Asset Management
Wednesday 1 October 2025
Articles
People Moves Evelyn Tortosa joins CNP Assurances as Group Compliance Director
Evelyn Tortosa joined CNP Assurances today as Group Compliance Director. As the Group Compliance Director plays a key role in the Solvency II Directive, she will report to the Managing Director.
Note Diversity wins : Persistent investor interest in smart beta, particularly within diversifying strategies
Willis Towers Watson's institutional investment clients globally allocated $10bn, via 175 selections, to diversifying investment strategies in 2015. Within this grouping, liquid alternatives attracted the most interest with over $8.1bn, of which approximately half is in smart beta and where $1.9bn is in secure income strategies.
News CACEIS wins mandate from Programma 101 for the first third-party managed SICAF authorised by the Bank of Italy
P101, a venture capital firm specialising in investments in digital and technology-driven companies, has appointed CACEIS in Italy as depositary and administrator for its Programma 101 SICAF S.p.A., the first third-party managed SICAF authorised by the Bank of Italy.
Note Deutsche Bank releases annual Alternative Investment Survey highlighting hedge fund sentiment and allocation trends for 2016
Deutsche Bank released its 14th annual Alternative Investment Survey, one of the industry's largest and longest standing hedge fund investor surveys...
Opinion Fears and fragility
Market volatility has increased again at the start of the year due to intensified worries over Chinese growth weakness, geopolitical tensions and a further fall of the oil price. Although a lot of bad news is already priced in, we prefer to maintain a cautious positioning.