State Street Global Advisors Strengthens its Global ETF Business
Jim Ross, current head of SSGA’s SPDR ETF Business and Intermediary Distribution, has been named chairman, Global SPDR and SSGA Funds Management. Nick Good, current chief operating officer of the North American Intermediary Business Group, and Rory Tobin, current head of (...)
Professor Riccardo Rebonato joins EDHEC-Risk Institute
Professor Riccardo Rebonato, a specialist in interest rate risk modelling with applications to bond portfolio management and fixed-income derivatives pricing, has joined EDHEC-Risk Institute on May 2, 2016. He also joined the EDHEC (...)
Axioma Continues European Expansion with Appointment of Head of Multi-Asset Class Solutions
Axioma, a leading provider of innovative risk solutions for buy-side institutions, today announced the appointment of Sunay Shah as Head of Multi-Asset Class Solutions for EMEA, including Axioma RiskTM, the company’s multi-asset class (MAC) risk (...)
CNP Assurances invests in Green Office® Quartz, a building developed by Bouygues Immobilier that meets the strictest environmental standards
CNP Assurances, a responsible investor represented by Icade Asset Management, has announced the off-plan acquisition of the Green Office® Quartz real estate development, a "positive-energy" building developed by Bouygues Immobilier in the 15th arrondissement of (...)
State Street Global Advisors Launches 11 SPDR ETFs on the Deutsche Börse Xetra
State Street Global Advisors (SSGA), the asset management arm of State Street Corporation, announced that it has launched 11 core exposure, fixed income ETFs on the Deutsche Börse Xetra.
Proxy Access, Climate Risk Reporting, and Diversity Top CalPERS’ List of Corporate Engagement in 2016
The California Public Employees’ Retirement System (CalPERS) today laid out its corporate engagement plans for 2016, with proxy access, climate risk reporting, and diversity at the top of the list. CalPERS invests in more than 10,000 public companies worldwide, and uses its (...)
CNP Assurances, the leading personal insurer in France, with operations in the rest of Europe and in Latin America, has announced its 2015 revenue and results. These indicators were approved for publication by the Board of Directors at its meeting on 16 February (...)
The Lyxor Hedge Fund Index was down -0.9% in January. 5 out of 11 Lyxor Indices ended the month in positive territory. The Lyxor CTA Long Term Index (+2.2%), the Lyxor Global Macro Index (+0.7%), and the Lyxor Fixed Income Arbitrage Index (+0.7%) were the best (...)