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July
BNY Mellon Asset Servicing has been appointed as ETF services provider for the Mars Hill Global Relative Value ETF
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JP Morgan Treasury Services has reorganised its Global Trade practice
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KingFisher Asset Management has launched a global macro offering hedge fund
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Standard Life Investments (SLI) has teamed up with Chuo Mitsui Asset Trust and Banking to boost its presence in Asia
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EFG International, a Swiss private bank, was forced to write-off $813m that it had invested with hedge funds
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Exchange traded fund (ETF) industry assets in the United States decreased 0.4% during the first half of 2010
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HSBC Securities Services has hired Callum Runcie as sales director for its fund services team in London
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The Oregon state pension system has invested $200 million in Blackstone Group’s sixth buyout fund
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The Carlyle Group and Banco do Brasil have jointly set up a new fund
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Oklahoma Teachers’ Retirement System has picked four finalists for a $425 million real estate mandate
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Emerging Capital Partners (ECP), an international private equity firm, has raised about $613m for its ECP Africa Fund III
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Oklahoma Teachers’ Retirement System has added a 5% allocation to core-plus real estate
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Bank of America is looking to sell $1.2 billion worth of investments made in funds managed by Warburg Pincus
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Bolsas y Mercados Españoles and Clearstream are testing their planned European over-the-counter trade repository
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Black River Asset Management has opened its long/short equity commodities fund to outside investors
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Credit Suisse has appointed Société Générale Securities Services to provide fund administration services in Germany
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Draper Fisher Jurvetson (DFJ) has raised $350 million for its tenth fund, less than its $400 million revised target
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Islington Council is searching for an equity and fixed income manager for its pension fund
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The Chicago Public School Teachers Pension and Retirement Fund has appointed a director of investments
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Danone has appointed JP Morgan as depository bank for its ADR programme
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Active Earth Investment Management has appointed RBC Dexia Investor Services
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Federated Investors will acquire $17 billion in money market assets from SunTrust Bank’s money management unit
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Neuberger Berman is seeking to raise nearly $1 billion from endowments, foundations and other investors for its latest private equity fund
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Peru’s central bank will increase the limit on overseas private pension funds’ investments to 30% from 28%
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BNY Mellon has appointed a regional manager for broker-dealer services in Asia
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Canada’s Public Sector Pension Investment Board is selling a private equity commitments portfolio estimated to be worth about $1.5-2 billion
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HSBC Securities Services has a new head of product management, transfer agency services for the Asia-Pacific and the Middle East
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JP Morgan has a new head of treasury management for the Asia-Pacific region
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LaCrosse Global Fund Services has been selected by Iridium Asset Management to offer fund administration and operational support for its Asia fund
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Trian Fund Management is looking to raise $1.5 billion private equity fund that will target buying minority stakes in public companies
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Woodsford Capital Management has appointed LaCrosse Global Fund Services
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MFC Global Investment Management has won a Hong Kong based mandate
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J.P. Morgan has been appointed depositary for PFA Professionel Forening, owned by PFA Pension, the second largest pension provider in Denmark
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William Blair has been awarded a Chicago based mandate
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Anchorage Advisors has appointed State Street to provide a range of hedge fund administration services
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June
AEGON Asset Management chooses Citi as fund administration service provider
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BNP Paribas Securities Services is offering reporting packs to help managers comply with the Ucits IV key information document
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BNY Mellon Asset Servicing will provide back-office services for a Seattle based firm
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Aviva Investors strengthens Asia-Pacific business development with senior hire
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Illinois State Universities Retirement System, Champaign, has appointed State Street Global Advisors
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Vanguard Group is planning to roll out an ETF based on the S&P 500 stock-market index
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Los Angeles City Employees’ Retirement System has reappointed Neuberger Berman to manage $990 million in active fixed income
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RBS has set up a structured equity trading platform in Hong Kong and made some hires to lead the effort
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An ex-Citigroup energy trader has raised $1.08 billion for an offshore commodities hedge fund
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State of Michigan 401(k) and 457 Plans has appointed ING Investment Management
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UBS has hired Ashley Jarvis as global head of business and capital consultancy in its prime brokerage division
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Deutsche Bank rolls out Ucits vehicle
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Newton Investment Management has been awarded a Real Return mandate by the Superannuation Arrangements of the University of London
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The national pension fund of China is looking to raise overseas investments in stocks and bonds
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EasyETF is launching an ETF on the S&P 500 listed on NYSE Euronext in Paris.
