn, corresponding to a growth of USD200m for the first half of 2010. »

Twelve Capital spins off from Horizon21

Tue, 31/08/2010 - 09:17

Twelve Capital, an investment manager focusing on insurance related investment opportunities, has completed its spin-off from alternative investments manager Horizon21. »

Westlake Securities opens Dallas office and names two partners

Mon, 30/08/2010 - 11:06

Westlake Securities, an investment banking firm based in Austin, Texas, has opened a new Dallas office co-managed by Terry Fick and Brad Purifoy. »