China meltdown `very unlikely’: Lombard Odier
China’s debt-to-GDP increased to 250% in the first quarter this year from 154% in 2008. But Lombard Odier believes the picture is not as bad as it seems.
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PEOPLE MOVES: Andy Robinson, MetLife, Lombard Odier
Today’s people moves column boasts an embarrassment of riches as the industry seems to be getting its house in order before the Christmas break. Former Zurich man Andy Robinson has resurfaced, while MetLife has named a chief executive in Hong Kong. Lombard Odier’s new chief operating officer has left the world of haute couture to…
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PEOPLE MOVES: Lombard Int’l Assurance, Lombard Odier, IA
Lombard International Assurance has named a new head of distribution, while similarly named but-not-to-be-confused-with Lombard Odier Investment Managers has brought an entire investment team on board. The Investment Association is on the recruitment hunt for a new chair.
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PEOPLE MOVES: Lombard Odier, Manulife, Legg Mason
Lombard Odier Private Bank has added six to its roster as the company builds its UK presence. Manulife has announced a promotion in its individual financial products division in Hong Kong, while Legg Mason Global Asset Management has named a business development director.
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Lombard Odier shrugs off EM equities concerns
Emerging market equities are attractive despite China risk and a possible US rate hike this year, argues Lombard Odier Investment Managers client portfolio manager, Pascal Menges.
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Lombard Odier funds added to Novia platforms
Lombard Odier Investment Management is making 17 of its mutual funds available through the Novia Financial and Novia Global platforms.
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Lombard Odier partners with Filipino bank to grow in Asia
Global wealth and asset manager Lombard Odier has signed a strategic agreement with UnionBank to offer its investment solutions to onshore private clients in the Philippines in a move that further expands the firm’s footprint in Asia.
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EM equities poised for multi-year bull run
Brexit-fuelled uncertainty has highlighted the growth potential of emerging markets equities and could signal the start of a multi-year bull run, says Didier Rabattu, head of global equities at Lombard Odier Investment Managers.
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PEOPLE MOVES: SLI, Quilter Cheviot, Lombard Odier IM…
Standard Life Investments has appointed a chief executive and representative director in Japan, Quilter Cheviot has created a new head of business development role, while Lombard Odier IM has strengthened its German and Austrian sales team.
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New ‘smart beta’ fixed income ETFs launched in Italy
ETF Securities and Lombard Odier Investment Managers have jointly launched a range of ‘smart beta’ fixed income exchange-traded funds (ETFs) on the Italian stock market.
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Addressing an issue with bond funds
One of the ways in which Lombard Odier distinguishes itself from its peers is to use fundamentally weighted bond indices in its asset allocation, a practice it developed in 2010 after identifying what it perceived as a problem with the mainstream indices.
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Lombard Odier IM and ETF Securities add GBP-hedged ETF class
Lombard Odier Investment Managers has broadened the product range it offers through its partnership with ETF Securities by listing a GBP-hedged share class of its Global Corporate Bond Fundamental ETF on the London Stock Exchange.