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The Peruvian central bank has raised the limit on foreign investments made by the nation’s private pension funds
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Managing Partners Limited is looking to capitalise on what it believes will be a growing number of ‘panic’ buy-to-let and second home sales
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Citigroup, Bloomberg and Euroclear Bank’s FundSettle have agreed to streamline fund transactions
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Putnam Investments is looking to roll out a suite of three US multi-cap equity funds
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Heartwood has recorded another year of strong growth in its core discretionary assets under management in its financial year closing end April 2010
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Northern Trust has promoted Penelope Biggs to head of its Institutional Investor Group EMEA
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BNY Mellon Alternative Investment Services has launched enhanced accounting and reporting functionality for side pocket accounts and special purpose vehicles
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Pacific Life Insurance has appointed PIMCO to oversee a $250 million investment portfolio
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GCI Asset Management and Orix Management are to launch a hedge fund
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The $109.5 billion Florida Retirement System is changing its asset allocations after securing trustees approval
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Saturna Sendirian has received an Islamic fund management licence in Malaysia
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CLSA’s China asset management joint venture is planning to close its $1.5 billion fund
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Florida State Board of Administration (FSBA) can boost its maximum international equity allocation for the Florida Retirement System
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J.P. Morgan Asset Management is planning to raise up to $288.7 million for an investment trust
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Milwaukee City Employees’ Retirement System is looking for a global fixed-income manager
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JP Morgan has been named as the depositary bank by Hypermarcas
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Money market funds suffered high profile problems during the financial crisis but increased regulation and a back to basics approach have seen the industry emerge more transparent and risk aware
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Hermes has expanded on a global basis
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RBC Dexia Investor Services has closed the acquisition of UBI Group’s depository bank business
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UBS names co-heads of prime brokerage business in Europe, the Middle East and Africa
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May
AXA Rosenberg Investment Management has lost a US based mandat
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Standard & Poor's latest report reveals caution in the market
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AXA Rosenberg Investment Management has been terminated by an Ohio based retirement system
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Emerging Markets (EM) hedge funds gained +4.7 percent YTD through April
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Gulf asset manager, The National Investor (TNI), has unveiled the first of a range of Middle East and North Africa Ucits III funds
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Pardo Financial Group is rolling out a managed futures fund that allocates across multiple registered Commodity Trading Advisors
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GE Capital Real Estate and Angelo Gordon have raised about $1.25 billion for their Legacy Securities Public-Private Investment Fund
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BNY Mellon has been appointed to act as the depositary bank for Wintek
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Standard Life Investments (SLI) will run the London Boroughs of Islington’s $200.4 million UK corporate bond portfolio
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Jupiter Investment Management is seeking to raise more than $318 million in a listing on the London Stock Exchange
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State Street Corporation announced today that it has been appointed by Norges Bank to provide fund administration services
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T&D Asset Management is planning a hedge fund, which will seek to profit from shorting strategies in Japanese stocks
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Morgan Stanley Alternative Investment Partners has received $585 million in commitments for a fund
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Rice University is looking for a new CIO after they left to take up a position elsewhere.
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Barclays Capital has boosted its prime services team in Asia
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Goodman Group and the Canada Pension Plan Investment Board (CPPIB) are planning a fund focused on development opportunities in Australia
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Northern Trust is seeking to launch a broad range of index-based ETFs
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Blackstone Group is looking to raise its sixth fund by the end of next month
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ING Funds selects stress test suites to model the impact of interest-rate, credit and other risk shocks
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The New York State Common Retirement Fund is planning a $500 million hedge fund investment programme
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Sun Life Financial is setting up its own mutual fund firm
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T Rowe Price has been awarded a mandate by the Kansas Public Employees Retirement System
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The CIO of Cornell University’s endowment, is stepping down
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Metals and mining firm Mechel has awarded a depositary mandate to Deutsche Bank
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J.P. Morgan has completed an asset restructuring for the Lincolnshire County Council Pension Fund
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State Street is starting collateral management services in Sydney
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The Bahrain Stock Exchange has awarded a depositary mandate to Citigroup Global Transaction Services
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BNY Mellon's Treasury Services arm has appointed a senior relationship manager in India
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Dorsal Capital Management has appointed Citi Investor Services as administrative services provider for its hedge fund
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ICICI Venture is planning to roll out a $500 million infrastructure fund by July
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The Teachers’ Retirement System of Louisiana is planning to recruit a smid-cap core domestic equity manager
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Prudent Asset Management is planning a $150 million buyout shipping fund
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Credit Suisse is acquiring the hedge fund administration services unit of Fortis Bank Nederland
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EquityStar Capital Management is looking to roll out its new hedge fund on June 1, 2010
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Global Infrastructure Partners (GIP) is planning a $5-6 billion infrastructure fund.
