ING money management unit could now be up for sale
ING Investment Management could go up for sale as part of parent ING Group's divestiture of its insurance business, according to ING spokesman Raymond Vermeulen.
Bond giant Pimco plans to build up its active-equity capability
Pacific Investment Management Co. LLC is planning to build active-equity-management capability, possibly by lifting an existing team from a rival firm, according to sources familiar with the company.
Investors pull back, fearing China on the verge of a stumble
China's economic engine powers on, but some consultants and managers are becoming more cautious about investing in the Asian giant — at least in the short term.
Firms hustling to satisfy concerned parent banks
Money managers owned by global investment banks are re-engineering their business models in response to mounting pressure to earn their keep.
Global economies still rise and fall together
Experts have said for years that emerging markets were breaking free of their lock-step movement with developed markets.
Surprisingly, the party’s like the last
Pension fund executives around the world are putting their faith — and assets — into emerging markets to provide more investment bang for the buck.
Managers anticipating huge demand
Money managers are adding more arrows to their emerging-markets quiver as they anticipate institutional investor demand for such strategies to escalate.