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Cordea Savills appoints head of Luxembourg office
International property investment manager Cordea Savills, has appointed Lorna Mackie as head of its Luxembourg office.
22 Feb 2012
UBS opens a Wealth unit in Tel Aviv
Swiss bank UBS has opened a wealth management unit at its branch in the Israeli capital Tel Aviv, aiming to offer domestic and international asset management from the same point.
22 Feb 2012
Prosecutors raid SmallCap Danmark
Denmark's public prosecutor for Serious Economic Crime (Statsadvokaten for Særlig Økonomisk Kriminalitet) today raided SmallCap Danmark, a specialist asset manager in Nordic SME stocks.
22 Feb 2012
Chinese money market funds attract institutional investors
Chinese money market funds (MMFs) have become more oriented towards institutional investors, says a new report from Fitch Ratings.
22 Feb 2012
Ireland gains on Luxembourg’s lead in EU investment industry
Luxembourg is Europe’s largest holder of investment fund assets with 26.5% of the total, a 4.7% drop since 2010 and a big blow considering its Irish rival upped its share of the industry in 2011.
22 Feb 2012
Bank of Finland urges residents to buy euros
Finland's central bank Soumen Panki has reminded those still holding Finnish markka banknotes and coins that they have until 29 February to exchange them for euros.
22 Feb 2012
Janus Capital enters Dutch market
The international arm of US investment company Janus Capital has expanded in the Netherlands, opening a new office and appointing Sander Van Der Ent (pictured) as head of the Netherlands business.
22 Feb 2012
Greek default "highly likely" in new Fitch rating of sovereign bonds
Fitch Ratings has lowered Greece's long-term issuer default rating to 'CCC' from 'C', suggesting a default on Greek government bonds is "highly likely".
22 Feb 2012
OBSR drops rating on BlackRock UK fund
OBSR, part of Morningstar, has lowered its rating on the BlackRock UK fund to 'A' from 'AA', citing the recent manager change.
22 Feb 2012
Principal given QFII licence to trade in China shares
The China Securities Regulatory Commission has granted Principal Global Investors, a US global asset manager, Qualified Foreign Institutional Investor (QFII) status. The designation allows the firm to invest directly in the local China A-share markets.
22 Feb 2012
Barclays Wealth opens advisory business in Monaco
Barclays Wealth has launched its Wealth Advisory service for clients in Monaco. Simon Morris has been appointed to lead the service.
22 Feb 2012
Pictet launches sovereign debt fund based on fundamentals
Pictet Asset Management has launched a global government bond fund that will invest according to an issuer's fundamentals rather than by region.
22 Feb 2012
Financial market shake-up in Spain triggers changes in retail structured product wrappers
Fiscal and regulatory reforms announced by the new Spanish government have led market participants to rethink wrappers and product maturities, with growth and fund-linked products likely to benefit.
22 Feb 2012
Norwegian industry AUM back above NOK500bn
January figures show that the value of assets under management in funds represented by the Norwegian Fund and Asset Management Association moved above the NOK500bn level for the first time since July 2011.
22 Feb 2012
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 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.