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Invesco Perpetual is planning to roll out a Latin American investment trust.
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Auldyn Partners has rolled out a global macro hedge fund.
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Two ex-Alpha Titans Funds co-portfolio managers, have set up a multi-strategy fund.
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Hedge Fund indices rise in April according to a new report.
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The New York State Common Retirement Fund has committed another $500 million to its investment in New York mortgages currently offered by Fannie Mae.
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RBC Dexia Trust Services Hong Kong Limited today announced it has been awarded a mandate in Hong Kong.
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Christopher Kearns has been appointed as global product manager of at BNY Mellon
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Newton is to launch ethical fund for charitable investment
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Peru pension fund AFP Integra, is looking to allocate more of its $7.5 billion of assets abroad in emerging markets.
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State Street has won a contract to provide investment manager operations outsourcing services for $53 billion in assets.
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BNY Mellon wins $600m Arizona mandate.
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Lyxor Asset Management and Martin Currie have rolled out a non-benchmarked long/short strategy fund.
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A former senior member of Goldman Sachs is looking to unveil a hedge fund.
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Newton Investment Management will roll out a dedicated socially responsible investment (SRI) fund for UK charities.
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Rothschild has been terminated by the New Mexico Public Employees Retirement Association (PERA) as smid-cap equity manager.
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April
Allianz Global Investors is planning to roll out a Brazilian open ended investment company.
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Ohio Police and Fire Pension Fund, Columbus, has axed the contract of Chicago Equity Partners due to performance reasons.
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Citigroup’s Global Transaction Services business has been appointed by Coca-Cola Hellenic Bottling Company as the successor depositary bank for its NYSE-listed American Depositary Receipt (ADR) program.
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Deutsche Bank has rolled out an automated straight-through processing fund administration and custody solution in Indonesia
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Global Investor/isf looks at the rise in popularity of liability driven investment (LDI) in the US.
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The retirement systems of New York City are looking for investment managers to create a pool of index managers available on an as-needed basis
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The Florida State Board of Administration has dropped AXA Rosenberg Investment Management’s $400 million domestic equity mandate
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BNY Mellon Asset Servicing has been awarded a fund administration mandate
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HSBC Securities Services (HSS) has added a number of managerial appointments to its New York team.
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WisdomTree is rolling out nine ETFs on the Mexican stock exchange.
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Baylor University has appointed a new chief investment officer, effective June 1.
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Prudential Investments has launched its Prudential Jennison Market Neutral Fund.
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The Avon Pension Fund is seeking a global equity manager, who will help meet the United Nations Principles of Responsible Investment.
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BMO Guardian Funds has introduced six new mutual fund portfolios of ETFs.
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Tiburon Partners is rolling out a Ucits III long/short fund to invest in the Asian equity market.
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Between 5% and 10% of U.S. banks will be acquired or otherwise disappear by the end of 2011, according to new projections by Greenwich Associates.
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Global Hedge Fund Group (GHF Group) has rolled out two credit-focused hedge funds.
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Insight Investment Management has been awarded a $200 million mandate by a Welsh pension fund.
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Sara Lee has appointed Legal & General Investment Management America (LGIM) for liability-driven investing.
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State Street Corporation has been appointed to provide investment services to hedge fund group Marshall Wace for its new equity-neutral exchange traded fund – MW TOPS Global Alpha.
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Redwood Asset Management has selected CIBC Mellon Global Securities Services to provide asset servicing support.
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The Louisiana Municipal Employees’ Retirement System (LAMPERS) has shortlisted six managers for a new large-cap equity mandate.
