Abstract
Overview
Introduction
This monthly tracker covers product innovation, customer targeting, M&A,
partnerships and organic growth activity globally in the asset management
space.
Reasons to Purchase
- Track the strategies announced by 50+ of your key competitors;
- Assess which geographies and strategic areas are seeing the most activity.
Table of Contents
- Overview
- 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
- Property investment
- Ethical investments
- Exchange traded funds
- Customer targeting
- Offshore
- M&A, Partnerships and organic growth: The developments
- BNP Paribas
- Turkey: BNP Paribas collaborates with TEB on securities services
(Partnership) - February 2008
- Crédit Agricole
- Saudi Arabia: Crédit Agricole engages in joint venture with Banque
Saudi Fransi (Partnership) - February 2008
- Australia:Crédit Agricole creates subsidiary to focus on
institutional and multi-manager clients (Organic growth) - February 2008
- Crédit Suisse
- Australia: Crédit Suisse Asset Management Australia forms alliance
with Julius Baer Investment Management to expand equity range
(Partnership) - February 2008
- Deutsche Bank
- US: Deutsche Bank acquires hedge fund administrator HedgeWorks
(M&A) - February 2008
- Franklin Templeton
- Vietnam: Franklin Templeton acquires stake in private equity
investment company, Vietcombank Fund Management (M&A) - February 2008
- HBOS
- UK: Bank of Scotland and Oxford Investment launch co-investment
program (Partnership) - February 2008
- HSBC
- France: HSBC receives offer for sale of French subsidiaries from
Banque Fédérale des Banques Populaires (Divestment) - February 2008
- Mellon Financial Corp.
- US: Dreyfus Corporation and WisdomTree Investments partner over ETF
products (Partnership) - February 2008
- Morgan Stanley
- Vietnam: Morgan Stanley receives approval for joint venture with
Gateway Securities (Partnership) - February 2008
- Santander
- Brazil: Santander purchases ABN AMRO' s asset management activities in
Brazil (M&A) - February 2008
- Société Générale
- France: Société Générale to acquire former Capitalia Securities
services business from UniCredit (M&A) - February 2008
- Swiss Life
- Germany: Swiss Life holds 74.4% share in AWD (M&A) - February 2008
- UBS
- France: UBS completes acquisition of Caisse Centrale de Réescompte
Group (M&A) - February 2008
- Unicredit
- Monaco: UniCredit sells Monaco branch to Compagnie Monégasque de
Banque (Divestment) - February 2008
- PRODUCT INNOVATION AND CUSTOMER TARGETING: THE DEVELOPMENTS
- Amvescap
- US: AIM Investments offers customized reports for defined contribution
plans - (Product innovation) - February 2008
- US: PowerShares India Portfolio ETF allows foreign investment in
Indian equities (Product innovation) - February 2008
- Aviva
- UK: Morley launches logistics property fund with SachsenFonds (Product
innovation) - February 2008
- Bank of New York Mellon
- US: BNY Mellon launches acquisition service (Customer targeting) -
February 2008
- Barclays
- UK: Barclays launches investment ISA (Product innovation) - February
2008
- Citigroup
- Hong Kong: Citibank enhances online securities trading platform
(Product innovation) - February 2008
- Greece: Citigroup offers Merrill Lynch Uranium Equity Index Notes as a
' green' product (Product innovation) - February 2008
- Deutsche Bank
- UK/Global: Deutsche Bank introduces Commodity Harvest Index (Product
innovation) - February 2008
- US: Deutsche Bank launches ETNs linked to its Liquid Commodity Index
(Product innovation) - February 2008
- Franklin Templeton
- US: Franklin Templeton launches India growth fund (Product innovation)
- February 2008
- Goldman Sachs
- US/Global: Goldman Sachs introduces local emerging markets debt fund
(Product innovation) - February 2008
- US: Goldman Sachs launches tax-efficient equity fund (Product
innovation) - February 2008
- Henderson Global Investors
- Global: Henderson launches Pan European active fund to take advantage
of undervalued companies (Product innovation) - February 2008
- Pictet & Cie
- Hong Kong: Pictet & Cie targets retail investors with global theme
funds (Customer targeting) - February 2008
- APPENDIX
- Methodology
- Index of strategies by company
