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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
Credit Suisse plans variation on passive government bond product
Credit Suisse Asset Management plans to launch a passive government bond product whose exposures to sovereign debt are calibrated by measures of the countries' fiscal strength, not the aggregate amount of the debt they have taken on.
21 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
Asset managers warn Europe pension proposals could tilt funds to low yield and hit elderly
Proposals for European pensions that could implicitly favour low-yielding fixed income over long-term growth assets could leave Europe's pensioners, already struggling with low rates and austerity, even worse off, asset managers say.
16 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
Swiss managers busy with fund launches
Pictet Asset Management has launched a short-term high yield Eurobond fund, becoming the latest to seek returns of high yield with relative safety of short-term paper, while Reyl Asset Management was also active launching products today.
13 Feb 2012
ECB loan program helps Cheyne Capital property debt fund
A rally in debt and credit after Europe's Central Bank announced cheap finance for banks has helped the Real Estate Credit Investments fund's positions gain 2.4% in January, but could not save it from a £3.2m net loss in 2011's closing quarter.
12 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
Jim Cielinski, head of Fixed Income at Threadneedle Investments considers Europe's LTRO
The long term refinancing operation introduced to fix Europe's financial crisis has a way to go before success can be declared, suggests Jim Cielinski, head of Fixed Income at Threadneedle Investments.
08 Feb 2012
Former UBS fixed income head establishes New York boutique
A former co-head of global fixed income at UBS has established Coherence Capital Partners, a diversified fixed income manager based in New York.
06 Feb 2012
European high yield spreads over two times too wide, suggests Allianz GI
The spread on European high yield bonds is implying a five year default rate of 43%, over two times higher than the five-year rolling realised default rate since 1981.
03 Feb 2012
Paris soutien la croissance chez Muzinich & Co
Le spécialiste du marché obligataire d’entreprise Muzinich & Co a reconnu une forte progression de ses encours sous gestion en 2011. Les encours des clients de la zone francophone ont crû de 80%.
01 Feb 2012
Pimco's Bill Gross on life and death, and the dangers of zero rates
I don't remember much of this life, and nothing of the herebefore. How then, could I expect to know of the hereafter?
01 Feb 2012
DekaBank und MSCI bringen Nachhaltigkeit Produkte auf den Markt
DekaBank hat drei Deka-Nachhaltigkeit Fonds auf den Markt gebracht, die es ihren Kunden ermoeglichen, in einen Aktien-, Renten- oder gemischte Fondsportfolio ohne ein schlechtes Gewissen zu investieren.
01 Feb 2012
Fitch affirms JPMIM offshore money market funds 'AAA'
Fitch Ratings has affirmed that three of JPMorgan Investment Management's offshore money market funds are rated 'AAAmmf'
30 Jan 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.
