Newspaper icon
The latest issue of Financial Standard now available as an e-newspaper
READ NOW

Search Results

Showing 701 - 710 of 739 results for "Asset managers"

Northern Trust exposes fixed income assets

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  FRIDAY, 29 AUG 2008
... including instrument type as well as duration and yield data to boost precision. "Increasingly, the trend is for asset managers to provide more performance data to institutional investors and, importantly, to be able to explain where performance is coming ...

Credit Suisse nabs AMF stake

RUTH LIEW  |  THURSDAY, 28 AUG 2008
... in a statement that it paid $446 million for over 80 per cent of AMF. The Canadian company provides capital to asset managers in exchange for a passive, non-voting, limited term interest in a manager's future revenues. Since its inception in 2003, AMF ...

SimCorp adds LexiFi modelling

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  WEDNESDAY, 20 AUG 2008
... 2000, LexiFi provides software for the analysis and management of complex financial products for investment banks, asset managers and private banks. This development is inline with SimCorp incorporating a new module, XpressInstruments onto the SimCorp ...

US instos ramp up alts to 22pct

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  MONDAY, 14 JUL 2008
... way is pulling back." However, the survey warned that "continuous innovation" is required amongst all alternative asset managers to meet the needs and appetites of institutional investors. "Investors will demand an increase in the availability and diversification ...

The carbon cost of investing

RUTH LIEW  |  THURSDAY, 15 MAY 2008
... the carbon performance of portfolios to fund managers around the globe. As a result, the venture will see more asset managers have direct access to Trucost data while analysing the carbon impacts of portfolios using holdings-based style and risk analysis ...

Instos change mandate strategies

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  TUESDAY, 13 MAY 2008
... renewed focus on currency management, the awarding of larger mandates and the growing popularity of alternative asset managers. According to the Mercer 2007 Manager Search Trends report, the number of searches for alternative investments rose by roughly ...

Portfolio Partners appoints BD head

RUTH LIEW  |  THURSDAY, 24 APR 2008
... Portfolio Partners. Falzon's appointment follows Aviva's announcement last month that it was merging ten of its global asset managers under one banner, Aviva Investors. As head of business development, Falzon will be spearheading the strategic development ...

SSgA appoints ex-Old Mutual exec

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  TUESDAY, 8 APR 2008
... considerable experience in investment management across all asset classes. One of the world's largest institutional asset managers, SSgA's assets under management has nearly doubled over a five year period reaching $2.17 trillion in December last yea ...

Gray to advise Brookvine

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  MONDAY, 7 APR 2008
... to provide portfolio implementation, administration and responsible entity services for intermediary alternative asset managers. Brookvine raises investment capital and manages investor relationships across a range of alternative assets including private ...

Boutique structures test volatile times

RUTH LIEW  |  THURSDAY, 3 APR 2008
... difference, which by definition doesn't always occur with boutique operations." Bryant warned there was a danger that asset managers, who are also business owners and managers, can be distracted from their investment roles during periods of volatility. ...