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Schroders nabs Mercer product boss

HARRISON WORLEY  |  WEDNESDAY, 17 JUN 2020
The regional head of Mercer's product and solutions management offerings has jumped ship, joining Schroders as head of product. Schroders has hired Natalie Morcos as the firm's local head of product. Morcos replaces the US-bound incumbent Stephen Kwa ...

Asset managers leverage tech, outsourcing for growth

ALLY SELBY  |  WEDNESDAY, 17 JUN 2020
... profitable growth beyond 2020 will require more than finding new streams of revenue or reducing costs," Northern Trust North America head of global fund services Ryan Burns said. "The most successful asset managers are rethinking their operating models ...

QIC appoints executive director

KANIKA SOOD  |  FRIDAY, 5 JUN 2020
... head of global private capital Marcus Simpson on his retirement, bringing home Stephen Whatmore who led the team in North America.

S&P kicks companies off ESG index

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  TUESDAY, 19 MAY 2020
... removal of Facebook from the sustainable version of the iconic S&P 500," said S&P head of ESG product strategy, North America Mona Naqvi. "With markets currently in turmoil due to the outbreak of COVID-19, interest in ESG is at an all-time high. Thus ...

Global dividends to fall 15%: Janus Henderson

ELIZA BAVIN  |  MONDAY, 18 MAY 2020
... dividends, Janus Henderson said it screened companies representing over three quarters of global payouts by value. "North America and Asia are likely to see the least impact, but for different reasons," Janus Henderson said. "The former has a favourable ...

Revenues lift 30% at Xero

ALLY SELBY  |  THURSDAY, 14 MAY 2020
... by 26% during the year, while subscribers in the UK grew by 32%. Subscribers of the software in New Zealand and North America also grew during the year, lifting 12% and 24% respectively. "Xero has focused on maintaining the quality and continuity of ...

HESTA announces three GM appointments

KANIKA SOOD  |  TUESDAY, 5 MAY 2020
... manager - brand and acquisition. Cameron most recently worked with Morgan Stanley and Bank of America Merrill Lynch in North America, in client and market-facing risk management roles. He will work with HESTA's risk and compliance team (with oversight ...

Colonial First State closes global fund

ALLY SELBY  |  FRIDAY, 1 MAY 2020
... most significantly," Acadian said. "At the regional level, Japan was the strongest contributor to returns whereas North America brought the most significant negative payoffs. "Within North America, the representative portfolio saw the greatest underperformance ...

COVID-19 to lead to deglobalisation: Amundi

ALLY SELBY  |  TUESDAY, 21 APR 2020
... "After the first wave of the COVID-19 outbreak in China and East Asia, and the second wave in Western Europe and North America, a third wave now looks to be building in several EM and frontier countries," it said. "EM and frontier countries may be able ...

Pension fund acquires Plenary Group business

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 13 MAR 2020
Plenary Asia Pacific is set to offload its North American operations to a $390 billion pension fund. Caisse de depot et placement du Quebec (CDPQ) will acquire Plenary Americas' in addition to the controlling stake already held through its PPP portfolio. ...