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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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Innovative marketing strategy in an era of social media: secrecy…. Kanye West’s new album

In an era where music or movie releases are accompanied by extensive press exposure and previews to generate interest, Kanye West yet again sets new standards – not an easy thing to do after his visionary last album. Using only … Continue reading

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Multiconvergence: Orix buys Robeco for distribution and global brand

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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Enskat/Katie Koch Interview Fund Forum 2012: Jim O’Neill’s Growth Markets Beyond BRICs

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Global asset management regulation and investor protection – what the industry needs to do

Multi-Convergence in Global Asset Management – Regulation in the Spotlight For the last few years, the global asset management industry has seen increasingly blurry lines of demarcation in key business areas previously treated as silos. – On the product side, … Continue reading

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Asia Asset Management Trends 2012

After speeches in Milan (Il Salone del Risparmio) and Stockholm (Nordic Fund Selector Forum), I spent last week in Asia to see clients and present at the Asia Fund Forum in Hong Kong. As usual, I stayed at the Upper … Continue reading

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The Importance of Brand in Asset Management – Discussion with BNY Mellon Investment Management Asia CEO Alan Harden at Fund Forum Asia 2012

FUND FORUM ASIA INTERVIEW 2012 – BRAND VERSUS BOUTIQUE Is There Space For Niche Players In A Brand-Conscious Market?  During the main conference of the Fund Forum Asia 2012 in Hong Kong, I had the pleasure of discussing brand in … Continue reading

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Whitepaper on Asia Fund Distribution with Nomura Research Institute (NRI)

For many years I have had the great pleasure of working closely with Nomura Research Institute’s head of research, Sadayuki Horie.  Taking turns between Tokyo and New York, Horie’s insights into the Japan asset management industry have helped us shape our … Continue reading

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Emerging Market M&A activities: Brazil – BTG Pactual’s IPO heavily oversubscribed

As I wrote in recent blogs on Brazil’s M&A activity, the country shows no signs of cooling down: – “Latin America in Asset Management – Quantifying the Opportunities for Brazil and the region” – “Brazil takes the lead: Net cash … Continue reading

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Keynote speech and CEO panel on “Trends in Global Asset Management” – Il Salone del Risparmio 2012

After a short overnight flight from New York to Milan, I met up with Strategic Insight’s Europe MD Andreas Pfunder for lunch near Bocconi to go over two days of meetings in Milan and Stockholm.  The Salone del Risparmio, hosted … Continue reading

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