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October, 2019
Omnis expands fund choice for investors
Omnis Investments, Openwork’s £7 billion specialist asset management company, is expanding the choice for its clients with the launch of nine new funds and the appointment of four new investment managers. The new funds bring even more high-quality investment managers to the Omnis proposition and deliver increased diversification and asset class ...
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October, 2019
Somerset launches EM fund
Somerset Capital Management, a specialist global emerging markets investment firm, has established the MI Somerset Emerging Markets Discovery Fund. It will target small and mid-cap companies that operate in emerging markets, officially launching 30th October 2019. Domiciled in the UK, the new UCITS fund will give investors exposure to the team behind the ...
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October, 2019
Mirabaud introduces EM fixed income fund
Mirabaud Asset Management has launched a fixed maturity emerging markets debt fund. The Emerging Market 2024 Fixed Maturity strategy has been launched with $90 million of assets under management. It aims to capture the attractive yields currently offered by EM issuers with a profile close to a single bond and the diversification offered by a portfolio of ...
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October, 2019
Biometric technology simplifies member engagement
Target Professional Services has released a new app, mypensionID, which helps pension scheme members ensure their details are up-to-date. The app uses facial and movement biometrics to verify and authenticate member personal identity against official validated documents, such as passports or driving licences. Members can use the app to update their address, ...
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October, 2019
M&G Prudential invests in London office complex
M&G Prudential, an affiliate of M&G Investments, is investing £875 million in 40 Leadenhall in the City of London, where it will develop a new 905,000 square foot prime office complex. The firm is purchasing the site through its £144 billion Prudential with-profits fund, on behalf of the fund’s five million UK policyholders. Jack Daniels, CIO of M&G ...
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October, 2019
Mirova leads gender equality coalition
After integrating the issue of gender equality into its line of investment solutions, Mirova, an affiliate of Natixis Investment Managers, is leading an investor coalition to support the Women’s Empowerment Principles and achieve gender equality. This statement, co-signed by 66 investors, representing more than €4 trillion in asset under management, ...
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August, 2019
DWS expands sustainable bonds fund range
European fund management firm DWS has added the DWS Invest ESG (Environmental, Social and Governance) Euro Corporate Bonds Fund to its existing sustainable funds range. The vehicle is a new sustainable mutual fund focusing on investment grade corporate bonds from the eurozone. The application of the sustainable minimum standards of DWS limits the pool of ...
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August, 2019
Fidelity launches proprietary sustainability ratings
Fidelity International has enhanced its global research capabilities with the launch of its proprietary sustainability ratings. Comprising the asset manager’s equities and fixed income coverage universe of more than 3,000 issuers, the sustainable ratings will leverage Fidelity’s extensive research capabilities and ongoing engagement with management ...
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August, 2019
Columbia Threadneedle unveils European high yield vehicle
Columbia Threadneedle Investments is introducing a new, total return short maturity high yield strategy – the Threadneedle (Lux) European Short-Term High Yield Bond Fund. It will follow the investment approach of the firm’s European High Yield Bond Fund with a focus on shorter maturity bonds. Roman Gaiser, Columbia Threadneedle’s head of high yield ...
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August, 2019
Artemis introduces short-dated high-yield strategy
UK active fund manager Artemis has launched the Artemis Short-Dated Global High-Yield Bond Fund. Its aim is to deliver returns in excess of cash over rolling three-year periods. The portfolio managers are David Ennett and Stephen Baines, with support from portfolio managers Juan Valenzuela and, in due course, Jack Holmes and Stephen Snowden. Ennett said ...
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