Catherine Lafferty

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CaixaBank Asset Management chooses Dimension

Spain’s CaixaBank Asset Management has bought SimCorp’s Dimension system to automate its operations in anticipation of growth. The system is applied across operations from the...

Andy Warwick lands job in Newton real returns

Newton Investment Management has hired a former BlackRock multi-asset fund manager to co-lead its real return team. Andrew Warwick was co-manager of the BlackRock Dynamic...

April hedge fund weeding means “strongest will survive”

Net outflows from hedge funds in April reached their highest level since October 2016 - but this is a positive trend that means the...

Europe dividends get exchange rate boost

Exchange rates boosted pay-outs that investors received from European firms in the first quarter (Q1) – though the season was generally skewed by slower...

Wells Fargo unveils absolute return fund

US-based Wells Fargo Asset Management has launched an equity absolute return fund. The Global Equity Absolute Return Fund is a Ucits-compliant sub-fund of the Wells...

Growing private credit industry suffers admin problems

Nine out of ten private credit investment managers have found challenges in loan administration and think it must be more robust to meet rising...

Risks which could disrupt global dividend growth in 2018

Global dividends soared to new heights in 2017 as the world economy returned to normal and confidence returned. More recently there have been forecasts of...

Equity fund targets companies showing more women leadership

Legal & General Investment Management (LGIM) has launched a fund that will invest in UK-listed companies that have larger numbers of women in senior...

M&G goes on property spree

M&G Real Estate is to finance 315 build-to-rent homes in Reading, a town in south east England, reflecting increasing interest in the sector by...

BNP Paribas to increase ETF recruitment

BNP Paribas Asset Management (BNPPAM) has made a series of hires as part of the expansion of its ETF and index solutions team, with...

Credit Suisse transfers luxury brand fund to Lombard Odier IM

Credit Suisse Asset Management (CSAM) is transferring a global equity fund that invests in luxury brands to Lombard Odier Investment Managers. Lombard Odier IM will...

German firms knock US giants down “quality” league

German asset managers have dislodged US providers in a ranking of large firms with funds distributed in Germany. Home-grown firm Metzler spearheaded the assault, with...

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