Asset Managers Highlights
(Thursday - May 19, 2011) Associated Profiles : HSBC Global Asset Management
Source: Telegraph.co.uk - Caroline Hitch, a senior portfolio manager at HSBC Global Asset Management, commented: "It is true that avoiding the worst days in the market could lead to a better return, but even for the most sophisticated and ...
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(Wednesday - May 18, 2011) Associated Profiles : The Carlyle Group
Source: Live Mint.com - Hangzhou, China: Morgan Stanley aims to raise 1.5 billion yuan ($230 million) in its first yuan-denominated private equity fund in China, joining rivals such as the Carlyle Group and Blackstone for a piece of the ... > 1862
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(Wednesday - May 18, 2011) Associated Profiles : The Carlyle Group
Source: Manda Deals.co.uk - Advent Venture Partners recently completed the exit of The Foundry, a supplier of digital visual effects, in a secondary buy-out by The Carlyle Group only 20 months after it had initially been subject to an MBO. Mike ... > 1862
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(Tuesday - May 17, 2011) Associated Profiles : Thomson Reuters
Source: Forexyard - MADRID, May 17 (Reuters) - Spain's 12- and 18-month funding costs fell on Tuesday from a prior auction, while Greek borrowing costs also eased at a 3-month debt sale, as short-term yields eased momentarily across ...
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(Tuesday - May 17, 2011) Associated Profiles : Credit Suisse Group AG
Source: BusinessWeek - The banks, along with Morgan Stanley, Credit Suisse Group AG and UBS AG, are looking for ways to offer this risk to investors. “Ultimately, reinsurance capacity for longevity risks will run dry, and that's why ... > 1862
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(Monday - May 16, 2011) Associated Profiles : Amundi
Source: eFinancial News - French asset manager Amundi, which is owned by French banking groups Crédit Agricole and Societe Generale and has been competing strongly on price in an effort to win market share, saw a gain of 38.1% ($2.7bn). ... > 1862
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(Friday - May 13, 2011) Associated Profiles : Thomson Reuters
Source: Reuters - With approximately 8200 employees and revenue of € 2.7 billion in 2010, we are building the spatial contours of tomorrow. For more information, please see http://www.heijmans.nl. This announcement is distributed by ... >...
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(Friday - May 13, 2011) Associated Profiles : Schroders
Source: Asset Management Banking - Schroders has said that its US large-cap equities head Jonathan Armitage has stepped down from his position after 19 years to return to Australia. Armitage joined Schroders in 1992, initially as a research ... > 1862
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(Thursday - May 12, 2011) Associated Profiles : The Blackstone Group
Source: Motley Fool - Tell us on the Blackstone Group CAPS page if you think it's still got the money to play. Covidien's estimate-beating performance last quarter has helped keep the momentum going on its stock's rise, but the ...
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(Thursday - May 12, 2011) Associated Profiles : Abraaj Capital
Source: Commercial Finance group - Abraaj Capital founder and group chief executive Arif Naqvi told attendees at the event that although a shift in economic power seemed inevitable, investors should be careful to stay one step ahead of developments in ...
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