- ABN AMRO
- Netherlands: ABN AMRO receives permission for separation and sale to
Fortis of asset management business (Divestment) - January 2008
- 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
- US: AIM Investments offers customized reports for defined
contribution plans - (Product innovation) - February 2008
- US: PowerShares India Portfolio ETF allows foreign investment in
Indian equities (Product innovation) - February 2008
- Aviva
- Australia: Aviva adds portfolio weighting for tax efficiency on its
Navigator platform (Product innovation) - January 2008
- UK: Morley launches logistics property fund with SachsenFonds
(Product innovation) - February 2008
- Bank of New York Mellon
- Brazil: Bank of New York Mellon acquires Brazil' s ARX Capital
Management (M&A) - January 2008
- US: BNY Mellon launches acquisition service (Customer targeting) -
February 2008
- Barclays
- UK: Barclays launches investment ISA (Product innovation) - February
2008
- BNP Paribas
- Canada: BNP subsidiary Innocap establishes family of synthetic
trackers (Product innovation) - January 2008
- Turkey: BNP Paribas collaborates with TEB on securities services
(Partnership) - February 2008
- Citigroup
- China: Citibank and Legg Mason offer mutual funds in China
(Partnership) - January 2008
- Hong Kong: Citibank enhances online securities trading platform
(Product innovation) - February 2008
- Greece: Citigroup offers Merrill Lynch Uranium Equity Index Notes as
a ' green' product (Product innovation) - February 2008
- Credit Agricole
- Saudi Arabia: Crédit Agricole engages in joint venture with Banque
Saudi Fransi (Partnership) - February 2008
- Australia: Crédit Agricole creates subsidiary to focus on
institutional and multi-manager clients (Organic growth) - February 2008
- Credit Suisse
- Global/Switzerland: Credit Suisse, AIL and South Pole to launch
carbon investment vehicle (Partnership) - January 2008
- Australia: Crédit Suisse Asset Management Australia forms alliance
with Julius Baer Investment Management to expand equity range
(Partnership) - February 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
- UK/US: Deutsche Bank targets investors with the launch of new ETFs
(Customer Targeting) - January 2008
- US: Deutsche Bank acquires hedge fund administrator HedgeWorks
(M&A) - February 2008
- UK/Global: Deutsche Bank introduces Commodity Harvest Index (Product
innovation) - February 2008
- US: Deutsche Bank launches ETNs linked to its Liquid Commodity Index
(Product innovation) - February 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
- 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
- Vietnam: Franklin Templeton acquires stake in private equity
investment company, Vietcombank Fund Management (M&A) - February 2008
- US: Franklin Templeton launches India growth fund (Product
innovation) - February 2008
- Goldman Sachs
- US/Global: Goldman Sachs introduces local emerging markets debt fund
(Product innovation) - February 2008
- US: Goldman Sachs launches tax-efficient equity fund (Product
innovation) - February 2008
- HBOS
- UK: Bank of Scotland and Oxford Investment launch co-investment
program (Partnership) - February 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
- Global: Henderson launches Pan European active fund to take
advantage of undervalued companies (Product innovation) - February 2008
- HSBC
- France: HSBC receives offer for sale of French subsidiaries from
Banque Fédérale des Banques Populaires (Divestment) - February 2008
- Julius Baer
- Switzerland/Global: Julius Baer launches Luxury Brands Fund (Product
innovation) - January 2008
- Morgan Stanley
- US: Morgan Stanley acquires stake in venture capital firm NGEN
Partners (M&A) - January 2008
- 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
- Vietnam: Morgan Stanley receives approval for joint venture with
Gateway Securities (Partnership) - February 2008
- Pictet & Cie
- Hong Kong: Pictet & Cie targets retail investors with global
theme funds (Customer targeting) - February 2008
- Santander
- Brazil: Santander purchases ABN AMRO' s asset management activities
in Brazil (M&A) - February 2008
- Schroders
- Global/Luxemburg: Schroders launches alternative investment product
