IAI Review.org » Archive for January 2012
Mourant Ozannes moves into Asia
Leading offshore law firm, Mourant Ozannes, has opened an office in Hong Kong to provide clients and intermediaries with access to the firm’s offshore legal services in an Asian time zone. The office opening has been timed to coincide with celebrations for Chinese New Year, giving Mourant Ozannes’ Asian office an auspicious start date in 2012 – the Year of the Dragon. The office has opened with three partners and will focus initially on investment funds, corporate … Read more »
It is in : Alternative Investments, Asset Management, Job & Careers
Pramerica Real Estate Investors announces leadership changes
Pramerica Real Estate Investors has made several changes to its senior leadership team, including establishing a succession plan for its global chief operating officer, naming a leader for the newly formed global client services team and announcing a new head of its US business. Pramerica, ranked among the world’s largest real estate investment management and advisory businesses, is a unit of Prudential Financial, Inc. (NYSE: PRU). Global COO Dale Taysom has announced his intention to retire at … Read more »
It is in : Alternative Investments, Job & Careers, Real Estate and Property
Solmonson joins Spectrum Asset Management
Spectrum Asset Management has strengthened it institutional sales efforts with the appointment of Steven Solmonson who joined the firm in mid-January. Mark Lieb, founder and CEO of Spectrum Asset Management, says: “Steven and I have known each other for more than 30 years, having worked together at Drexel Burnham Lambert where we launched DBL Preferred Advisory Management in 1982. Steven’s experience in the capital markets and, in particular, working with pensions, endowments and professional family offices … Read more »
It is in : Alternative Investments, Job & Careers
Amundi ETF presents a new fixed income ETF on NYSE Euronext in Paris
Amundi ETF has launched a new ETF based on EuroMTS Highest Rated Government 1-3 Index on NYSE Euronext in Paris. This ETF provides investors with exposure to the EuroMTS Highest Rated Government 1-3 Index. Reviewed on a monthly basis, this index is composed of government bonds issued by Euro Zone member states (minimum five issuers), with at least two equivalent ratings of “AAA” (by S&P, Moody’s, and Fitch) and a maturity of one to three years. Through … Read more »
It is in : Alternative Investments, ETFs
‘China’s Connectivity Revolution’ by Stephen S. Roach
NEW HAVEN – Long the most fragmented nation on earth, China is being brought together like never before by a new connectivity. Its Internet community is expanding at hyper speed, with profound implications for the Chinese economy, to say nothing of the country’s social norms and political system. This genie cannot be stuffed back in the bottle. Once connected, there is no turning back. The pace of transformation is breathtaking. According to Internet World Stats, the … Read more »
It is in : Alternative Investments, Asset Management, Business Opportunities - Global Investments, Family Office and Wealth Management


