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Dyfed Pension Fund awards Threadneedle investments global equity income mandate
Threadneedle Investments has won a c. £150 million Global Equity mandate from Carmarthenshire County Council, administering authority for the Dyfed Pension Fund.
Amundi Alternative Investments obtains AIFM authorisation
Amundi Alternative Investments (Amundi AI), a wholly-owned subsidiary of Amundi, has obtained AIFM authorisation from the French securities regulator (Autorité des Marchés Financiers) for all of its investment solutions.
AllianceBernstein completes purchase of W.P. Stewart & Co
AllianceBernstein, a US-based investment management firm with US$447 billion in assets under management, has completed the acquisition of W.P. Stewart & Co, an equity manager with US$2 billion in assets under management.
ANZ adds credit bond prices to Thomson Reuters bond trading platform
Thomson Reuters has said that ANZ is now listing credit bond prices on its electronic bond trading platform, Thomson Reuters Fixed Income Trading.
Citibank partners with CIMB-Principal to distribute private retirement scheme in Malaysia
Citibank (M) Bhd has joined forces with CIMB-Principal Asset Management Malaysia to distribute private retirement scheme solutions for its customers in the region.
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German regulator extends gold price probe to Deutsche Bank report
German banking regulator Bafin has demanded documents from Deutsche Bank as part of a probe into suspected manipulation of benchmark gold and silver prices by banks, the Financial Times reported, citing sources.
Pension plan sponsors remain dedicated to liability driven investing in 2013: SEI poll
An annual survey released by SEI has found that pension plan sponsors worldwide have continued to utilize liability driven investing (LDI) strategies, despite outperformance by global and domestic equity markets and a continued low interest rate environment in 2013.
SEC charges Merrill Lynch with misleading investors in CDOs
The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has charged Merrill Lynch with making faulty disclosures about collateral selection for two collateralized debt obligations (CDO) that it structured and marketed to investors, and maintaining inaccurate books and records for a third CDO.
Citi Private Bank appoints new investment strategist for APAC region
Citi Private Bank has appointed Ken Peng as new investment strategist for the Asia Pacific (APAC) region.
Switzerland’s House of Representatives rejects inheritance tax deal with France
Switzerland’s House of Representatives has rejected the controversial deal on inheritance tax between Switzerland and France.