08/08/2012
This is the second year that AIS, a leading hedge fund service provider, has claimed the top spot with $26.7 billion in alternative UCITS assets under administration across 29 funds (as of January 2012).
08/07/2012
Over the last decade the fund has had a value tilt and a portfolio of around 40 large cap stocks.
08/07/2012
In this edition, Stefan Keitel, Global Chief Investment Officer for Asset Management and Private Banking, discusses the continued ebb and flow of risk appetite in global markets and tackles a key question many investors are asking: Are capital markets rea
08/07/2012
Nine months after the bank first raised the possibility of selling the business known as RREEF, investors are still wondering about its future.
08/07/2012
The article also said the firm’s board is putting together plans for the wind-down to return clients money starting this fall, but it has to meet shareholder approval.
08/07/2012
Fixed income remained a key area for investors representing close to €1.2bn of new assets – 38% of the total
08/07/2012
The appointment of Threadneedle follows a 18-month review process to search for a partner.
08/06/2012
Chris Boobyer, Chairman of CAML, commented: "We are delighted to have signed this managed account which will make a step change to our business.
08/06/2012
Fund rating agency Morningstar OBSR has revealed its shortlist for two of the four awards up for grabs at its annual Honours Dinner to be held in September.
08/06/2012
"The appointment of two fund managers with £100m to invest in the non-domestic energy efficiency infrastructure sector shows that we are making good progress," said business secretary Vince Cable.
08/05/2012
The fund launched in May 2009, and it seems an appropriate time to review the fund, as its objective is to beat both the FTSE All Share index and cash over rolling three-year periods.
08/05/2012
With high street lenders struggling, now is the perfect time to launch a boutique service.
08/05/2012
CEO Karel de Boeck - who previously headed Fortis, another Benelux bank that succumbed to financial-market turmoil - will have to manage tensions between Dexia's owners as the likelihood grows that it will need a capital increase to strengthen its ba
08/05/2012
Itau Unibanco, one of Brazil’s largest banks, and Canada’s TD Bank are among those reported to be plotting bids to transform their coverage of the US.
08/05/2012
Nevertheless, the claims in the book received widespread coverage, and we felt it was important that they were properly examined.
08/05/2012
the majority owner of Belgium’s biggest life insurer, reported insurance profit that beat analyst estimates and announced a stock buyback as a lockup on 78.9 million shares held by BNP Paribas SA (BNP) expires.
08/05/2012
The Armajaro Global Financials Fund will start with up to $100 million of assets under management, which could rise to more than $1 billion if the strategy performs, AAM said on Monday.
08/05/2012
The pair, who are French citizens, attracted attention in the late 1990s for being on the opposite sides of some of the era’s biggest takeover battles, including the $58 billion deal that created French energy giant Total SA and Vodafone Group Plc (
08/02/2012
The businesses may be sold for about 2.1 billion euros ($2.6 billion), with most of that value in the Canadian bank, according to Cor Kluis, an analyst at Rabobank International.
08/02/2012
"The solidity of our first half results can be explained by the fact that our strategy for several years now has focused on market lines that are less market-sensitive: P&C, health and protection," Chief Financial Officer Gerald Harlin said