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Moroccan asset manager receives rating upgrade
Fitch has upgraded Casablanca-based BMCE Capital Gestion's asset manager rating to M2+ from M2 to reflect its renewed IT infrastructure having implementated portfolio and risk management solution, Sophis Value.
21 Feb 2012
Institutions must judge remuneration on investment value, not public anger, says F&C
Institutional investors must remain focused on their fiduciary duties as shareholders when analysing remuneration packages, despite the issue being surrounded by often heated political and moral debate, says one of the UK's largest institutional investors and advisors on shareholder voting.
20 Feb 2012
Fund managers look at bank stocks again - but they tread carefully
Some fund managers are looking at financial stocks again after the effect of the European Central Bank's cheap loan program partly offset the sovereign crisis' effect on valuations, and in America much bad news is already reflected in the price of banks.
20 Feb 2012
Liquidity opportunity comes with certain risk
The liquidity being pumped into the European financial system could create some interesting investment opportunities, says Stephanie Kretz, member of the Investment Strategy Team for Private Banking at Lombard Odier.
17 Feb 2012
Entkopellung ist ein Mythos, aber 'Quality Growth' in den Emerging Markets ist Realitaet, sagt Comgest
Die Entkopplung von den Industrielaendern und den Schwellenlaendern bleibt ein Mythos und die Emerging Markets koennten kurzfristig unter dem Einfluss der schwachen Entwicklung in den Industrieländern leiden.
17 Feb 2012
Edmond de Rothschild Asset Management bringt einen neuen europaeischen Aktienfonds auf den Markt
Edmond de Rothschild Asset Management hat den neuen europäischen Aktienfonds - Edmond de Rothschild Euro Convictions - aufgelegt.
16 Feb 2012
Neuberger Berman CIO wins Bernstein Fabozzi/Jacobs Levy Award
Wai Lee, chief investment officer of Neuberger Berman's Quantitative Investment Group, has received the Bernstein Fabozzi/Jacobs Levy Award for Best Article of the Year from The Journal of Portfolio Management.
16 Feb 2012
Changes to MSCI indices effective February 29
MSCI has completed its February 2012 Quarterly Index Review for its Equity Indices.
16 Feb 2012
Opportunities abound for Dragon investors
The Chinese Year of the Dragon promises drama across the world, yet the opening weeks of 2012 are throwing up some surprising investment opportunities.
15 Feb 2012
Only 9% of investment strategies get top ESG ratings - Mercer
Only 9% of more than 5,000 investment strategies achieve the highest environmental, social and governance (ESG) ratings, according to an analysis performed by Mercer's Investments business.
15 Feb 2012
Buy European shares on valuation grounds alone, managers urge
Ever more asset managers are saying it is worth buying European shares on valuation grounds alone, even if the region's public debt is at crisis levels.
14 Feb 2012
Hong Kong debt fund aimed at EU fund selectors
Hong-Kong based MW GaveKal has launched the MW GaveKal China Fixed Income strategy, a long only Ucits fund aimed at European institutional and professional investors.
14 Feb 2012
Financials sector earnings to grow 24% in 2012
Financials, industrials, utilities and energy sectors could recover earnings growth in 2012 while IT earnings will suffer, an S&P Capital IQ analyst survey has found.
09 Feb 2012
Funds for ‘safe yield’ hunters
AllianceBernstein explains the rationale behind its latest products focused on emerging markets and high yield corporate bonds.
09 Feb 2012
Macquarie may close structured products business in Europe
Australian investment bank Macquarie Group is conducting a review of its European structured products and exotics business as a result of unfavourable market conditions, and may decide to shut it down.
08 Feb 2012Regions
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Opportunities abound for Dragon investors
The Chinese Year of the Dragon promises drama across the world, yet the opening weeks of 2012 are throwing up some surprising investment opportunities.
Events
InvestmentEurope Fund Selector Forum Sweden
InvestmentEurope's country specific forum for Sweden takes place in Stockholm on 24 April 2012
InvestmentEurope Fund Selector Forum France
InvestmentEurope's country specific forum for France takes place in Paris on 22 May 2012.
