Investment
Amundi completes acquisition of KBI
Amundi has completed its purchase of an 87.5% stake in Kleinwort Benson Investors (KBI) with the company’s management team acquiring the remaining 12.5%.
Multi Asset | 1 Sep 16
WMA ditches FTSE in favour of MSCI
The Wealth Management Association has struck a deal with MSCI to provide a series of indices, replacing FTSE as its indexing partner.
Emerging Markets | 1 Sep 16
Qatar shares ease as FTSE Russell emerging market status nears
Share prices in Qatar have weakened after global index provider FTSE Russell named the 22 Qatari companies that will be included in its Secondary Emerging Market Index, when it upgrades Qatar from ‘Frontier‘ status later this month.
Investment | 31 Aug 16
SEC fines 13 US advice firms $2.2m over false ETF claims
Thirteen financial advice firms have been fined a combined $2.2m (£1.7m, €1.9m) by the US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) for making false claims in relation to the ill-fated ETF manager F-Squared Investments, which filed for bankruptcy last July.
Asia bear still growling
Even though a growing group of asset management firms are warming to emerging markets, Gary Reynolds, chief investment officer at UK-based wealth and asset management firm Courtiers, remains bearish on the region and believes the US is the most attractive opportunity.