Quant Insight completes latest funding round Quant Insight (Qi), a macro analytics firm specialising in financial markets, has completed its latest funding round, with key investments... June 1, 2018 Round-Up Allianz moves into UK student housing market Fund manager Allianz is joining forces with rental housing specialist Greystar Real Estate Partners and one of Canada’s largest pension... June 1, 2018 Round-Up Brunel appoints FundRock ACS operator Brunel Pension Partnership, the £30 billion asset pool for 10 LGPS funds mainly in the South West, has appointed FundRock Management... June 1, 2018 News From disrupted to business as usual David Rae of Russell Investments assesses the success of the pooling’s establishment phase and outlines the opportunities to further enhance... David Rae Managing Director, Head of Strategic Client Solutions Russell Investments June 1, 2018 Focus Jupiter launches real return fund UK fund manager Jupiter has launched the Jupiter Merlin Real Return, an actively managed multi-manager portfolio that aims to deliver... June 1, 2018 Round-Up US trade tariffs not expected to stop emerging market growth President Trump’s imposition of trade tariffs on China’s exports are a worry but not a game changer, according to NN... June 1, 2018 News Border to Coast selects Robeco for voting and engagement services The £36 billion Border to Coast Pensions Partnership, one of the eight LGPS asset pools, has selected fund manager Robeco... June 1, 2018 News Your next step… transition management Craig Blackbourn of Northern Trust Capital Markets emphasises the importance of choosing the right transition manager to guide funds through... Craig Blackbourn Senior Vice President, Head of Transition Management, EMEA Northern Trust Capital Markets June 1, 2018 Focus Strategic asset allocation in a post-pooling world Karen Shackleton of MJ Hudson Allenbridge says that the triennial review due in March 2019 will provide an excellent opportunity... Karen Shackleton Senior Adviser MJ Hudson Allenbridge June 1, 2018 Focus Fund manager sees “no deal” Brexit risks as a hypothetical issue The CIO of asset manager DWS (formerly Deutsche Asset Management) has dismissed the risks of a “no deal” Brexit as... June 1, 2018 News