Gam bombshell suggests absolute return confusion remains
Closed unconstrained fund range was available to retail investors despite complex derivatives and currency swaps
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Gam to liquidate nine bond funds
‘We believe that this decision underscores our commitment to treating all clients equally and fairly’
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Gam breaks silence on Haywood suspension
The Swiss fund group has been criticised for its “panicky” handling of lead bond manager Tim Haywood’s suspension
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Gam freezes absolute return bond fund
Gam Investments has halted new money coming into and out of its unconstrained absolute return bond funds (ARBF) following manager Tim Haywood’s suspension.
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PEOPLE MOVES: RSM, Zedra, Penningtons Manches, GAM and others
RSM added to its private client offering with a hire from Barclays Wealth, Pennington Manches appointed its youngest of 105 partners, Zedra appointed two executive directors in Hong Kong and GAM named Andrew Green’s successors.
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PEOPLE MOVES: Goldman, StanChart, Manulife
Goldman Sachs and Manulife have both made significant hires in Asia, while Standard Chartered has appointed a fresh private banking Emea head.
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How Trump has helped EM equity managers
Donald Trump’s administration has presented more opportunities than problems for emerging market equity managers, argues GAM’s Tim Love.
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PEOPLE MOVES: Manulife, Sanlam UK, GAM
Manulife Hong Kong has a new chief financial officer, while Sanlam UK has raided Close Brothers Asset Management to find a chief executive for its new private office proposition. GAM has poached its new representative director and president for Japan from Schroder Investment Management.
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PEOPLE MOVES: Intrinsic, Sesame Bankhall Group, GAM
Old Mutual Wealth’s Intrinsic has lured its new group managing director from Sesame Bankhall Group, which has prompted a management reshuffle at the financial services distributer. GAM has raided Henderson to fill its newly created head of equities role.
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Dollar rallies, gold falls on back of Fed’s ‘happy’ hike
The dollar surged this morning on the back of only the second Fed rate rise since the 2008 financial crisis.
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Insights into new regulations in S.Africa, UAE, and Isle of Man
How will new mutual fund regulation in the UAE impact on portfolio bonds and unit-linked funds?
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GAM makes UK acquisition in defiance of Brexit worries
GAM, the acquisitive Swiss asset manager, has made another move. It announced today it bought the UK-based multi-strategy systematic manager Cantab Capital Partners for $217m (€195m).