Germany
The securities servicing arm of French bank Societe Generale has appointed Dirk Werthmann from BNY Mellon SA/NV in Frankfurt as its senior relationship manager for Germany.
21 Feb 2012German president Christian Wulff tendered his resignation today, forcing chancellor Angela Merkel to postpone a meeting with Italian prime minister Mario Monti aimed at dealing with Europe's ongoing sovereign debt crisis.
17 Feb 2012International real estate advisor Savills has appointed David Poole (pictured) to head its valuation team in France.
17 Feb 2012Das verwaltete Vermögen von Union Investment zum 31. Dezember 2011 betraegt 170,3 Miliarden Euro, etwa 4 Prozent weniger als der historische Höchststand des Vorjahrs von 177,4 Mrd. Euro.
16 Feb 2012Institutional investors and products for them have ‘steadied the ship' at Germany's Union Investment, which limited a fall in its total assets to just 4%, or €7bn last year, from their all-time high of €177.4bn at the end of 2010.
16 Feb 2012WAVE Management AG, the asset management unit of the German VHV insurance group with over €14bn in assets under management, has chosen SimCorp Dimension as its future investment management system.
15 Feb 2012James Dilworth, new CEO at Allianz Global Investors Europe explains plans to overcome challenges facing the industry and its clients.
15 Feb 2012Allianz Global Investors is to rename its onshore and offshore fund ranges in a move which will see it scrap the RCM brand it acquired a decade ago.
14 Feb 2012Greece's rulers have backed further austerity measures necessary for their struggling country receiving €130bn in central aid, but primary financier Germany warned Athens must still "do its homework" after repaying the next tranche of loans to fall due, on 20 March.
13 Feb 2012Der unabhaengige Investment Berater bfinance hat sein institutionelles Consulting Team weiter verstaerkt mit der Ernennung von Chris Jones zu Head of Alternatives.
07 Feb 2012Wer Macht hat, hat auch eine Verantwortung - kurz gefasst war das die Rede gestern des Praesidenten des European Council, als er den Deutschen sagte, sie spielten dank ihres Vermoegens "eine besondere Rolle" in Europa.
07 Feb 2012The German machine seems to have entered 2012 forgetting that it is in the middle of a major financial crisis.
06 Feb 2012Hamburg-based Aquila Capital's AC Risk Parity 7 Fund has hit a four-year track record of year-on-year positive returns.
06 Feb 2012European offshore clients are giving Julius Baer Group no new business as they wait to see what happens with Switzerland's tax agreements with Germany and the UK, the Zurich-headquartered banking group said today.
06 Feb 2012Der unabhaengige Pensionskassen Berater bfinance hat Michel Haski zu Head of EMEA Institutional Coverage ernannt.
03 Feb 2012Regions
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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's country specific forum for Sweden takes place in Stockholm on 24 April 2012
InvestmentEurope's country specific forum for France takes place in Paris on 22 May 2012.