for institutional clients (Product innovation) - January 2008
- Société Générale
- France: Société Générale to acquire former Capitalia Securities
services business from UniCredit (M&A) - February 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
- Germany: Swiss Life holds 74.4% share in AWD (M&A) - February
2008
- UBS
- France: UBS completes acquisition of Caisse Centrale de Réescompte
Group (M&A) - February 2008
- Unicredit
- Ukraine: Bank Austria finalises acquisition of Ukrainian bank
Ukrsotsbank (M&A) - January 2008
- Monaco: UniCredit sells Monaco branch to Compagnie Monégasque de
Banque (Divestment) - February 2008
- Index of strategies by geography
- Western Europe
- Global/Switzerland: Credit Suisse, AIL and South Pole to launch
carbon investment vehicle (Partnership) - January 2008
- Switzerland/Global: Julius Baer launches Luxury Brands Fund (Product
innovation) - January 2008
- Greece: Citigroup offers Merrill Lynch Uranium Equity Index Notes as
a ' green' product (Product innovation) - February 2008
- France
- France: HSBC receives offer for sale of French subsidiaries from
Banque Fédérale des Banques Populaires (Divestment) - February 2008
- France: Société Générale to acquire former Capitalia Securities
services business from UniCredit (M&A) - February 2008
- France: UBS completes acquisition of Caisse Centrale de Réescompte
Group (M&A) - February 2008
- Germany
- Germany/Global: Deutsche Bank creates global markets investment
platform (Distribution) - January 2008
- Germany: Swiss Life publishes voluntary public takeover bid for AWD
Holding (M&A) - January 2008
- Germany: Swiss Life holds 74.4% share in AWD (M&A) - February
2008
- UK
- UK/US: Deutsche Bank targets investors with the launch of new ETFs
(Product innovation) - January 2008
- UK/Global: Henderson aims at lower-end retail investors by reducing
its multi-manager fund investment thresholds (Customer targeting) -
January 2008
- UK: Bank of Scotland and Oxford Investment launch co-investment
program (Partnership) - February 2008
- UK: Barclays launches investment ISA (Product innovation) - February
2008
- UK/Global: Deutsche Bank introduces Commodity Harvest Index (Product
innovation) - February 2008
- Benelux
- Netherlands: ABN AMRO receives permission for separation and sale to
Fortis of asset management business (Divestment) - January 2008
- Netherlands: ABN AMRO' s asset management division approved for
demerger and subsequent sale to Fortis (Divestment) - January 2008
- Belgium/Luxemburg: Fortis launches ABN AMRO ' green' investment note
(Product innovation) - January 2008
- Global/Luxemburg: Schroders launches alternative investment product
for institutional clients (Product innovation) - January 2008
- Central and Eastern Europe
- Ukraine: Bank Austria finalises acquisition of Ukrainian bank
Ukrsotsbank (M&A) - January 2008
- Turkey: BNP Paribas collaborates with TEB on securities services
(Partnership) - February 2008
- Poland
- Poland: Dexia Asset Management to open Warsaw branch (Organic
Growth) - January 2008
- North America
- Canada: BNP subsidiary Innocap establishes family of synthetic
trackers (Product innovation) - January 2008
- US
- US: Morgan Stanley acquires stake in venture capital firm NGEN
Partners (M&A) - January 2008
- US: State Street expands custody and fund administration
relationship with Columbia Management (Partnership) - January 2008
- US: Invesco' s AIM Investments to reopen its European Fund to take
advantage of market volatility (Product innovation) - January 2008
- US: Franklin Templeton introduces international bond fund to US
investors (Product innovation) - January 2008
- US: Henderson launches its first institutional fund for US investors
(Customer targeting) - January 2008
- US/Global: Morgan Stanley launches global long/short fund of hedge
funds (Product innovation) - January 2008
- US: Deutsche Bank acquires hedge fund administrator HedgeWorks
(M&A) - February 2008
- US: Dreyfus Corporation and WisdomTree Investments partner over ETF
products (Partnership) - February 2008
- US: AIM Investments offers customized reports for defined
contribution plans - (Product innovation) - February 2008
- US: PowerShares India Portfolio ETF allows foreign investment in
