Investor optimism over the global economic recovery and corporate profits has been dented as the tail risk associated with the U.S. economy has escalated, though sentiment towards Europe has improved, according to the BofA Merrill Lynch Fund Manager Survey for October.

The transaction was placed with 36 investors including the Third Swedish National Pension Fund, AP4, BlackRock, CalSTRs, Calvert Investment Management, Inc, Nordea Investment Management, Pictet Asset Management, Praxis Intermediate Income Fund, State Street Global Advisors (SSgA) for their High Quality Green Bond Fund, TIAA-CREF, and Trillium Asset Management, LLC.

EDHEC-Risk Institute and Lyxor are launching a three-year research chair entitled “Risk Allocation Solutions”...

Lombard Odier Investment Managers (LOIM), the institutional asset management arm of Lombard Odier & Cie, has named Ruud Hendriks to the new post of Senior Advisor. He brings more than 30 years of experience in the asset management industry to the Firm.

H2O AM, an asset management firm founded in 2010 by recognised international bond and global macro specialists in partnership with Natixis AM, is celebrating its third anniversary with excellent performances for all its funds. H2O AM plans to press on with its growth in France and on the international stage.