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BlackRock wins $55bn mandate

HARRISON WORLEY  |  TUESDAY, 16 OCT 2018
... Scottish Widows confirmed the management of the assets would begin once the current arbitration process with Standard Life Aberdeen finishes, or upon expiration of the current contract. Scottish Widows said its parent Lloyds Banking Group was confident ...

Natixis consolidates, appoints executives

KANIKA SOOD  |  MONDAY, 17 SEP 2018
Natixis has consolidated its business, appointing executives including a former Aberdeen Standard global head of strategic client solutions. The $1 trillion-plus manager has consolidated expertise from its former portfolio research and consulting group ...

Pendal builds global executive lineup

KANIKA SOOD  |  TUESDAY, 4 SEP 2018
... He has previously worked as Aviva Investors' global chief risk officer, and was also the director of legal and risk at Aberdeen-acquired manager Scottish Widows Investment Partnership. In his new role, Savjani will report to Pendal's group chief executive ...

University endowment fund awards mandate

KANIKA SOOD  |  MONDAY, 3 SEP 2018
... Australian National University's endowment fund has appointed a global manager to run an ESG-focused fixed income strategy. Aberdeen Standard Investments will actively manage Australian fixed income with an ESG overlay for the nearly $1.3 billion endowment ...

Global asset manager launches smart beta indices

KANIKA SOOD  |  MONDAY, 27 AUG 2018
... equity indices based on a multifactor approach to smart beta, aiming to outperform market-cap weighed indices by 2-4%. Aberdeen Standard Investments' quant investment strategies team developed the new SMARTER Beta range in-house, bucking the trend of ...

Aberdeen Standard launches AI-powered global equity fund

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 22 AUG 2018
Aberdeen Standard Investments launched a new fund that uses active quantitative strategies powered by machine learning to identify sources of potential returns. Launched in Luxembourg, the Aberdeen Global (AG) Artificial Intelligence Global Equity SICAV ...

Natixis appoints insto sales head

KANIKA SOOD  |  TUESDAY, 21 AUG 2018
... Australia and New Zealand. She brings 20 years' experience in the investment industry, holding roles at Credit Suisse, Aberdeen Asset Management and Challenger. In her new role, she will oversee the institutional sales and client servicing team for Natixis' ...

IOOF executives dismiss conflicts of interest

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 10 AUG 2018
... continued to charge shelf space fees calculated based on volume or funds under management to investment managers such as Aberdeen and AllianceBernstein, when it should not have. The fund managers paid fees to IFH based on a percentage of funds on the ...

Commercial property manager hires sales executive

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 12 JUL 2018
... career commenced at Colliers and CBRE; he spent the last decade in capital raising and investment-related roles, including Aberdeen Asset Management. He spent the last three years at UBS Asset Management marketing its global real estate, infrastructure ...

Global fund manager promotes, restructures European unit

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 13 MAR 2018
... executive roles for UK and European funds, the most recent being a director of retail warehouse fund management with Aberdeen Asset Management. Ray Adderley was subsequently promoted to global head of performance and investment process. The TH Real Estate ...