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Manulife IM completes acquisition of multi-sector alt credit manager CQS

Manulife Investment Management, the wealth and asset manager for Manulife Financial Corporation, today completed the acquisition of CQS with the approval by the UK FCA and is launching Manulife | CQS Investment Management as a wholly owned multi-sector alternative credit … Continue reading

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Blue Owl buys Kuvare to compete for insurance business

Private markets firms that do not have insurance parents have been looking to get into third-party insurance assets either through hiring key talent or… via acquisition. Blue Owl has bought Kuvare Insurance Services (dba Kuvare Asset Management) for $750 million … Continue reading

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How not to lift out: Barings, Corinthia

We have seen it time and again since pioneering asset management liftouts 55 years ago… and it seems everything you should NOT DO was done in the current Barings/Corinthia private credit debacle. Adhere to contractual stipulations and act ethically and … Continue reading

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McKinsey Discusses North American Asset Management AUM and Challenges Ahead

McKinsey in its latest industry study, “Beyond the Rubicon: Asset Managment in an era of unrelenting change”, discusses structural transitions, macroeconomics, and further growth ahead. Read the full study McKinsey: Beyond the Rubicon. The 34-page report discusses five strategic questions: … Continue reading

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Delay for AIFMD third-country passport extension

It looks like the EU will hold off on AIFMD third-country passport extensions until Brexit develops a clearer path. Ugo Bassi, Director of Financial Markets, pointed towards the technical complexities and ongoing assessment period, also in light of Brexit, at … Continue reading

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PWC’s Asset & Wealth Industry Predictions: Assets “double”, greater risks

PWC in its latest Asset & Wealth Management Industry whitepaper predicts assets to go from $85T to $145T in the next decade – why the authors would call it almost doubling the assets I am not sure (and I am … Continue reading

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The Impact of US Growth and a Strong US Dollar on Emerging Markets

#thanksobama US unemployment has dropped from 10% in late 2009 to 5.5% in February 2015, and the US Dollar is on a record growth streak. While that is good news for US firms and US investors looking to acquire ex-US, … Continue reading

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Colombia grew by 4.6% in 2014, driven by construction and consumption – LatAm Trends

Colombia’s DANE (el departamento administrativo national de estadistica) confirmed GDP (producto interno bruto) growth of 4.6% in 2014, despite the price decline for oil. Mining and energy was the drag, shrinking by 0.2%. Brazil on the other hand has to … Continue reading

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Calling $24 billion in net gains “subpar”… Warren Buffett’s secrets of communication

“A number of good things happened at Berkshire last year (including $24 billion in net gains), but let’s first get the bad news out of the way.” That’s how Buffett starts his 2012 annual letter to shareholders. His top three … Continue reading

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Monaco Fund Forum 2013: Lights, Camera, Action…

Where to begin… the Monaco Fund Forum International 2013, the largest asset management conference in the world, was another milestone. Featuring Sir Bob Geldof along with hundreds of CEOs worldwide, conference director Jenny Adams went out on a limb and … Continue reading

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