Schroders acquires $4bn US ABS team
Schroders has acquired a team of securitised investment specialists from Brookfield Investment Management with $4bn (£2.8bn, €3.5bn) in assets under management.
Schroders has acquired a team of securitised investment specialists from Brookfield Investment Management with $4bn (£2.8bn, €3.5bn) in assets under management.
BlackRock expects the fixed income exchange traded products space to reach $2trn (£1.4trn, €1.75trn) by 2025, said Brett Olson, head of iShares fixed income EMEA.
The US-based partnership of independent wealth management firms, Focus Financial Partners, has expanded its international network to Australia by signing up the Melbourne-headquartered MW Lomax Group.
The cheaper a fund is, the better the chance it outperforms its peer group, a study by Morningstar has shown.
With the final battle for the White House inevitably looking like a showdown between Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump, the relationship between presidential elections and the US stock market is once again catching the attention of investors.
Asset management companies expect US equities to generate negative returns in excess of 5% in dollar terms, according to a poll conducted in April by International Adviser’s sister publication Expert Investor.
The 50 biggest US corporations have more than a trillion dollars hidden offshore, according to a new report published by Oxfam on Thursday.
Investment platform Nutmeg has confirmed it will make its services available to US citizens living in the UK, despite the growing number of wealth managers exiting the market due to the increased regulatory requirements relating to the Foreign Account Tax Compliance Act (Fatca).
Switzerland’s financial institutions must clamp down on money laundering, the country’s financial watchdog FINMA has warned.
The US Treasury has confirmed that it will appeal a federal court judgment that insurer MetLife is not a systemically important financial institutions (Sifi) and therefore should not face tougher regulatory oversight.
Recent high yield bond market gains may dwindle due to volatility and weak global growth, according to Nicolo Carpaneda, investment director, fixed income at M&G.
Lombard International has opened its first office in New York City, identifying it as a key financial centre for new and existing clients.