Asset Managers

Asset Managers
February 6, 2024

Europe has the same commercial property problems as US

Not only the US commercial real estate market is struggling with historically low prices due to…
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Asset Managers
February 6, 2024

European ManCos struggle with adverse impact reporting

Only one in five management companies in Europe are publishing a legally required statement…
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CSSF seen drafting EU best practice for handling NAV errors 
Asset Managers
February 5, 2024

CSSF: Luxembourg funds, at €5,285 bln, back to growth

Luxembourg funds continued their recovery from a slight decline in October 2023 by amounting at year…
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Harvey Schwarz, CEO of The Carlyle Group.
Asset Managers
February 2, 2024

Carlyle bites back in debate over risks in private credit

The Bank of England (BoE) this week reiterated its concerns about the risks of higher interest rates…
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Asset Managers
February 1, 2024

Sarasin, Capital cautiously navigate rate transition

Investment specialists are singing from a common hymn book in predicting the world is on a path to…
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Asset Managers
February 1, 2024

Transfer Thursday: Fidelity, Alma LED, Fundcraft

This week’s overview of transfers, appointments, promotions and other people news includes updates…
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Franck Dixmier, Global CIO Fixed Income at Allianz Global Investors.
Asset Managers
February 1, 2024

Allianz’s Dixmier sees no evidence of slowing Euro inflation

Allianz Global Investors’ Franck Dixmier expects faster monetary easing in the US now that inflation…
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Asset Managers
January 31, 2024

Deblanc named CIO of M&G’s private markets business

M&G Investments has appointed Emmanuel Deblanc as chief investment officer to lead its 86 billion…
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The price of carbon allowances plummeted in Europe against the backdrop of the escalating Russian-Ukrainian war, lowering the cost of carbon emissions for the EU's most polluting companies. That fall has since been rapidly reversed.
Asset Managers
January 31, 2024

Group led by Mirova, Robeco plans emissions avoided standards

A consortium led by French and Dutch asset managers is progressing towards setting a global industry…
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Asset Managers
January 30, 2024

Norway’s ‘Oil Fund’ reports record profit of 196 bln euro

Norway’s Government Pension Fund Global, the largest sovereign wealth fund globally, on Tuesday…
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Amundi says it’s time to love bonds again
Asset Managers
January 29, 2024

Sustainable investing: ‘Stay the course!’ says Amundi

Europe’s biggest asset manager Amundi calls on its peers in financial sector to better serve clients…
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Stephen Bird, CEO of Abrdn plc
Asset Managers
January 24, 2024

Abrdn axes 500 jobs as switch to passive investing hurts 

Edinburgh-based asset manager Abrdn on Wednesday said it plans to slash 500 jobs this year, or about…
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Asset Managers
January 23, 2024

20-year prison sentence proposed for funds considering ESG

Republicans in the US state of New Hampshire have introduced a bill that makes the consideration of…
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Amundi on US bank crisis: ‘This is not a systemic risk’
Asset Managers
January 22, 2024

Amundi Research Institute keeps CIOs, clients on track

A fresh approach to investment research that Paris-based Amundi, Europe’s only asset manager ranked…
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