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Marshall Wace has selected State Street to offer investment services for its new equity-neutral exchange-traded fund
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The University of California’s retirement and endowment funds portfolio have revised their asset allocations.
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RBC Dexia Investor Services said today it has extended its relationship with Aisling Analytics Pte Ltd, a leading hedge fund in Asia.
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The Stichting Pensioenfonds Stork, Amersfoort, Netherlands, has awarded a $161 million global managed volatility equity mandate to Acadian Asset Management.
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EnCap Investments and Flatrock Energy Advisors have closed a private equity fund targeting growth investments in the midstream sector of the oil and gas industry in North America .
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Edmond de Rothschild Asset Management (EdR AM) has appointed Manulife Asset Management as its master agent in Taiwan to help distribute funds.
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Atlantic-Pacific Capital today announced the addition of Mohammad Almojel as a Principal in Atlantic-Pacific’s Private Funds business.
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Carne Global Financial Services today announced the appointment of a managing director of the firm’s Luxembourg office.
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Citigroup has rolled out a global operating platform especially for hedge funds.
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The Ohio Public Employees Retirement System is looking to appoint one to five new fund of hedge fund managers.
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Putnam Investments has rolled out a global equity fund of funds, which will offer exposure to all sectors in the MSCI World Index.
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Daiwa Securities’ global asset services division of has rolled out a service for UK-domiciled collective investment schemes
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Ohio School Employees Retirement System, Columbus, is looking to raise its direct hedge fund investment program to 9% of assets from 6%.
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The Government Service Insurance System (GSIS) of the Philippines is seeking at least two global investment managers.
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Intermediate Capital Group (ICG) has received $1.15 billion in investments for a new recovery fund.
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Vontobel Asset Management has hired Northern Trust to offer global custody, fund administration, investor-level tax services and management company services for its new fund.
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Goldman Sachs is seeking endowment heads to join its asset management business.
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The Los Angeles Fire and Police Pension System’s board is planning to assess its hedge fund and private equity programmes.
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The Teachers’ Retirement System of Louisiana has shortlisted three firms for its $400 million large-cap value international equity mandate.
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The Municipal Fire and Police Retirement System of Iowa has terminated fixed-income firms, Aberdeen Asset Management and AllianceBernstein.
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Evergreen Capital, founded by ex-head of real estate at Goldman Sachs, has launched a hedge fund.
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Legal & General Investment Management America has announced the appointment to the newly created position of head of US Pension Solutions.
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MIT Investment Management’s co-head of private equity investing has quit.
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Sciens Capital Management has purchased the hedge fund business of Switzerland’s Partners Group.
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Fund managers believe high yield will offer the best risk-adjusted returns in 2010, says S&P
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Natixis Global Associates selects Citigroup to provide operational services
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Deutsche Bank (Malaysia) has rolled out a sharia-compliant fund service.
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Kansas Public Employees Retirement System has awarded a $200 million domestic high-yield fixed income mandate to Loomis Sayles.
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Carlyle Group’s Carlyle Global Financial Services Partners fund has raised $1.1 billion.
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State Street Global Advisors (SSgA) has opened an office in Seoul to tap Korea’s mutual funds market.
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Massachusetts Pension Reserves Investment Management board has awarded two mandates
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Declines in asset values, coupled with low interest rates that serve to increase the value of pension funds' long-term liabilities, had severe consequences on Canadian pensions' reported funding ratios, finds Greenwich Associates
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Santa Barbara County Employees’ Retirement System is seeking managers for a real estate separate account, active large-cap growth equities and intermediate US government fixed income.
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Seattle City Employees Retirement System (SCERS) is looking to start three manager searches.
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UK asset management firm, Silk Invest, will roll out a private equity fund.
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A Goldman Sachs buyout firm has acquired a minority stake in hedge fund.
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Japan’s Government Pension Investment Fund will not change its asset allocation model, with around two-thirds of its portfolio invested in government bonds.
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Korea Investment Corporation (KIC) is planning to raise the amount of money it allocates to alternative investments over the next three years.
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Legal & General will allow investors in a $1.5 billion fund to determine the amount of debt associated with their investments.
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Legalsuper has terminated four managers across various portfolios to rationalise the number of managers the fund has after its recent mergers.
