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Artemis to sell €2.34bn UK Select fund in Europe
One of the rare UK-focused equity fund success stories of recent years is looking to build on its momentum by selling to an international investor base. The Artemis UK Select fund has received approval from the Luxembourg regulator to launch a Sicav version. This imprint will be identical to the UK-domiciled fund, which comprises a portfolio of 40 to 60 stocks, and is benchmarked against the FTSE All Share index.
Fund selector exits French group for UBS subsidiary
Absolute return and multi-asset specialist Pierre Molinero has left OFI Asset Management to assume a portfolio manager post at UBS La Maison de Gestion. Molinero has spent just over 15 years with French group OFI AM, having originally joined in December 2007 in an analyst post. During his tenure, he covered absolute return and diversified mandates within the fund selection team.
Former Selector 100 fund buyer exits Investec W&I to take CIO post
Investec Wealth’s head of alternative investments, Andrew Summers, is to leave the firm later this year for the chief investment officer role at UK-based asset manager Omnis. Summers has spent nearly 18 years at Investec Wealth & Investment and has been a member of its investment committee for more than four years.
Liontrust waives key condition and extends offer period in GAM deal
Liontrust has waived the condition for GAM’s fund management services (FMS) business to be sold before its takeover deal can go ahead. The rejection of the ‘exit condition’ has been a sticking point with activist shareholders and the waiver follows further resistance from investor group NewGAMe and Swiss wealth manager Bruellan, who announced a counteroffer for GAM shares last week. To read this article please sign in Work email Password Forgot your password? Reset here Don't have an account?
Gallery: PDGA Masters Disc Golf World Championships conclude in Flagstaff
Gallery: Disc golfers descend on Flagstaff for this week's PDGA Masters World Championship About 900 disc golfers from around the world have gathered in Flagstaff for the 2023 PDGA Masters World Championships. Play continues through … Staff, family and friends gathered in late June to remember and honor those who died in an accident involving two helicopters 15 years ago. Gallery: Trying to beat the heat in Flagstaff People took to Lake Mary this week to deal with the rising temperatures.
Gallery: PDGA Masters Disc Golf World Championships conclude in Flagstaff
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Homebrewing in the Military
07/06/2024 By John Schaffer Homebrewing in the military has grown in popularity and has become even more accessible in the last 10 years. I know a few veterans that started out as homebrewers while in the military and now own a successful brewery. Some of the reasons they started brewing is that it can reduce stress, supply access to different or unusual beer styles, and the connections and relationships you can develop through the homebrewing community that you would otherwise never form.
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Columbia Threadneedle Emea boss Nick Ring to retire
Columbia Threadneedle’s Emea chief executive Nick Ring is to retire from asset management at the end of the year, after more than three decades in the industry. Ring (pictured) has been in the role since September 2019, joining after four years at Jupiter where he was global head of distribution. Prior to that, he had another seven-year stint at Columbia Threadneedle (then Threadneedle Asset Management), where he was head of distribution.
DWS chief Hoops puts thematics and ESG at core of growth plans
DWS chief executive officer Stefan Hoops has singled out thematics and ESG as two areas where the asset manager will seek to grow its product range in the future. Hoops made the comments as part of a virtual annual general meeting yesterday, in which he said DWS wants to hold on to established footholds in key areas as well as expand into newer areas. To read this article please sign in Work email Password Forgot your password? Reset here Don't have an account?
Group of GAM investors demand new board and ‘stale’ veteran cull
A group of disgruntled GAM investors has called for an extraordinary general meeting (EGM) of shareholders to revoke the firm’s current board. The investor group, comprised of billionaire-backed NewGAMe and Swiss wealth manager Bruellan, currently own around 9.2% of GAM’s shares. The demands for a new board with a ‘clear plan to turn around the business’ come after Liontrust‘s proposed deal to buy GAM. To read this article please sign in Work email Password Forgot your password?
Man Group CEO Luke Ellis to retire
Man Group chief executive Luke Ellis is retiring from the asset manager, with Robyn Grew taking over the top job from September. Ellis has been CEO of the alternatives-focused firm for close to seven years. He joined from rival hedge fund group Financial Risk Management when it was acquired by Man Group in 2012. To read this article please sign in Work email Password Forgot your password? Reset here Don't have an account?
Baillie Gifford and JO Hambro took losses on First Republic before write-off
Baillie Gifford and JO Hambro sold out of their positions in First Republic Bank a matter of weeks before it was bought by JP Morgan on Monday. Baillie Gifford held the US bank in its £633m (€719m) Sustainable Growth fund. At the end of January, the position amounted to 2.5%, according to Morningstar data. To read this article please sign in Work email Password Forgot your password? Reset here Don't have an account?
