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Axioma and CSI launch suite of Optimized Factor Indices for the China A-Share market

Axioma, Inc., a provider of advanced tools for risk management and portfolio construction, and China Securities Index (CSI), a provider of equity benchmarks, has launched six innovative factor indices on China’s A-share market.

Legal & General investments hires new fund managers

Legal & General Investments (L&GI) today announces new fund manager arrangements for four of its unit trusts.

FE rebalances Crown Fund Ratings

Invesco Perpetual, First State, Henderson and Threadneedle are crowned Kings in FE’s Crown Fund Rating rebalance

Diapason launches new Smart Beta commodity investment product

Diapason Commodities Management has launched its new Smart Beta commodity investment product, Virtuoso, reports HedgeWeek.

Julius Baer ropes in former Israeli defence minister as consultant

Swiss bank Julius Baer has appointed former Israeli defence minister Ehud Barak as a special consultant for its office in Israel, Hebrew daily Yediot Ahronot reported.

Japanese and U.S. Equity Funds shine in second quarter 2013

Equity funds in Canada did poorly in June, but 12 of the 22 Morningstar Canada Fund Indices that measure the performance of equity fund categories still had positive results for the second quarter of 2013.

Vanguard completes transition To FTSE benchmarks

FTSE Group has retired its FTSE Emerging Transition Index following the successful completion last week of the six-month transition of the Vanguard Emerging Markets Stock Index Fund to FTSE’s Emerging benchmark.

Technology industry primary source of wealth for Israeli UHNWIs

Technology industry primary source of wealth for Israeli UHNWIs

Court approves US$546 million settlement between MF Global and JPMorgan

US judges have approved a settlement worth about US$546 million between MF Global and JPMorgan Chase, which could clear the way for former customers of failed MF Global to get more of their money back.

Switzerland designs alternate plan to allow banks to pass on data to US

The Swiss government has agreed to allow banks hand over data to US authorities without facing criminal sanctions under Swiss law in a bid to avert US charges against its banks.