Lancashire and London Pensions Partnership to go ahead Lancashire County Pension Fund Committee (LCPF) and the London Pensions Fund Authority Board (LPFA) today announced that they have formed their innovative £10bn Asset Liability Management Partnership, which will initially be known as the Lancashire and London Pensions Partnership (LLPP). The LLPP… Read More »
Laboratoires Anios are taking a majority holding in the capital of Endoclear Laboratoires Anios – a European leader in the disinfection of hospital and clinical environments and a reference player for industry and communities linked to accommodation and catering announces the acquisition of an 80% stake in Endoclear, the Brazilian… Read More »
Investor Confidence Rose in June by 5.6 Points to 127.0 State Street Global Exchange today released the results of the State Street Investor Confidence Index® (ICI) for June 2015.The Global ICI increased to 127.0, up 5.6 points from May’s revised reading of 121.4. Confidence among North American investors increased with… Read More »
Eni signs LNG Sale & Purchase Agreements with Pertamina for Jangkrik Field Eni, together with its partners ENGIE (formerly GDF SUEZ) and Saka Energi Muara Bakau, signed today two agreements with PT Pertamina (PERSERO) for the purchase and sale of liquefied natural gas (LNG) coming from Jangkrik Fields Development Project.… Read More »
IAPA appoints new CEO IAPA, a global association of independent accountancy/business advisory firms, today announces the appointment of Stephen Hamlet as its new Chief Executive Officer. Stephen joins IAPA after 6 years with BKR International as Regional Executive Director for Europe, the Middle East and Africa. He replaces Susan Humphry,… Read More »
Performance of French private equity at end 2014 The French private equity and venture association, AFIC (Association Française des Investisseurs pour la Croissance) and EY have published their annual report on the net performance of French private equity at end 2014. “French private equity returns, which outperform all other asset… Read More »
PowaTag leverages mobile devices to create new sales channels to attract convenience and impulse purchasers Moneris Solutions Corporation (‘Moneris’), one of North America’s largest processors of debit and credit payments, announced today it will be entering into a relationship with Powa Technologies (‘Powa’) to be the preferred Canadian provider of… Read More »
UNEP Chief, Achim Steiner Enters the Twittersphere at @ASteiner The United Nations Environment Programme Executive Director, Mr. Achim Steiner, today launched his Twitter account with a pledge “not to waste a single character”. Mr. Steiner can be found at @ASteiner, where he is happy to engage in direct discussion on… Read More »
Greg Ehret Named President State Street Global Advisors (SSGA), the asset management business of State Street Corporation (NYSE:STT), today announced that Greg Ehret, age 45, has been named president. He will continue to report to Ron O’Hanley, chief executive officer of SSGA. Ehret, a 20-year veteran of SSGA, has held… Read More »
Invesco Powershares launches Europe’s first S&P 500 Dynamic Veqtor Index Tracking Etf Invesco PowerShares, a leading global provider of exchange-traded funds (ETFs), part of Invesco Ltd, has today announced the listing of the PowerShares S&P 500 VEQTOR UCITS ETF on Milan Stock Exchange from 19 June. There will be further… Read More »
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