Amundi hires a former special adviser to an ex-French prime minister, the TISA Exchange names an industry veteran as its chair and the Isle of Man’s Department of Enterprise appoints a chief executive to its finance agency.
Investing in disruptive companies requires a blend of new entrants with established companies to minimise risks, according to Wesley Lebeau, Paris-based thematic equities portfolio manager at CPR Asset Management, a subsidiary of Amundi Asset Management.
European ETF sales rose €1.1bn in February as an Amundi large and mid cap-focused index-tracking fund snared 12.8% of overall net inflows, according to data.
St James’s Place hires a partner from Odyssey Asset Management, Guernsey Finance appoints a permanent representative in Hong Kong and Pensionhelp snares an ex-Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) heavyweight.
Nedbank Private Wealth is changing its managing director, Prudential appoints a chief risk officer and HSBC names its head of financial crime risk transformation for the Isle of Man and Channel Islands.
Two Old Mutual big hitters said they would step down from the business, while RWC Partners boosted its European distribution presence with a hire from Daiwa, one of the largest brokerage and financial services groups in Japan.
Foreign investors are now able to buy and sell Chinese bonds via Hong Kong after the country’s central bank approved its Bond Connect scheme, but no date has been set to allow investors in China to invest in foreign bonds.
Pioneer Investments’ group chief executive Giordano Lombardo is to depart after the completion of its acquisition by Amundi Asset Management on 3 July, as part of a raft of structural changes impacting more than 30 countries.
Wealth and asset managers give their views on the implications of the MSCI inclusion of A-shares and where they find investment opportunities onshore.
European asset management giant Amundi has opened a regional office for the Middle East in the Dubai International Financial Centre (DIFC) to service institutional clients across the MENA area.
Asset managers have been on a bit of a hiring spree with T Rowe Price and Invesco’s Powershares expanding their business development teams while Amundi and Man Group announce some internal promotions.
New senior management team unveiled for the soon to be merged Standard Life and Aberdeen Asset Management. Amundi has appointed a head of consultant relations, with Zedra hiring an executive director to target growth opportunities.