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Pharos Financial Group will roll out two private equity funds in 2010, targeting to raise $350 million each.
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J.P. Morgan’s French unit has unveiled a Dublin-based Ucits III fund in partnership with asset manager.
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Illinois State Board of Investment is looking to invest $300 million in real estate this year.
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The endowment of Stanford University is seeking a CIO.
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The UK’s second-largest pension fund, the Universities Superannuation Scheme (USS), has awarded a $1 billion mandate.
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BNY Mellon Asset Management is shutting one of its three hedge fund-of-fund units.
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Two ex-Goldman Sachs executives have launched a hedge fund firm.
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The Shanghai government is planning a pilot scheme to make it easier for foreign investors to access local private equity funds.
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March
China has unveiled its trial programme for margin trading and short selling
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Short selling of global equities has fallen 38% over the past year
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J.P. Morgan has been mandated to expand mutual fund services provided to Nationwide Funds Group, the asset management business of Nationwide Financial Services.
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Jefferies Group is planning to launch two commodity ETFs and a mutual fund.
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Markit will provide liquidity metrics for all CDS, evaluated bonds, loans and ABS included in its pricing services
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Standard Chartered is offering a range of securities services to institutional investors in Vietnam
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The Financial Services Authority has proposed changes to its client asset rules
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Deutsche Bank's prime broker unit is hiring staff to attract business from hedge-fund start-ups in Asia
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European private equity fund manager, Platina Partners, has received total commitments of $282 million for its European Renewable Energy Fund.
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An ex-member of Bank of England’s monetary policy committee and GAM have partnered to set up a computer-driven futures fund.
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GAM plans to launch a UCITS III global systematic quant fund
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Milwaukee City Employees’ Retirement System is looking to invest in global equity and alternatives.
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A South Africa asset management firm has set up a $408 million farmland fund
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The UK Chancellor announced today in his Budget Report that HMRC will work with the industry to amend the fund-specific Schedule 19 Stamp Duty Reserve Tax regime.
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J.P. Morgan Asset Management has closed its Asia fund with over $900 million.
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State Street has begun pricing mandates for onshore investment managers in Japan
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Tennenbaum Capital Partners is looking to raise about $1 billion for a distressed debt fund.
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Managers of global bond funds are placing increased emphasis on capital preservation
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Illinois State Board of Investment, Chicago, has added four managers to its transition management pool.
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Bank of New York Mellon Asset Management and New Ireland Assurance have entered a fund distribution agreement
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Citi UK Fiduciary Services (CIP), part of the Global Transaction Services business, has signed a new agreement with a Edinburgh based asset manager
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AXA Investment Managers today announced that, subject to FSA approval, it plans to launch a new sub-fund.
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Two former Barclays Capitals credit traders, are launching a regulated hedge fund in Madrid.
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Lexington Partners has raised $3.1 billion for an interim close of its seventh fund.
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New Jersey State Investment Council will allocate $100 million each to two new hedge funds.
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Northern Trust has launched a new investment fund platform.
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San Diego County Employees Retirement Association (SDCERA) board is looking to outsource the duties of in-house investment management staff.
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Apex Fund Services is looking to open offices in three jurisdictions
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Texas Teacher Retirement System made its first allocation to agriculture.
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State Street has released its latest Vision paper examining the current challenges facing defined contribution (DC) pension systems
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BNP Paribas has been awarded a $6.89 billion global custody mandate
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Belgian private equity firm, Gimv, has closed its $839 million Gimv-XL fund.
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Sterling Group has raised $820 million for its third fund.
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The $67 billion pension fund of New Jersey may raise its hedge fund investments to protect against losses in the stock market
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The California Public Employees’ Retirement System is looking to commit $1.3bn in infrastructure investments.
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Intermediate Capital Group has named a successor to Tom Attwood
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Vanguard is adding to its family of 30 actively managed stock funds.
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AllianceBerstein has introduced of a new share class to its Global High Yield Portfolio
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Florida Retirement System is planning to commit $2-5 billion to hedge funds for a portable alpha strategy within its traditional public equity and fixed-income portfolios.
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Penson Worldwide today named a new chief executive officer of Penson Financial Services Ltd, its London-based clearing and execution services subsidiary.
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SL Capital Partners, Standard Life’s private equity funds manager, has raised about $865 million for its European Strategic Partners 2008 fund.
