Asset Management Competitor Tracker, January 2008 - Track the Strategies Announced by 50+ of Your Key Competitors

Business Wire, April 28, 2008

DUBLIN, Ireland -- Research and Markets (http://www.researchandmarkets.com/reports/c90169) has announced the addition of Asset Management Competitor Tracker, January 2008 to their offering.

This monthly tracker covers product innovation, customer targeting, M&A, partnerships and organic growth activity globally in the asset management space.

Key reasons to purchase this title

- Track the strategies announced by 50 of your key competitors

- Assess which geographies and strategic areas are seeing the most activity

Content Outline:

Overview

Catalyst

Summary

The Roundup

Mergers and acquisitions, partnerships and organic growth

M&A

Partnerships

Organic Growth

Product innovation and customer targeting

Product innovation

Hedge funds

Capital protected/Structured products

Infrastructure funds

Ethical investments

Exchange traded funds

Customer targeting

M&A, Partnerships and organic growth: The developments

ABN AMRO

Netherlands: ABN AMRO receives permission for separation and sale to Fortis of asset management business (Divestment) - January 2008

Bank of New York Mellon

Brazil: Bank of New York Mellon acquires Brazil's ARX Capital Management (M&A) - January 2008

Citigroup

China: Citibank and Legg Mason offer mutual funds in China (Partnership) - January 2008

Credit Suisse

Global/Switzerland: Credit Suisse, AIL and South Pole to launch carbon investment vehicle (Partnership) - January 2008

Deutsche Bank

China: Deutsche Bank increases stake in Chinese funds management company Harvest (M&A) - January 2008

Germany/Global: Deutsche Bank creates global markets investment platform (Distribution) - January 2008

Dexia

Poland: Dexia Asset Management to open Warsaw branch (Organic Growth) - January 2008

Fortis

Netherlands: ABN AMROs asset management division approved for demerger and subsequent sale to Fortis (Divestment) - January 2008

Morgan Stanley

US: Morgan Stanley acquires stake in venture capital firm NGEN Partners (M&A) - January 2008

State Street

US: State Street expands custody and fund administration relationship with Columbia Management (Partnership) - January 2008

Swiss Life

Germany: Swiss Life publishes voluntary public takeover bid for AWD Holding (M&A) - January 2008

Unicredit

Ukraine: Bank Austria finalises acquisition of Ukrainian bank Ukrsotsbank (M&A) - January 2008

Product innovation and customer targeting: the developments

ABN AMRO

Amvescap

US: Invescos AIM Investments to reopen its European Fund to take advantage of market volatility (Product innovation) - January 2008

India: Invescos PowerShares to list first Indian equity-based ETF (Product innovation) - January 2008

Aviva

Australia: Aviva adds portfolio weighting for tax efficiency on its Navigator platform (Product innovation) - January 2008

BNP Paribas

Canada: BNP subsidiary Innocap establishes family of synthetic trackers (Product innovation) - January 2008

Deutsche Bank

UK/US: Deutsche Bank targets investors with the launch of new ETFs (Product innovation) - January 2008

Fortis

Belgium/Luxemburg: Fortis launches ABN AMRO green investment note (Product innovation) - January 2008

Franklin Templeton

US: Franklin Templeton introduces international bond fund to US investors (Product innovation) - January 2008

Henderson Global Investors

US: Henderson launches its first institutional fund for US investors (Customer targeting) - January 2008

UK/Global: Henderson aims at lower-end retail investors by reducing its multi-manager fund investment thresholds (Customer targeting) - January 2008

China/Asia: Henderson launches Chinese long/short fund using contracts for difference (Product innovation) - Jan 08

Julius Baer

Switzerland/Global: Julius Baer launches Luxury Brands Fund (Product innovation) - January 2008

Morgan Stanley

Australia: Morgan Stanley launches new FX strategy (Product innovation) - January 2008

US/Global: Morgan Stanley launches global long/short fund of hedge funds (Product innovation) - January 2008

Schroders

Global/Luxemburg: Schroders launches alternative investment product for institutional clients (Product innovation) - January 2008

Extra Companies

Japan: RBS launches two structured bonds (Product innovation) - January 2008

APPENDIX

Companies Mentioned:

- Alpha Natural Resources

- Asset Acceptance Capital Corporation

- Aviva Plc

- Bank Austria Creditanstalt AG

- BNP Paribas Group

- Citibank, N.A.

- Deutsche Bank AG

- Dexia Group

- Equity Insurance Group Limited

- Fortis

- Franklin Templeton Investments

- INVESCO Perp

For more information visit http://www.researchandmarkets.com/reports/c90169

Source: Datamonitor