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Muysken for new Mercer alternatives role

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Investment consultancy Mercer appointed Bill Muysken to the newly created role of chief investment officer for alternative alpha strategies within its investment management business. As...

Money markets funds adjusted to eliminate exposure

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European and US fund managers running money market funds have actively adjusted their investment strategies to eliminate their exposure to the continued fiscal and...

Martin Currie fills ‘obvious gap’

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Martin Currie Investment Management, a Scottish-based fund manager, has agreed to acquire the Sofaer Capital European long/short equity business. Sofaer Capital currently manages approximately...

Dutch regulator berates pension funds

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The Dutch central bank and pensions regulator (DNB) will be keeping a closer eye on pension funds, as a survey found that many pension...

Safe as … emerging markets

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European investors, according to Lipper FMI's monthly statistical reality check released Monday 14 June, are flocking into bonds just as they did in 2005....

Out of Africa

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The spotlight trained on the world's least invested-in continent is beginning to shine as brightly as its sun, and last week management consultancy heavyweights,...

Stick it to hedge funds, says ESMT

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Hedge funds pose a serious threat to investors and the financial system, and need to be regulated more not less, according to new research...

Clouds in the sky, but not all of ash

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We are back in uncertain territory, writes Darren Williams, senior European economist at AllianceBernstein. Indeed. If ever we left such climes, which I'm not...

Investors warned off contrarian European play

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As the outlook for European markets falters, with Greece, Portugal and Spain hitting headlines, contrarian investors tempted to make the most of the current...

Big discrepancy in discretionary investment within Europe

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Germany and Greece have the lowest level of discretionary investment in Europe and instead invest greater amounts of money in collective funds. Discretionary mandates, where...

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