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Barings Barings, the $306 billion global financial services firm, announced that Duncan Robertson, global head of Distribution and Marketing, has assumed an expanded role as head of Asia Pacific. In addition, Shelley Liu joined the firm as country head of China to oversee Barings’ efforts there. The firm says the appointment is a commitment on […]
US-based Natixis Investment Management is on the cusp of acquiring a 24.9% minority stake in equity specialist WCM Investment Management, according to reports. Terms of the deal have yet to be disclosed and are expected in 2H2018. Natixis CEO Jean Raby said in a joint news release from the two companies: “Our investment in WCM […]
The need to manage clients’ emotions in response to market events and the risks associated with them may be a challenge for financial advisers, but the way forward is clear: 81% say the current market is favourable to active management, according to a survey published today by Natixis Investment Managers. More than eight in ten […]
H2O Asset Management, a London-based investment boutique headed up by Bruno Crastes and backed by Boston- and Paris-based Natixis, has signed a partnership deal with London-based Quadra Capital Partners to develop new alternative strategies, International Investment‘s sister publication, Investment Europe, has exclusively revealed today. The news of H2O’s partnership arrangement with Quadra Capital comes less […]
Fulcrum Asset Management London-based Fulcrum Asset Management (Fulcrum) has appointed Matthew Roberts as partner of the asset management boutique. Roberts (pictured), who will be responsible for the creation of a new alternative group that will invest in real assets and credit, joins Fulcrum from Willis Tower Watson – where he was a portfolio manager for […]
Natixis has published its 2015 global survey of individual investors. A total of 7,000 investors from 17 countries have been surveyed. Among the trends reported by the study, a large share of investors are optimistic and see equity markets as 2015 top performers. The number of investors being conflicted between pursuing returns and protecting capital has increased (73% […]
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