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Aberdeen Asset Management to buy Scottish Widows
Aberdeen AM is on track to buy Scottish Widows Investment Partnership for £500m. The deal, described as ‘transformational’ by Fitch Ratings, would result in the company becoming Europe’s biggest publicly traded investment…
Part 3 – Management Techniques – Define your management style
This week I roll on with describing the last of the main management styles. If you haven’t read the first half of this, you just need to pop back to Part 2…
The gap in fund efficiency between Luxembourg and Ireland closes.
For automating fund orders through transfer agents, the gap between Ireland and Luxembourg has closed, with Luxembourg making a gain on Ireland. Luxembourg’s automation rate increased in the second quarter to 74.9%,…
Goldman Sachs to Acquire RBS Global Treasury Funds
Goldman Sachs Asset Management is set to buy a range of money market funds; Global Treasury Funds, which are managed by RBS Asset management and domiciled in Ireland. Comprised of constant net…
Part 2 – Management Techniques – Define your management style
Speaking broadly, I think most managers fall into four approximate categories, the first two of which I have written about below, the next two will appear in my next blog posting. The…
Funds Partnership EMEA Director Relocating to Luxembourg.
Funds Partnership’s EMEA Director Rana Hein-Hartmann has relocated to Luxembourg from London. The move comes after several years of consistent growth in business from The Grand Duchy with Rana travelling between the…
Part 1 – Management Techniques for an Engaged Team
I’m doing a quick 5-part snapshot of strong management techniques, for any management professionals looking for techniques to stabilise their teams and build on their successes. One size does not fit…
Absolute return Dividend Launched by Amundi
The launch of an absolute return global dividend fund has been announced by French giant Amundi. It will be managed by its affiliate BFT Gestion. The firm has claimed that the ‘Amundi…
Luxembourg: CSSF board appointment criticised
Luc Frieden has been criticised by the head of ProInvest, an investor-protection group, over the appointment of his senior advisor to the board of the CSSF. Ms Sarah Khabirpor was appointed to…