Regions

GLOBAL - Blackrock Financial has lost the founder of its high yield business, Dennis Schaney, to Credit Suisse Asset Management.

EUROPE - Peter Roemer has been appointed chief executive of officer of Credit Suisse Asset Management, Europe.

GLOBAL - AIMA, the Alternative Investment Management Association, now has 600 corporate members in 42 countries worldwide.

GLOBAL - Most fund managers see a recovery in the US economy as vital to ensure a strong rebound in global stockmarkets.

EUROPE - FEFSI, the Fédération Européenne des Fonds et Sociétés d'Investissement, has unveiled its first guide analysing developments and future trends in the European investment fund industry.

EUROPE - Having more babies is the answer to Europe's impending ageing population crisis.

EUROPE - Henderson Global Investors has appointed Gabi Stein as client director from LaSalle Investment Management where she oversaw the marketing of global products to Irish and Swiss institutions.

EUROPE - Ratings agency Standard & Poor's has appointed Susan Lait to the new position of head of sales and support for its European investment services business.

EUROPE - Eurochambres, the Association of European Chambers of Commerce and Industry, has rejected calls by the European Commission to blacklist companies with poor corporate governance records.

GLOBAL - The technology sector is set for a boost as companies attract fresh business and reduce risk by becoming more socially responsible, new research claims.