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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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Focus on Volatility – ROVO, Smart Beta and “Seeyond”

Posted on September 18, 2012 by danielenskat

In my recent research I have focused on risk management. More precisely, in the post-crisis “risk on risk off” approaches seen in the industry, there is an additional component that I would call “ROVO” – Return Optimization around VOlatility. Volatility … Continue reading →

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Go Hard or Go Home: $150 billion in 2011 fund industry cash flows vs. $725 billion to top 0.5% of products

Posted on February 8, 2012 by danielenskat

The global asset management industry collected $150 billion in long-term net cash flows last year – down from about $1 trillion in both 2010 and 2009. Yet, despite the aggregate compression of long-term cash contributions, the top 0.5% of blockbuster … Continue reading →

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