Funds Global MENA, Author at Funds Europe

Old Mutual expands its international distribution team

Asset manager Old Mutual Global Investors has appointed Simon Barrett as head of Middle East and Nordic distribution. Barrett will...

Quaero hires Mike Morony

Quaero Capital, a Swiss-based asset manager that recently changed its name from Argos Investment Managers, has hired Mike Morony to...

Julius Baer bolsters its UK offering with Deutsche hires

Swiss private bank Julius Baer has bulked up its UK presence with four senior hires from Deutsche Bank. The team...

Natixis sees €2 billion of revenue from positive inflows

Natixis Global Asset Management saw a net €30 billion flow into its funds in the year to September 30 and...

OMGI fund increases mainland China focus

Old Mutual Global Investors (OMGI) is to change the name of its Old Mutual Greater China Equity Fund to focus...

Shareholder activism set to increase in Europe

Shareholder activism, which mainly centres on the US, is increasing in Europe where listed companies sit on €2.1 trillion in...

BTG Pactual’s revenues up 50%

Brazilian bank and asset manager BTG Pactual, which has increased its European presence this year, has seen its revenues increase...

Difference between advice and guidance is “blurred”, FCA told

People may confuse financial guidance with advice and mistakenly believe they have received help from financial firms specific to their...

Vontobel’s new bond strategy

Vontobel Asset Management (VAM) has launched a ‘mid yield’ corporate bond strategy and hired Christian Hantel from Swisscanto Asset Management...

WisdomTree expands ETF currency hedges

WisdomTree has expanded the currency-hedged share classes of three exchange-traded funds (ETFs), including its best-selling Europe equity product. European, Japanese...