Bank of Ireland today announced the proposed acquisition by its subsidiary, Bank of Ireland Asset Management ('BIAM'), of Iridian Asset Management ('Iridian'), an independent US investment manager with c. $11.0 billion (c. €12.1 billion) under management. The acquisition gives BIAM
SunGard Investment Management Systems, an operating group of SunGard, today announced that The Nikko Securities Co. International Inc. has selected SunGard's Decalog to support its alternative investment management operations. SunGard Investment Management Systems is a leading international provider of investment
Forum Financial Group, the Portland, Maine based service provider for mutual funds, hedge funds and other pooled investment vehicles, has recently added new funds to its client relationship with Wells Fargo Institutional Trust. Forum will be servicing two new funds,
BISYS, the fund administration outsourcing provider, announced today that it had acquired New York based DML Fund Services Group, a provider of accounting, administration, advisory, and tax services to the private equity sector. "This acquisition supports BISYS' strategy to provide
Thomas C. MacMillan, president and chief executive officer of CIBC Mellon, today announced the promotion of Robert Shier to the position of senior vice president and chief operations officer of the organization. Overseeing the operations for both of CIBC Mellon's
Capco today announced the appointment of Predrag Dizdarevic as Executive Vice President and Head of Capco Solutions, thereby giving a boost to its Technology Solutions business. Mr. Dizdarevic, formerly President and CEO of Financial Technologies International (FTI), will report directly
Fortis Fund Services has announced that Stephan Roes has joined the firm as a senior business consultant. Roes, who is 37, has dual Dutch and the Australian nationality. He previously worked as an account manager for Citco in Curacao and
CF Odey European Trust, the Europe ex UK unit trust, is the best performing fund over five years. The five year track record confirms the fund's ranking as number one in the S & P Micropal fund universe with a
UBS is in danger of becoming one of those banks where the rewards accrue to the internal politicians rather than the external rainmakers. The hopeful headline that accompanied today's first quarter results UBS Expands Leadership Team" cannot conceal the fact
FXall, the portal for online foreign exchange trading, today announced that ANZ, Bank of New Zealand, Barclays Capital, Brown Brothers Harriman, Danske Bank, ING Financial Markets, Jyske Bank, Merrill Lynch, National Australia Bank, Nordea and SEB Merchant Banking have all