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
- Customer targeting
- Mergers and acquisitions, partnerships and organic growth
- M&A, Partnerships and organic growth: The developments
- ABN AMRO
- Barclays
- Russia: Barclays to acquire Russian bank Expobank(M&A) - March 2008
- BBVA
- Brazil: BBVA sells 5% holding in Bradesco (Divestment) -March 2008
- BNP Paribas
- North America: BNP Paribas creates institutional long-onlybusiness in equities and derivatives (Organic growth) - March 2008
- Saudi Arabia: BNP Paribas and Saudi Investment Bank launchnew asset management company (Partnership) - March 2008
- Citigroup
- China: Citi China opens new Beijing headquarters (Organicgrowth) - March 2008
- Commerzbank
- Ukraine: Commerzbank completes Bank Forum acquisition(M&A) - March 2008
- Central and Eastern Europe: Commerzbank restructures CEEoperations (Organic growth / M&A) - March 2008
- Deutsche Bank
- China: Deutsche Bank increases equity stake in Hua XiaBank (M&A) - March 2008
- Fortis
- China: Ping An and Fortis to enter asset managementpartnership (Partnership) - March 2008
- HSBC
- Vietnam: HSBC receives in-principle approval toincorporate locally in Vietnam (Organic growth) - March 2008
- Russia: HSBC announces Russian expansion plans (Organicgrowth) - March 2008
- JP Morgan Chase
- Nordics/Global: JP Morgan to acquire institutional globalcustody portfolio of Nordea (M&A) - March 2008
- US: JP Morgan Chase purchases Bear Stearns (M&A) -March 2008
- Latin America: JP Morgan extends presence in Latin America(Organic growth) - March 2008
- KBC
- Slovakia: KBC acquires Slovakian bank Istrobanka (M&A)- March 2008
- Mellon Financial Corp.
- Canada: CIBC Mellon signs agreement with EquiLend(Partnership) - March 2008
- Old Mutual
- South Africa: Termination of negotiations on potentialsale of Mutual & Federal (Divestment) - March 2008
- SEB
- India: SEB establishes Indian office (Organic growth) -March 2008
- Schroders
- Switzerland: Schroders to acquire Swiss Re fund managementbusiness (Acquisition) - March 2008
- Société Générale
- China: Société Générale' s joint venture obtainsseparate account license (Partnerships) - March 2008
- Swiss Life
- Switzerland: Swiss Life completes sale of anca delGottardo to BSI (Divestment) - March 2008
- Singapore: Swiss Life opens branch office in Singapore(Organic growth) - March 2008
- Product innovation and customer targeting: thedevelopments
- Invesco
- US: PowerShares lists Global Nuclear Energy Portfolio(Innovation) - March 2008
- BlackRock
- US: BlackRock re-opens International Opportunities Fund(Innovation) - March 2008
- Barclays
- UK: Barclays Regular Income Investment Note launched(Innovation) - March 2008
- UK: Barclays launches Accelerated Return Investment Notebased on FTSE 100 (Innovation) - March 2008
- BBVA
- Spain: BBVA launches uno-e Depósito 16 and Depósito Blindado to its online customers - (Innovation) March 2008
- Citigroup
- US/Global: Citi launches CitiFX Pro (Innovation) - March2008
- UK: Egg launches guaranteed equity bond (Innovation) -March 2008
- Deutsche Bank
- France: Deutsche Bank lists exchange-traded funds onEuronext Paris (Innovation) - March 2008
- Friends Provident
- UK: Wealth Solutions Bond introduces new option(Innovation) - March 2008
- Henderson Global Investors
- Global: Henderson launches Pan European activist fund(Innovation) - March 2008
- Manulife
- Malaysia: Manulife launches new offshore investments funds(Innovation) - March 2008
- Mellon Financial Corp.
- Europe: The Bank of New York Mellon' s Pershing Unit addsto Nexus funds (Innovation) - March 2008
- Global: BNY Mellon launches alternative investmentadministration services (Innovation) - March 2008
- Merrill Lynch
- Global: Merrill Lynch introduces frontier index(Innovation) - March 2008
- Global: Merrill Lynch launches global carbon emissionsindices (Innovation) - March 2008
- Northern Trust
- Global: Northern Trust unveils Northern GlobalSustainability Index Fund (new product) - March 2008
- Old Mutual
- Global: Additional non-sterling funds added to Skandia' srange (Innovation) - March 2008
- Pictet & Cie
- Europe: Pictet & Cie launches local currency emergingdebt fund for Latin America (Innovation) - March 2008
- Prudential
- Global: Prudential introduces Dryden US Equity ActiveExtension Fund (Innovation) - March 2008
- State Street
- US/Global: State Street enhances commission managementservices for institutional investors (Innovation) - March 2008
- US/Global: State Street announces enhancements to onlineportal (Innovation) - March 2008
- Invesco
- APPENDIX
- Methodology
- Index of strategies by company
- Barclays
- BBVA
- BlackRock
- BNP Paribas
- Citigroup
- Commerzbank
- Deutsche Bank
- Fortis
- Friends Provident
- Henderson Global Investors
- HSBC
- Invesco
- JP Morgan
- KBC
- Manulife
- Mellon Financial Corp.
- Northern Trust
- Old Mutual
- Pictet & Cie
- Prudential Financial
- Schroders
- SEB
- Société Générale
- State Street
- Swiss Life
- Index of strategies by geography
- Global
- Western Europe
- France
- Spain
- UK
- Nordic Region
- Central and Eastern Europe
- Russia
- North America
- US
- South and Central America
- Brazil
- Africa
- Middle East
- Asia
- India
- China
- Singapore
- Index of strategies by trend
- M&A
- Partnerships
- Organic Growth
- Product innovation
- Fixed income
- Exchange traded funds
- Trading platforms
- Indices
- Further reading
- Ask the analyst
- Datamonitor consulting
- Disclaimer
