iShares: sale allows rivals to muscle in
The iShares sale offers an opportunity for the UK giant's competitors to grab market share, some exchange-traded fund providers say.
RBC Dexia, SocGen told to return Lehman money
RBC Dexia and Société Générale have been told to return money to investors that the two banks transferred to sub-custodian Lehman Brothers International.
SRI still on investor agenda
The financial crisis has not meant investors have abandoned their socially responsible investments - figures show both the sales and performance of SRI funds have remained positive.
Fewer but larger M&A deals expected
M&A transactions completed this year are expected to be headline-grabbers.
Italian AM reforms slip down priority list
The deepening of the financial crisis has made planned reforms to Italy’s beleaguered asset management industry less of a priority.
Aberdeen seeks China tie ups
China could be the only bright spot in the world economy right now, say analysts.
Partnership struck for Efama fund classification
Finesti and FundConnect expect their partnership to extend to other industry initiatives and services.
Lyxor launches Spanish short ETF
The Spanish market currently comprises 30 ETFs, with the number of trades up 53.3 per cent during the opening quarter of 2009.
Negative territory for Italian property funds
Property funds in Italy produced a negative return during the second half of 2008, but still managed to outperform their UK counterparts.
Vote: Hiring graduates in 2009?
Despite redundancies taking place across the asset management industry, some asset managers including Aberdeen and Fidelity are still hiring graduate trainees this year.
Is your firm still looking to take on graduates?
19%, Yes - graduates are important to the long term growth of our business
48%, Yes - but not as many as in previous years
33%, No - we're putting our graduate scheme on hold this year
