Category Archives: Brand

BAILA Society, Mon Amour – Imperial Theater Quebec, Mambo Royal

Posted on May 6, 2013 by danielenskat

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Multi-Convergence continues: Schroders and the Cazenove deal

Posted on March 25, 2013 by danielenskat

After buying US fixed income manager STW in December, Schroders greets spring with the acquisition of Cazenove. With distribution convergence, from retail to mass affluent, high net worth and institutional, Schroders added the queen and an old UK private banking … Continue reading →

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Principal is buying majority stake in hedge fund manager. Alternatives, LatAm and more in E=MC2

Posted on March 5, 2013 by danielenskat

E=MC2 The era of multi-convergence for investment management. A very important convergence trend for traditional asset managers has been to build up expertise in alternatives, to present holistic investment solutions and asset allocation views to institutional clients around the world. … Continue reading →

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Best boutique hotels worldwide: Milan,The Yard

Posted on February 19, 2013 by danielenskat

I just had an absolutely wonderful experience in Milan at boutique hotel The Yard, run by Alessandro and Stefanie. The Yard Suite & Dependance is nestled in a courtyard (duh) behind the Piazza XXIV Maggio, with a bio organic restaurant … Continue reading →

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Multiconvergence: Orix buys Robeco for distribution and global brand

Posted on February 19, 2013 by danielenskat

I am finishing a week of CEO discussions in Europe and, before flying back to NY, Orix just announced the acquisition of 90.01% of Robeco equity from Rabobank for about two billion Euros (240 billion yen) to expand the global … Continue reading →

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Schroders increases US assets to $35b with STW acquisition

Posted on December 17, 2012 by danielenskat

Global boutique investment specialist Schroders is continuing to build out business away from its UK home – today the firm announced the acquisition of STW Fixed Income Management in the US. STW is a US investment grade bond manager with … Continue reading →

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LatAm keynote and client meetings: 2013 trends for Brazil and Latin America

Posted on December 1, 2012 by danielenskat

Just touched down in New York after a week of meetings and speeches in Latin America around the annual Fund Forum. With the Selic rate down 525 bps to 7.25%, the industry for the first time in years is seeing … Continue reading →

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LatAm saves Santander and BBVA in Europe: reverse engineering of success

Posted on November 23, 2012 by danielenskat

Last week, Spanish prime minister Mariano Rajoy used a LatAm summit to ask business leaders to invest more in Spain as a platform for growth in Europe, Asia, and Africa – “Spain receives Latin America investments with open arms.” Cool. … Continue reading →

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Asia Society CEO luncheon, HK

Posted on November 21, 2012 by danielenskat

We picked the Asia Society for Asset International’s CEO luncheon in HK for numerous reasons. First, John Rockefeller III founded the Asia Society in New York on Park Avenue in 1956 to foster exchange and collaboration across the arts, business, … Continue reading →

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Multi-Convergence: Credit Suisse and Qatar SWF create asset mgmt JV

Posted on November 8, 2012 by danielenskat

My recent post about CIC showcased how more SWFs – and institutional asset holders overall – are investing directly in specific businesses or partner up with them to launch products. And, as shown below, they do like financial services firms. … Continue reading →

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