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Lazard launches new fund

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 1 OCT 2020
... reinvested) over rolling five-year periods. The fund will be managed by Arnaud Brillois and an investment team based in New York and Paris. Lazard said the fund employs a fundamental, bottom-up approach that uses rigorous qualitative and quantitative ...

Manipulative trading at J.P. Morgan costs it over $1bn

ALLY SELBY  |  WEDNESDAY, 30 SEP 2020
... to admissions and court documents, numerous traders and personal on J.P. Morgan's precious metals trading desk in New York, London and Singapore engaged in a scheme to buy and sell precious metals futures contracts, including gold, silver, platinum ...

Pension funds sue Allianz Global Investors

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 29 SEP 2020
Several pension funds are suing hedge funds managed by Allianz Global Investors for allegedly engaging in risk-taking behaviour and losing billions of dollars in retirement savings. The Arkansas Teacher Retirement System (ATRS) was the first pension ...

VGI Partners co-founder steps down from board

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  FRIDAY, 25 SEP 2020
... executive role, I have the utmost confidence in the capabilities of our investment team of 12 professionals in Sydney, New York and Tokyo." In August the hedge fund manager reported a 59% decrease in its profits in the six months to June 30 at $3.6 million ...

Chief economist update: UK's winter of discontent

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 25 SEP 2020
... easing of coronavirus measures" (abc.net.au, May 21) "Lockdown? What Lockdown? Heat Wave Brings Britons Out in Droves" (New York Times, June 26) "European heatwave sends thousands flocking to beaches despite social-distancing warnings" (Associated Press ...

J.P. Morgan set to cough up US$1bn

ALLY SELBY  |  THURSDAY, 24 SEP 2020
... following the financial crisis. The settlement rumours come after two precious metals traders and one former trader in the New York office of the bank were charged over their alleged participation in the manipulation scandal in September 2019. The conduct ...

Microcap manipulators caught out

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  THURSDAY, 24 SEP 2020
... controlled by Wexler. Sripetch and McAlpine managed to sell around 340,000 shares before the SEC suspended trading. SEC New York regional director Richard Best said: "As we alleged in the complaint, the defendants created a sophisticated network that ...

Index manager, friend charged for insider trading

KANIKA SOOD  |  TUESDAY, 22 SEP 2020
... The SEC identified Yang's employer as 'Company A' in a summary of allegations filed with a US court but said it was a New York corporation and provided ratings, benchmarks, research and analytics to capital and commodity markets worldwide. The SEC charged ...

Aware Super joins forces with Dutch pension fund

ALLY SELBY  |  THURSDAY, 17 SEP 2020
... €524 billion in pension assets for the pension funds in these sectors. APG has offices in Heerlen, Amsterdam, Brussels, New York and Hong Kong.

VFMC director nabs global role

ALLY SELBY  |  TUESDAY, 15 SEP 2020
... across funds management and superannuation. Maria Wilton will now serve as the global association's vice chair, while New York-based Daniel Gamba has been appointed as the chair of the board of governors. CFA Institute president and chief executive ...