Jupiter announces senior distribution team appointments
Jupiter is pleased to announce senior appointments to its Distribution leadership team, following shareholder approval of its acquisition of Merian Global Investors. The new joiners will take up their roles immediately following legal completion of the deal which is awaiting (...)
Nordea’s Eivind Lorgen to chair Investor Advisory Group of SASB
Nordea Asset Management (NAM) is pleased to announce that the Sustainability Accounting Standards Board (SASB) has appointed Eivind Lorgen, CEO and President of NAM in North America, to chair its Investor Advisory Group (IAG), a group of leading asset owners and managers (...)
Heike Fürpaß-Peter appointed as Head of Lyxor ETF for Germany & Austria
As Head of Lyxor ETF for Germany and Austria, Heike’s particular focus will be on overseeing the smooth completion of the merger between Lyxor and ComStage ETF ranges, resulting in one of Europe’s most comprehensive and liquid offerings with more than 250 ETFs, including a (...)
Euronext appoints Georges Lauchard as Chief Operating Officer
Euronext announces the appointment of Georges Lauchard as Chief Operating Officer and member of the Managing Board of Euronext N.V., pending all relevant corporate and regulatory approvals.
Lombard Odier Investment Managers announces the appointment of Rebeca Coriat as Head of Stewardship, based in London
Rebeca is responsible for leading LOIM’s stewardship activities with a focus on sustainability, corporate governance and ESG analysis. She joins from Investec Asset Management, where she was an ESG analyst responsible for advising portfolio managers on global proxy voting and (...)
First real blockchain transaction completed in fund distribution
Natixis Asset Management, a leading affiliate of Natixis Global Asset Management, has revealed that investors have successfully purchased shares in Natixis AM’s funds through the blockchain-powered fund distribution platform for fund managers, (...)
BlackRock completes final close of largest global wind and solar fund
BlackRock Real Assets has completed the final close for its Global Renewable Power II fund (“GRP II”) with $1.65 billion in commitments secured from 67 institutional investors in North America, Europe and Asia...
Natixis announces Mirova has entered into exclusive negotiations with Althelia Ecosphere
The projected acquisition of Althelia Ecosphere (“Althelia”) by Mirova is intended to create a European platform dedicated to natural capital investing and give investors access to investment solutions addressing major global environmental challenges such as climate change, (...)
SimCorp has signed an agreement to acquire all shares in APL Italiana S.p.A.
SimCorp has signed an agreement to acquire all shares in APL Italiana S.p.A. (APL Italiana) for a total enterprise value of EUR 35m. This includes EUR 10m in SimCorp shares. The purchasing price will be adjusted upwards with estimated EUR 3m upon closing of the (...)