Lombard Odier Investment Managers has named Marcel van Ostaden as head of sales for the Netherlands, Belgium and Luxembourg. Van Ostaden, who will be based in Amsterdam, had been sales director for the Netherlands at BlackRock since 2005. Van Ostaden will report to Marius Wuergler, head of
Read more →GAM is to acquire Arkos Capital SA, an independent asset management firm regulated in Switzerland with assets under management of CHF 664 million. The transaction is expected to close before the end of the second quarter 2012, subject to regulatory approvals. Arkos manages a range of low-volatility, liquid and transparent
Read more →Fidelity Worldwide Investment has argued that the asset management industry needs to create a new standard to bring greater transparency to investment charges as ‘Ryanair’ pricing starts to emerge. Following on from Fidelity’s decision in September last year to separately show fund manager, adviser and platform charges,
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