Indian equities (Product innovation) - February 2008
- UK: Morley launches logistics property fund with SachsenFonds
(Product innovation) - February 2008
- US: Deutsche Bank launches ETNs linked to its Liquid Commodity Index
(Product innovation) - February 2008
- US: Franklin Templeton launches India growth fund (Product
innovation) - February 2008
- US/Global: Goldman Sachs introduces local emerging markets debt fund
(Product innovation) - February 2008
- US: Goldman Sachs launches tax-efficient equity fund (Product
innovation) - February 2008
- US: BNY Mellon launches acquisition service (Customer targeting) -
February 2008
- Brazil
- Brazil: Bank of New York Mellon acquires Brazil' s ARX Capital
Management (M&A) - January 2008
- Brazil: Santander purchases ABN AMRO' s asset management activities
in Brazil (M&A) - February 2008
- Middle East
- Saudi Arabia: Crédit Agricole engages in joint venture with Banque
Saudi Fransi (Partnership) - February 2008
- Asia
- Japan: RBS launches two structured bonds (Product innovation) -
January 2008
- Vietnam: Franklin Templeton acquires stake in private equity
investment company, Vietcombank Fund Management (M&A) - February 2008
- Vietnam: Morgan Stanley receives approval for joint venture with
Gateway Securities (Partnership) - February 2008
- Hong Kong: Citibank enhances online securities trading platform
(Product innovation) - February 2008
- Hong Kong: Pictet & Cie targets retail investors with global
theme funds (Customer targeting) - February 2008
- Australia
- Australia: Aviva adds portfolio weighting for tax efficiency on its
Navigator platform (Product innovation) - January 2008
- Australia: Morgan Stanley launches new FX strategy (Product
innovation) - January 2008
- Australia: Crédit Agricole creates subsidiary to focus on
institutional and multi-manager clients (Organic growth) - February 2008
- Australia: Crédit Suisse Asset Management Australia forms alliance
with Julius Baer Investment Management to expand equity range
(Partnership) - February 2008
- India
- India: Invesco' s PowerShares to list first Indian equity-based ETF
(Product innovation) - January 2008
- China
- China: Citibank and Legg Mason offer mutual funds in China
(Partnership) - January 2008
- China: Deutsche Bank increases stake in Chinese funds management
company Harvest (M&A) - January 2008
- China/Asia: Henderson launches Chinese long/short fund using
contracts for difference (Product innovation) - Jan 08
- Index of strategies by trend
- M&A
- Germany: Swiss Life publishes voluntary public takeover bid for AWD
Holding (M&A) - January 2008
- Netherlands: ABN AMRO receives permission for separation and sale to
Fortis of asset management business (Divestment) - January 2008
- Netherlands: ABN AMRO' s asset management division approved for
demerger and subsequent sale to Fortis (Divestment) - January 2008
- Ukraine: Bank Austria finalises acquisition of Ukrainian bank
Ukrsotsbank (M&A) - January 2008
- China: Deutsche Bank increases stake in Chinese funds management
company Harvest (M&A) - January 2008
- France: HSBC receives offer for sale of French subsidiaries from
Banque Fédérale des Banques Populaires (Divestment) - February 2008
- Brazil: Santander purchases ABN AMRO' s asset management activities
in Brazil (M&A) - February 2008
- France: Société Générale to acquire former Capitalia Securities
services business from UniCredit (M&A) - February 2008
- Germany: Swiss Life holds 74.4% share in AWD (M&A) - February
2008
- France: UBS completes acquisition of Caisse Centrale de Réescompte
Group (M&A) - February 2008
- Partnerships
- Global/Switzerland: Credit Suisse, AIL and South Pole to launch
carbon investment vehicle (Partnership) - January 2008
- Germany/Global: Deutsche Bank creates global markets investment
platform (Distribution) - January 2008
- China: Citibank and Legg Mason offer mutual funds in China
(Partnership) - January 2008
- Turkey: BNP Paribas collaborates with TEB on securities services
(Partnership) - February 2008
- Saudi Arabia: Crédit Agricole engages in joint venture with Banque
Saudi Fransi (Partnership) - February 2008
- Australia: Crédit Suisse Asset Management Australia forms alliance
