Abstract
Overview
Introduction
This monthly tracker covers product innovation, customer targeting, M&A, partnerships and organic growth activity globally in the asset management space.
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Table of Contents
- Overview
- Catalyst
- Summary
- Table of Contents
- The Roundup
- Mergers and acquisitions, partnerships and organic growth
- M&A
- Partnerships
- Organic Growth
- Product innovation and customer targeting
- Product innovation
- Hedge funds
- Capital protected/Structured products
- Infrastructure funds
- Ethical investments
- Exchange traded funds
- Customer targeting
- Product innovation
- Mergers and acquisitions, partnerships and organic growth
- M&A, Partnerships and organic growth: The developments
- ABN AMRO
- Netherlands: ABN AMRO receives permission for separation and sale to Fortis of asset management business (Divestment) - January 2008
- Bank of New York Mellon
- Brazil: Bank of New York Mellon acquires Brazil' s ARX Capital Management (M&A) - January 2008
- Citigroup
- China: Citibank and Legg Mason offer mutual funds in China (Partnership) - January 2008
- Credit Suisse
- Global/Switzerland: Credit Suisse, AIL and South Pole to launch carbon investment vehicle (Partnership) - January 2008
- Deutsche Bank
- China: Deutsche Bank increases stake in Chinese funds management company Harvest (M&A) - January 2008
- Germany/Global: Deutsche Bank creates global markets investment platform (Distribution) - January 2008
- Dexia
- Poland: Dexia Asset Management to open Warsaw branch (Organic Growth) - January 2008
- Fortis
- Netherlands: ABN AMRO' s asset management division approved for demerger and subsequent sale to Fortis (Divestment) - January 2008
- Morgan Stanley
- US: Morgan Stanley acquires stake in venture capital firm NGEN Partners (M&A) - January 2008
- State Street
- US: State Street expands custody and fund administration relationship with Columbia Management (Partnership) - January 2008
- Swiss Life
- Germany: Swiss Life publishes voluntary public takeover bid for AWD Holding (M&A) - January 2008
- Unicredit
- Ukraine: Bank Austria finalises acquisition of Ukrainian bank Ukrsotsbank (M&A) - January 2008
- ABN AMRO
- Product innovation and customer targeting: the developments
- ABN AMRO
- Amvescap
- US: Invesco' s AIM Investments to reopen its European Fund to take advantage of market volatility (Product innovation) - January 2008
- India: Invesco' s PowerShares to list first Indian equity-based ETF (Product innovation) - January 2008
- Aviva
- Australia: Aviva adds portfolio weighting for tax efficiency on its Navigator platform (Product innovation) - January 2008
- BNP Paribas
- Canada: BNP subsidiary Innocap establishes family of synthetic trackers (Product innovation) - January 2008
- Deutsche Bank
- UK/US: Deutsche Bank targets investors with the launch of new ETFs (Product innovation) - January 2008
- Fortis
- Belgium/Luxemburg: Fortis launches ABN AMRO ' green' investment note (Product innovation) - January 2008
- Franklin Templeton
- US: Franklin Templeton introduces international bond fund to US investors (Product innovation) - January 2008
- Henderson Global Investors
- US: Henderson launches its first institutional fund for US investors (Customer targeting) - January 2008
- UK/Global: Henderson aims at lower-end retail investors by reducing its multi-manager fund investment thresholds (Customer targeting) - January 2008
- China/Asia: Henderson launches Chinese long/short fund using contracts for difference (Product innovation) - Jan 08
- Julius Baer
- Switzerland/Global: Julius Baer launches Luxury Brands Fund (Product innovation) - January 2008
- Morgan Stanley
- Australia: Morgan Stanley launches new FX strategy (Product innovation) - January 2008
- US/Global: Morgan Stanley launches global long/short fund of hedge funds (Product innovation) - January 2008
- Schroders
- Global/Luxemburg: Schroders launches alternative investment product for institutional clients (Product innovation) - January 2008
- Extra Companies
- Japan: RBS launches two structured bonds (Product innovation) - January 2008
- APPENDIX
- Methodology
- Index of strategies by company
- ABN AMRO
- Amvescap
- Aviva
- Bank of New York Mellon
- BNP Paribas
- Citigroup
- Credit Suisse
- Deutsche Bank
- Dexia
- Fortis
- Franklin Templeton
- Henderson Global Investors
- Julius Baer
- Morgan Stanley
- Schroders
- State Street
- Swiss Life
- Unicredit
- Index of strategies by geography
- Western Europe
- Germany
- UK
- Benelux
- Central and Eastern Europe
- Poland
- North America
- US
- South and Central America
- Brazil
- Asia
- Australia
- India
- China
- Western Europe
- Index of strategies by trend
- M&A
- Partnerships
- Organic Growth
- Product innovation
- Hedge funds
- Capital protected/Structured products
- Infrastructure funds
- Ethical investments
- Exchange traded funds
- Customer targeting
- Further reading
- Ask the analyst
- Datamonitor consulting
- Disclaimer



