In a new position paper, EDHEC-Risk Institute argues that benchmarking long-term infrastructure investments has become a sine qua non to match the supply and demand of long-term capital, improve asset allocation outcomes for investors, adapt prudential regulation and support economic development.

Natixis Global Asset Management (NGAM) has launched two new Luxembourg-based SICAVs, Natixis AM Funds, registered in eight countries, and Mirova Funds, registered in seven countries. For both SICAV, the funds are aimed at Institutional and retail investors.

Etienne Vincent, head of THEAM's global quantitative management, explains how the four main recurring sources of outperformance in the equity markets, extensively developed in the “smart beta” concept, can be likened to the four cardinal virtues described by Plato, the Greek philosopher.

Instinet Incorporated today announced the global availability of Nomura's advanced electronic futures trading platform via the Newport® Execution Management System (EMS).

The strong demand in the primary market confirms what is already well known: whatever the inflation expectations, there is significant structural demand, notably from “buy and hold” investors such as pension funds, for bonds indexed to inflation.