GAM delays results in effort to close Liontrust deal
GAM has further delayed its full-year results to 4 May in an effort to conclude its sale to Liontrust. An announcement in January had initially pushed back the release of its full-year results to 25 April. GAM said in a statement that it expected a ‘successful conclusion’ of its deal talks with Liontrust prior to 4 May.
Rockets’ playoff run ends at Eastwood, 24-20
BY JOHN SCHAFFER The Oak Harbor Rockets were looking very good at halftime. Unfortunately they still play 48 minutes,not 24. In the second round of the Division V Ohio Football Playoffs, Eastwood scored three second half touchdowns to claim a 24-20 victory and remain undefeated at 12-0. The Rockets season ended with an outstanding 10-2 record and a Sandusky Bay Conference Bay Division Championship.
Suspended Kirk slams 'cancel culture' as he quits HSBC
HSBC Asset Management’s embattled global head of responsible investing has resigned, according to a post on LinkedIn. Stuart Kirk said in a statement: ‘I have concluded that the bank’s behaviour towards me since my speech at a Financial Times conference in May has made my position, well, unsustainable.’ Kirk (pictured) was suspended by the bank in May after making a controversial speech at a Financial Times Moral Money event, during which he made light of climate change concerns and dismissed...
Who Are Veterans under California’s FEHA? | JD Supra
Veterans Day is a federal holiday in the United States for honoring military veterans, who are people who have served in the United States Armed Forces. On this special day, it is also a time to remember workplace protections for veterans, including those currently serving in the military. California’s Fair Employment and Housing Act (FEHA) and its implementing regulations prohibit workplace discrimination and harassment based on actual or perceived protected categories.
New Legislation Prevents Food Delivery Platforms From Retaining Amounts Designated as Tips or Gratuity | JD Supra
California’s Governor passed Assembly Bill 286 (AB 286) which amends the Fair Food Delivery Act of 2020. AB 286 makes it unlawful for a food delivery platform to charge a customer any purchase price for food or beverage that exceeds the price posted by the food facility on the food delivery platform’s internet website at the time of the order. AB 286 also prohibits food delivery platforms from retaining any portion of amounts designated as a tip or gratuity.
In the Crosshairs: U.S. Congress Again Takes Aim at Arbitration Agreements in Employment Context
August 18, 2021 Picking Up the “Key to NYC”: New Vaccination Regulations Now... by: Lindsay Colvin Stone Energy & Sustainability Washington Updates - August 2021 by: R. Neal Martin COVID-19 Update: CDC Issues New Eviction Moratorium while U.S.... by: Steven M. Herman and Eunji Jo Is it Secret, Is it Safe? What Employers Need to Know About the... by: Michael Wertheim Biden Reverses Trump Energy Efficiency Moves for General Service Lamps by: Daniel A. Eisenberg and Aaron H.
Waiver Of USERRA Rights In General Release Agreements Must Be Specific, Tennessee Court Emphasizes | JD Supra
Executing a general release did not waive a former employee’s claims under the Uniformed Services Employment and Reemployment Rights Act of 1994 (USERRA), a federal district court in Tennessee has ruled, granting summary judgment to the employee. Ward v. Shelby County, No. 2:20-cv-02407 (W.D. Tenn. June 25, 2021).
Schaffer sells Urbanstone to Brickworks
Industrial business Schaffer Corporation has sold its Urbanstone manufacturing subsidiary to Brickworks for $13.5 million. Urbanstone, which like Schaffer is based in Perth, manufactures and distributes premium paving and masonry block products around Australia. The land and buildings where Urbanstone operates were not sold as part of the deal; however, Brickworks has entered into a long-term leasing agreement with Schaffer for continued use of those facilities.
AI will soon be able to stop you from drifting off in important meetings
We’ve all been there: it’s a warm afternoon in the office, an important meeting. Long words are being used. You think “maybe I shouldn’t have had that big lunch”. All that could now be a thing of the past. Swiss banking giant UBS is developing facial recognition software that will track whether people are paying attention.
John Schaffer - Wayne County Journal-Banner Online: Deaths/Obituaries
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Posted: Wednesday, June 8, 2016 12:36 pm John Schaffer 0 comments John Edward Schaffer, 58, of Piedmont, died, Sunday, May 29, 2016, at his residence. There will be a memorial service held June 11 at 1 p.m. at First Assembly of God Church in Williamsville. Online condolences can be made at www.rueggfuneralhomes.com. Posted in Deaths/Obituaries on Wednesday, June 8, 2016 12:36 pm.
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