with Julius Baer Investment Management to expand equity range
(Partnership) - February 2008
- UK: Bank of Scotland and Oxford Investment launch co-investment
program (Partnership) - February 2008
- US: Dreyfus Corporation and WisdomTree Investments partner over ETF
products (Partnership) - February 2008
- Vietnam: Morgan Stanley receives approval for joint venture with
Gateway Securities (Partnership) - February 2008
- Organic Growth
- Poland: Dexia Asset Management to open Warsaw branch (Organic
Growth) - January 2008
- Australia: Crédit Agricole creates subsidiary to focus on
institutional and multi-manager clients (Organic growth) - February 2008
- Australia: Crédit Suisse Asset Management Australia forms alliance
with Julius Baer Investment Management to expand equity range
(Partnership) - February 2008
- Product innovation
- Switzerland/Global: Julius Baer launches Luxury Brands Fund (Product
innovation) - January 2008
- Canada: BNP subsidiary Innocap establishes family of synthetic
trackers (Product innovation) - January 2008
- Australia: Aviva adds portfolio weighting for tax efficiency on its
Navigator platform (Product innovation) - January 2008
- Australia: Morgan Stanley launches new FX strategy (Product
innovation) - January 2008
- US: AIM Investments offers customized reports for defined
contribution plans - (Product innovation) - February 2008
- UK: Barclays launches investment ISA (Product innovation) - February
2008
- Hong Kong: Citibank enhances online securities trading platform
(Product innovation) - February 2008
- UK/Global: Deutsche Bank introduces Commodity Harvest Index (Product
innovation) - February 2008
- US: Franklin Templeton launches India growth fund (Product
innovation) - February 2008
- US/Global: Goldman Sachs introduces local emerging markets debt fund
(Product innovation) - February 2008
- US: Goldman Sachs launches tax-efficient equity fund (Product
innovation) - February 2008
- Global: Henderson launches Pan European active fund to take
advantage of undervalued companies (Product innovation) - February 2008
- Hedge funds
- China/Asia: Henderson launches Chinese long/short fund using
contracts for difference (Product innovation) - Jan 08
- US: Deutsche Bank acquires hedge fund administrator HedgeWorks
(M&A) - February 2008
- Private equity
- Vietnam: Franklin Templeton acquires stake in private equity
investment company, Vietcombank Fund Management (M&A) - February 2008
- Capital protected/Structured products
- Japan: RBS launches two structured bonds (Product innovation) -
January 2008
- Property investment
- UK: Morley launches logistics property fund with SachsenFonds
(Product innovation) - February 2008
- Infrastructure funds
- Global/Luxemburg: Schroders launches alternative investment product
for institutional clients (Product innovation) - January 2008
- Ethical investments
- Belgium/Luxemburg: Fortis launches ABN AMRO ' green' investment note
(Product innovation) - January 2008
- Greece: Citigroup offers Merrill Lynch Uranium Equity Index Notes as
a ' green' product (Product innovation) - February 2008
- Exchange traded funds
- UK/US: Deutsche Bank targets investors with the launch of new ETFs
(Product innovation) - January 2008
- India: Invesco' s PowerShares to list first Indian equity-based ETF
(Product innovation) - January 2008
- US: Dreyfus Corporation and WisdomTree Investments partner over ETF
products (Partnership) - February 2008
- US: PowerShares India Portfolio ETF allows foreign investment in
Indian equities (Product innovation) - February 2008
- US: Deutsche Bank launches ETNs linked to its Liquid Commodity Index
(Product innovation) - February 2008
- Customer targeting
- UK/Global: Henderson aims at lower-end retail investors by reducing
its multi-manager fund investment thresholds (Customer targeting) -
January 2008
- US: BNY Mellon launches acquisition service (Customer targeting) -
February 2008
- Hong Kong: Pictet & Cie targets retail investors with global
theme funds (Customer targeting) - February 2008
- Offshore
- Monaco: UniCredit sells Monaco branch to Compagnie Monégasque de
Banque (Divestment) - February 2008
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