David Stevenson

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PRIIPS: Apples and oranges

David Stevenson looks at the progress of Priips and finds a directive that asset managers first pushed for has turned out to be a...

DISTRIBUTION INTERVIEW: Tales of the unexpected

Laurence Terryn, a fund selector at Candriam, tells David Stevenson how the twists and turns of the past year’s macro environment flavoured her approach...

JPMAM grabs Bryon Lake as global head of ETFs

JP Morgan Asset Management (JPMAM) has scored a coup in hiring Invesco’s Bryon Lake to head up its international ETF business. Lake was previously head...

Institutional investors set to keep faith with private equity

Private equity investors have indicated that they were satisfied with the asset class’s performance last year and will commit more capital to it this...

First departure after Standard Life/Aberdeen merger announced

Standard Life Investments (SLI) head of equities, David Cumming, is the first senior figure to leave the firm since it was announced that the...

Dan Watkins to head BNY Mellon markets team in EMEA

Dan Watkins has been appointed head of BNY Mellon markets in Europe, the Middle East and Africa (EMEA). In the role, Watkins is to oversee...

LGIM’s profits up in a “challenging” market

Legal & General Investment Management (LGIM) profits were up 3% to £366 million (€422.7 million) last year, despite seeing lower fund inflows. Total assets under...

Online investment platforms “close the gender gap”

An online investment platform claims businesses like itself are winning more market share among women equity investors compared to traditional channels. SyndicateRoom found that although...

CHINA STOCK CONNECT: Stocks appeal

Following the success of the Shanghai-Hong Kong Stock Connect, David Stevenson speaks to Luxembourg Ucits professionals about the outlook for the next stock market...

SEGREGATED MANDATES: London calling

Post-Brexit, Luxembourg is keen to attract the UK’s £1.2 trillion of assets in segregated mandates owned by European investors. David Stevenson asks if this...

Caceis and Bitstamp partner to enable Bitcoin

Caceis and the EU’s only fully licensed bitcoin exchange Bitstamp have launched a service enabling fund promoters to accept bitcoin investments from retail and...

Santander and Intesa Sanpaolo sell Allfunds for €1.8 billion

Spain’s Santander and Italy’s Intesa Sanpaolo have agreed to sell their 75% stake in fund platform business Allfunds Bank for around €1.3 billion. The buyers are...

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