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At a time when turmoil and consolidation dominate the markets, Pierre Servant, chief executive of Natixis Global Asset Management, talks about his plans for expansion
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Gatemore Capital wins 'dedicated chief investment officer' role for DZ Bank London Branch Pension Plan
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Pierre-Henri Flamand, head of Goldman Sachs’ biggest internal hedge fund, is launching his own hedge fund firm.
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Illinois State Universities Retirement System (SURS) is seeking managers for its $2.75 billion fixed income portfolio.
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Atlantic Investment Management has started an Asia-focused hedge fund.
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Imbalances within international accounting standards was one of the big debates at the annual National Association of Pension Funds conference held in Edinburgh.
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Colombian pension fund, Proteccion, is looking to invest $1.3 billion in private equity by 2012
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The United Auto Workers VEBA will conclude an asset allocation/liability study in late March or April.
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BNY Mellon has agreed to acquire BHF Asset Servicing from BHF subject to regulatory approvals.
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Hennessee Group, an adviser to hedge fund investors, announced today that the Hennessee Hedge Fund Index advanced +0.96% in February.
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Capintro Partners has released the results of its second Middle East Hedge Fund Investor Survey for 2010.
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SEI has been selected by AlphaOne Capital Partners to provide a complete outsourcing solution, including middle and back-office services, for the firm’s portfolio of investment products.
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Baring Asset Management (Barings), the international investment management firm, has announced that five of its core offshore funds are now available on Cofunds.
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F&C is combining two of its core capabilities - emerging market equities and sustainable investment – by launching a new strategy that will give investors access to the growth potential of emerging economies.
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Cardano today announced its appointment by the Trustees of the £5bn E.ON UK Pension Scheme.
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Fund managers in the UK growth sector believe that global corporates will take advantage of the weak pound to fund acquisitions in 2010.
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Hedge Funds suffered a slump in January according to a report released by Morningstar.
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Fund services provider, Maples Finance, has extended its European service offering in Luxembourg
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2010 could prove to be a watershed year for the post-trade industry in Europe, with repercussions that may be felt throughout the world
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The Illinois Teachers' Retirement System has ended its contract with BlackRock.
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Abu Dhabi firm Invest AD is seeking $325 million from third party investors for a buyout fund.
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Citigroup has appointed Sanjiv Sawhney as global head of fund services for Citi’s Securities and Fund Services business
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February
Alaska Permanent Fund, Juneau, is planning to terminate 12 of its 17 external small-cap equity managers.
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Mexico’s pension funds will acquire a $200 million stake in a fund investing in private equity.
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Sprint Nextel 401(k) Plan has selected Northern Trust’s Northern Trust Focus Funds as an investment option
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Sprint Nextel 401(k) Plan has selected Northern Trust’s Northern Trust Focus Funds as an investment option
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The California Public Employees’ Retirement System (CalPERS) is looking to reduce the buyout firms it invests in.
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Carlyle Group is teaming up with Fosun to launch a renminbi fund
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Citigroup is in negotiations to sell its $4 billion hedge fund business.
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Close Fund Services has won a further mandate from M&G Investments
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KBL European Private Bankers has chosen Calastone’s cross-border transaction network to transact its funds
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The Scotia Capital Canadian Hedge Fund Performance Index outperformed global equities and broader hedge
fund indices both on an asset and equal weighted basis in January.
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Hedge fund managers are taking action in a bid to reduce their risk exposure, a study of the industry has found.
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Hennessee Group recently conducted a study examining the correlation between the breadth of equity market moves and the performance of long/short equity hedge funds relative to traditional indices.
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BNY Mellon has been appointed as fiscal agent for Westpac $1.2 billion of Samurai bonds
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J.P. Morgan this week hosted an opening ceremony for its new office in Abu Dhabi.
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Amati Global Investors today announced the appointment of a director to manage fund raising activity for the Noble AIM VCT.
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Michael Dell’s private investment firm is launching a new $500 million fund
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Standard & Poor’s Fund Services has assigned ratings to two Global GCC Funds.
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The co-head of the investment management unit at Goldman Sachs, is retiring at the end of the month
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ING Alternative Asset Management has been picked as collateral manager by investors
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CITIC Capital Holdings has closed its second China buyout fund.
