Tuesday 30 July 2019

Karmic reckoning? Investors in activist hedge funds agitate for change

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Karmic reckoning? Investors in activist hedge funds agitate for change

Frustrated by high fees and uninspiring returns, pension funds, sovereign wealth funds and other big institutional investors are demanding U.S. activist hedge funds be more transparent about their investment ideas and charge less, investors and fund managers say.

Columbia Threadneedle names senior research director

Columbia Threadneedle Investments, the asset management arm of Ameriprise Financial Inc, on Monday named Stuart Jarvis senior research director, to strengthen its global investments solutions team.

Britain's Sanne Group names country head for Belgrade business

Asset and corporate services firm Sanne Group on Monday named Milivoje Jakimov as country head of its Belgrade business.

Invesco makes two appointments to investment solutions team in London

Investment manager Invesco Ltd on Monday appointed Ali Zouiten and Derek Steeden to two newly created roles in its Invesco Investment Solutions team in London.

Fintechs at the gate: online brokers target affluent Brazilians

A new breed of digital brokers is taking on the handful of Brazilian lenders such as Itau Unibanco Holding SA and Banco Bradesco SA that long had a lock on retail investors seeking a one-stop shop for banking and investments.

Swiss supreme court gives green light to UBS client data transfer to France

Switzerland's supreme court on Friday voted in favor of handing over historical data on over 40,000 UBS clients to French authorities in a landmark ruling.

Buffett's Berkshire Hathaway raises stake in Bank of America

Warren Buffett's Berkshire Hathaway has raised its stake in Bank of America Corp , the company said in a regulatory filing on Thursday.

Investors book profits from U.S.-based equity funds ahead of Fed meeting

U.S.-based equity funds posted more than $8.4 billion of cash withdrawals in the week ended Wednesday, following two weeks of inflows, according to Refinitiv's Lipper.

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