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 (...)
Inflation challenges could start to threaten the global economic outlook this year, Fitch Ratings says in a new report
A scenario where US inflation remains very high in 2H22 and medium-term inflation expectations rise is plausible and could prompt much more abrupt Federal Reserve tightening than expected.
State Investment Management Agency and European Investment Bank launch first support for Lithuanian Mid-Caps under European Guarantee Fund
Lithuanian national promotional institution VIVA agrees guarantee with European Investment Bank under “European Guarantee Fund” (EGF) to finance local Mid-Caps.
ETFGI reports Thematic ETFs and ETPs listed globally gathered US$80.54 billion in net inflows in 2021
ETFGI, a leading independent research and consultancy firm covering trends in the global ETFs/ETPs ecosystem, reports that Thematic ETFs and ETPs listed globally gathered net inflows of US$2.38 billion during December, bringing net inflows for 2021 to US$80.54 billion which (...)
CNP Assurances has successfully completed its first Tier 3 subordinated issue of the year, placing €500 million worth of seven-year notes due 27 January 2029 and paying interest at 1.25%. The notes qualify as Tier 3 capital under Solvency (...)