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RBC Dexia has won a Luxembourg based custody mandate
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The Investment Management Association (IMA) is planning to introduce a new fund regime
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J. P. Morgan Asset Management has launched an Asian infrastructure fund
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While the events in Dubai during November took many fund managers in the Middle East by surprise, most seem positive going forward.
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Otkritie has hired two leading Russia and CIS market figures to its Financing Services Group
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January
BNY Mellon wins China Depositary mandate
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Ohio Public Employees Retirement System is looking to award high-yield mandates
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RBC Dexia Investor Services has unveiled a liability benchmarking tool for clients
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BNY Mellon has hired David Brown as vice president of its broker-dealer global sales in Hong Kong
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Morningstar, a provider of independent investment research, today reported preliminary hedge fund performance for the fourth quarter and year-end 2009.
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HSBC Securities Services has appointed Gina Slotosch as head of investor services within the Global Product Management team
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Northern Trust has won a mandate to provide a range of services
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AEGON's new pension fund service aims to actively mitigate against downside risk
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Credit Suisse has hired a new head for its Asia Pacific and emerging markets asset management business
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An S&P annual review of fund managers finds a returning risk appetite
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The hedge fund industry continued its recovery from the financial crisis of 2008, a leading provider of hedge fund industry data revealed today.
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BNY Mellon has been named transfer agent for the world's biggest business software firm
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The Hennessee Hedge Fund Index recorded large gains in the last decade.
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RBC Dexia is to service Canada’s first Ireland based UCITS fund
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Northern Trust has included counterparties for over-the-counter derivatives in its securities exposure reporting
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Institutional investors worldwide rank the current funding status of their pension plans, risk management, and continued volatility as the most significant challenges to achieving their future goals.
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The city of Montreal pension fund has re-hired RBC Dexia Investor Services
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Wells Fargo Funds Management and Evergreen Investment Management are planning mutual fund product offering changes.
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Citi’s Global Transaction Services business has won a new mandate from Wegelin & Co., the Swiss private bank which provides asset management for private and institutional clients
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Leonard Asset Management has appointed Gemini Fund Services to act as full-service hedge fund administrator
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Northern Trust has been appointed by FF&P Asset Management to provide custody and fund administration services.
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Bluenose Capital Management will roll out a Delaware-domiciled onshore version of its offshore Market Neutral Fund.
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Cambridge Massachusetts Retirement Board is seeking active domestic growth equity managers.
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Citigroup has unveiled an end-to-end service for European Union domiciled hedge funds.
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Citigroup First Investment Management (CFIM) has floated a new fund targeting greater China equities.
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Citi has been appointed as the Issuing and Paying Agent for the first Sukuk to be cleared through the central securities depositary of Nasdaq Dubai
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Newedge, a multi-asset broker and clearer, has appointed Laurent Cunin as head of Asia Pacific region, and Pierre Gay has been named global head of fixed income, currency and commodities
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Financier, Hugh Osmond, is looking to raise $804.4 million for a distressed asset fund.
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Hennessee Group, a consultant and adviser to direct investors in hedge funds, announced today that the Hennessee Hedge Fund Index advanced +2.27% in December (+24.85% YTD).
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Benchmark Plus Management has appointed Prime Fund Solutions to handle the administration, custody and financing services for the firm’s funds of hedge funds
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BNY Mellon has been appointed by Swiss Capital Alternative Investments to provide fund administration and custody services for its Irish domiciled fund of managed accounts
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BNY Mellon has been appointed by GLG's fund of hedge fund division to act as custodian and fund administrator for its entire fund of hedge fund business
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The average pension fund trustee will be looking at returns of 15%, while charity trustees will enjoy returns of around 19%.
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Advent Capital Management has chosen RBC Dexia IS for its Luxembourg-based Specialised Investment Fund
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BNY Mellon has hired Filippo Santilli as its first Asia-Pacific managing director of liquidity services
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BNY Mellon Asset Servicing has been selected by MKB Bank as global custodian for more than EUR725 million ($1 billion) in assets across 20 markets
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Custodians have always been serious about post-investment risks in local markets, but they need to use their knowledge and influence wisely.
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Intesa Sanpaolo last month agreed to sell its securities services business to State Street for about €1,750 million