The TCW Group, a Los Angeles-based asset management firm, has added Melinda Newman and Drew Sweeney as senior vice presidents in the firm’s fixed income unit. They will be based in TCW’s headquarters. Newman will be a senior analyst, “responsible for evaluating and making investment recommendations regarding high-yield and investment-grade credits,” and Sweeney will be… Read More >>
SEI to Use RiskFirst IT Tools
Asset manager SEI has appointed financial technology vendor RiskFirst as a “key technology provider for its U.K. fiduciary management business,” according to a RiskFirst statement. The arrangement will see the two companies work together to combine RiskFirst’s pension technology expertise with SEI’s investment principle and capabilities, officials say. “Investment in software and technology is at… Read More >>
Swiss Asset Manager Picks SimCorp Dimension
Swiss asset manager Unigestion has selected the SimCorp Dimension platform to bolster its front and middle office operations throughout its investment lines, according to a SimCorp statement. Unigestion will use SimCorp Dimension for trade, order and portfolio management, compliance, performance, net asset value (NAV) control, data warehousing and reporting, according to the vendor’s statement. Unigestion… Read More >>
