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Nordic investors turn to traditional balanced managers and illiquid alternatives
Nordic investors turn to traditional balanced managers and illiquid alternatives

Nordic university and local authority funds continued their hunt for traditional balanced managers during the second quarter of the year, while other investors in the region sought diversification in illiquid alternatives.

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The Asset Owner Show - Episode 1
The Asset Owner Show - Episode 1

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HSBC sweeps up mandates, BlackRock dominates European inflows in September (Copy)
HSBC sweeps up mandates, BlackRock dominates European inflows in September (Copy)

HSBC Global Asset Management topped MandateWire’s manager league table in September, winning the most mandates among the European investors we surveyed during the month, while BlackRock attracted the highest net inflows.

Nordic investors turn to traditional balanced managers and illiquid alternatives
Nordic investors turn to traditional balanced managers and illiquid alternatives

Nordic university and local authority funds continued their hunt for traditional balanced managers during the second quarter of the year, while other investors in the region sought diversification in illiquid alternatives.

HSBC sweeps up mandates, BlackRock dominates European inflows in September
HSBC sweeps up mandates, BlackRock dominates European inflows in September

HSBC Global Asset Management topped MandateWire’s manager league table in September, winning the most mandates among the European investors we surveyed during the month, while BlackRock attracted the highest net inflows.

Manager Insights

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Nordic investors turn to traditional balanced managers and illiquid alternatives (Copy)
Nordic investors turn to traditional balanced managers and illiquid alternatives (Copy)

Nordic university and local authority funds continued their hunt for traditional balanced managers during the second quarter of the year, while other investors in the region sought diversification in illiquid alternatives.

Western Asset loses $1bn mandates as private equity managers dominate in September
Western Asset loses $1bn mandates as private equity managers dominate in September

A trio of asset managers topped MandateWire’s manager league table in September, winning the most mandates from the asset owners surveyed by MandateWire during the month. However, Western Asset Management Company lost more than $1bn worth of fixed income mandates as investors grew concerned over personnel changes and an investigation by the Securities and Exchange Commission.

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Nordic investors turn to traditional balanced managers
Nordic investors turn to traditional balanced managers

Nordic university and local authority funds continued their hunt for traditional balanced managers during the second quarter of the year, while other investors in the region sought diversification in illiquid alternatives.

Read More →

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