RBC Global Asset Management (RBC GAM) is to strengthen its responsible investing and impact investing team in the United States with two new senior management roles. Ron Homer, Managing Director, Institutional Portfolio Manager and President, Access Capital Strategies has assumed
Old Mutual Asset Managers (UK) (OMAM) has placed additional capacity in the Old Mutual UK Specialist Equity Fund with new and existing investors. The additional inv
Cardinal Asset Management has appointed ex-Soros partner Andrew Switajewski to launch and develop its active-value hedge fund capabilities. Switajewski said: “I am excited to be joining Card
In October 2019, the European Energy Exchange (EEX) increased volumes on its power derivatives market by 5 per cent to 356.0 TWh (October 2018: 339.3 TWh). Volumes in UK Power Futures more than doubled year-on-year to 296,110 MWh and, as
ZEDRA Group, a specialist in Trust, Corporate and Fund Services has acquired LJ Fiduciary, from investment firm Alvarium. LJ Fiduciary will be rebranded and merged into the existing ZEDRA network. The deal is subject to local regulatory approval. LJ Fiduciary’s
Gartmore is adding a new European financial sector equity long/short strategy to its range of AlphaGen single strategy funds. Gartmore
Arcmont Asset Management (Arcmont) has launched as an independent private debt business following the completion of its separation from BlueBay Asset Management (BlueBay). Arcmont currently manages institutional assets of over EUR13 billion and is focused on delivering flexible capital solutions
A new survey confirms that hedge funds and private equity partnerships are benefiting from the steady switch towards alternatives by institutional investors. <
Warburg Invest, the German asset management company of Hamburg-based private bank MM Warburg & Co, and Swiss banking group Syz & Co have agreed to jointly develop, manage an
A flurry of optimism meant investors hit the pause button on their flight from equity funds in October, according to the latest Fund Flow Index (FFI) from Calastone. Investors also pulled back from bond funds for the first time since January.
