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The secret tech investor: are AI agents becoming a reality?

3 weeks ago | citywire.com | Jérémie Gatignol |John Schaffer |Pietro Cecere |Chris Sloley

‘AI is going to be better than all of us, at everything’ - Dario Amodei, CEO of Anthropic (above) Six months ago, we highlighted that the killer application of AI would be efficient and functional AI agents. So, are we seeing real progress or just more promises? OpenAI, whose CEO Sam Altman predicts a future where everyone will have a personalised PDA tailored to their needs, has made progress in this direction.
‘Can’t have your cake and eat it’: Stonehage Fleming finds unique use for evergreens

3 weeks ago | citywire.com | Jérémie Gatignol |Olivia Bybel |John Schaffer |Ian Heath

Stonehage Fleming is a regular investor in evergreen funds, but doesn’t offer its redemption capability to its own clients. Although the flexibility on liquidity is one of the attractions of these types of strategies, when the multi-family office launched its own annual vintage programme in 2016, it made sure that it didn’t feature the inherent redemption capability in the evergreen funds it invested in. But it does benefit from the limited liquidity on offer.
Axa venture arm completes buyout and rebrand after BNP deal

1 month ago | citywire.com | Jérémie Gatignol |Olivia Bybel |Selin Bucak |Simon Evan-Cook

Axa Venture Partners, which decided to go independent following BNP Paribas’ acquisition of its parent company, has rebranded as Atlantic Vantage Point and signed the European Investment Fund (EIF) as an anchor investor for its next vehicle. The firm’s management team decided to launch a management buyout to acquire Axa’s 70% stake in the business, as French giants Axa and BNP Paribas entered negotiations for the sale of Axa Investment Managers.
Splitting the S&P: 40 Under 40 selector looking for ETFs to counter concentration risk

2 months ago | citywire.com | Olivia Bybel |Jérémie Gatignol |Joseph Eden |Selin Bucak

Massimo Ricatti is using ETFs to avoid concentration risk in the US market. According to Ricatti, fund of funds portfolio manager for BCC Risparmio & Previdenza and member of Cityiwre Selector’s 2024 40 Under 40, said concentration risk goes beyond tech US tech. ‘I currently follow emerging equity and US equity but I might cover other asset classes over time,’ he said. ‘We are looking at this issue because, beyond concentration within the US market, the MSCI World Index is about 70% US equities.
Geneva boutique teams up with Canadian firm to build crypto funds

2 months ago | citywire.com | Jérémie Gatignol |Fergus Horsfall |Savannah Cobb-Thomas

Finma-licensed Criptonite Asset Management has a new partnership with Canadian firm 3iQ. The two digital assets specialists will work together to launch digital asset fund products for the Swiss and European markets. Criptonite, based in Geneva, currently has a range of actively managed certificates focused on digital assets and only available for institutional and qualified investors. It is owned by US group Wave. Already have an account?
Exclusive: Franklin Templeton to bring acquired Putnam strategies to Europe

2 months ago | citywire.com | Olivia Bybel |Jérémie Gatignol |Joseph Eden |Chris Sloley

Franklin Templeton is bringing the newly-acquired investment capabilities of US firm Putman Investments to Europe. The move follows the completion of Franklin’s acquisition of Putnam, a $121bn AUM asset manager, on 1 January. Franklin Templeton plans to roll out Putnam’s existing flagship equity strategies across Europe and other key regions.
40 Under 40 selector launches unlisted investment business

2 months ago | citywire.com | Ian Heath |Jérémie Gatignol |Chris Sloley

40 Under 40 selector Andreas Lindström has launched a new venture, which aims to build out the corporate finance advisory firm he launched in 2023. Axelina Investment will specialise in acquiring minority stakes in privately held companies, primarily where sister company Axelina Corporate Finance acts as a financial adviser.
Brazil ripe for risk premium amid economic turmoil, says AA-rated Larose

2 months ago | citywire.com | Jérémie Gatignol |Ian Heath |Selin Bucak |Chris Sloley

Brazilian sovereign debt is offering a tempting risk premium with markets not pricing in a more market-friendly government on the horizon. That’s the view of Vontobel Asset Management’s Citywire AA-rated Thierry Larose. ‘In Brazil, you have fundamentals that are deteriorating, but there’s a huge risk premium. It’s not looking good economically, but you get paid the right price for taking the risk. It makes sense,’ the emerging market debt manager told Citywire Selector.
Three traps for merging giants Natixis and Generali to avoid

Jan 22, 2025 | citywire.com | Jérémie Gatignol |Chris Sloley |Joseph Eden |Ian Heath

French giant BCPE’s deal with Italian insurer Generali to combine asset management units came to light on 21 January. Pooling Natixis Investment Managers and Generali Investment Holdings will create one of the largest players in European fund management, with combined assets under management falling just short of €2tn. However, we have been here before. From Amundi’s takeover of Pioneer to UBS Asset Management’s absorption of Credit Suisse, there are many recent examples to draw upon.
Natixis and Generali strike deal to create $1.98tn asset manager

Jan 21, 2025 | citywire.com | Olivia Bybel |Jérémie Gatignol |Ian Wenik

Generali and Natixis are to combine their asset management businesses in a joint venture that will be the second-largest fund group in Europe and the ninth-largest in the world. The combined business, in which each firm will control 50%, will have €1.9tn ($1.98tn) in assets under management and will generate €4.1bn in revenues.