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Standish's Jeffrey B. Burger, CFA, Elected Chairman of National Federation of Municipal Analysts (NFMA)
Standish increases municipal bond industry leadership.
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Standish Becomes Signatory to UN-Backed Principles for Responsible Investment
Standish underlines commitment to incorporating environmental, social and corporate governance issues into investment process.
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Standish Names Federico Garcia Zamora Senior Portfolio Manager, Currency Strategies
Standish has hired Federico Garcia Zamora as senior portfolio manager of currency strategies, with responsibility for making investment recommendations in global currencies for single sector and multi-sector fixed income strategies.
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Liability Driven Investing May Be Appropriate for Pension Funds in All Interest Rate Environments
Pension funds may continue to implement their approved liability driven investment strategies (LDI) despite the low-interest rate environment.
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BNY Mellon Contibutes $1M to American Red Cross, Local Food Banks and Community Groups for Hurricane Sandy Disaster Relief
BNY Mellon and its employees have moved quickly to help those in need after Hurricane Sandy.
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Fiscal Cliff Likely to Slow Growth, but Not Cause Recession
The U.S. fiscal cliff is not likely to send the economy into a recession and could lead to opportunities in U.S. corporate credit markets.
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Flood of Liquidity Lowers Downside Risk to Global Economy
NEW YORK AND LONDON, October 9, 2012 – The flood of liquidity coming from global central banks has lowered the downside risk for the global economy.
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Standish Names Raman Srivastava Co-Deputy CIO and Head of Global Fixed Income
NEW YORK AND LONDON, October 1, 2012 – Standish has hired Raman Srivastava as co-deputy chief investment officer and managing director of global fixed income, with responsibility for overseeing all global and non-U.S. fixed income strategies.
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Standish High Yield Bond Team to Become Part of Alcentra
NEW YORK AND LONDON, September 18, 2012 – Standish High Yield bond team will become part of Alcentra, effective January 1, 2013.
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U.S. Corp Credit, Securitized Products and Selected Emerging Markets Currencies Attractive in 2H2012
NEW YORK AND LONDON, August 22, 2012 – U.S. corporate credit, securitized products and some emerging market currencies appear attractive to bond investors in the second half of 2012.
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Standish Names New Senior Portfolio Manager in Insurance Group
BOSTON, July 23, 2012 – Standish hires Amanda E. Abdella as senior portfolio manager with responsibility for managing bond portfolios for insurance clients. Standish sees Insurance Assets Rise Nearly 13 percent in 6 months.
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Standish Names Jeffrey Passmore as Senior Liability Strategist
BOSTON, July 12, 2012 – Standish has hired Jeffrey Passmore, CFA, FSA, EA as senior liability strategist, further strengthening the actuarial capabilities at the company.
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Volatility in Europe Could Lead to Opportunities in U.S. Corporate Credit, Emerging Market Debt
NEW YORK & LONDON, May 29, 2012 – Volatility related to political and economic uncertainty in Europe may create buying opportunities in U.S. corporate credit and emerging markets debt.
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Standish Launches GDP-Based Global Bond Strategy
NEW YORK & LONDON, May 21, 2012 – Standish launches a bond strategy designed to improve exposure to what it believes to the the world's healthiest economies. The strategy links its benchmark to the gross domestic product of the issuers and invests in sovereign bonds and corporate credit in developed economies and emerging markets.
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European Markets Source of Volatility
NEW YORK & LONDON, April 18, 2012 – The European markets are likely to continue to be a significant source of volatility as divisions within the European Central Bank (ECB) inhibit its ability to put the region on a firmer footing.
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Rising Yields on Treasuries Should Not Lead to Bear Market for Bonds
BOSTON, March 28, 2012 – 10-year Treasury yields may settle into a new higher trading range between 2.25 percent and 3.00 percent by the end of 2012.
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Senate Passage of Pension Funding Relief
March 2012 Standish comments on recent developments of the Senate-approved pension funding relief provided in Senate Bill 1813.
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Ireland Economic Turnaround Gaining Momentum
NEW YORK & LONDON, March 19, 2012 – Ireland's ability to begin reducing its deficit and restore growth has enabled it to separate itself from European countries with more troubled economies such as Portugal and Greece.
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Moving Emphasis from Exports to Consumption - China
NEW YORK & LONDON, January 19, 2012 – China's best plan for sustaining high growth rates would be transition from its export-led growth model to one driven by consumption.
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Volcker Rule
January 19, 2012 Standish comments on the Volcker Rule
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BNY Mellon Names Mitchell Harris President of Investment Management
NEW YORK & LONDON, May 9, 2011 – BNY Mellon announced today that Mitchell Harris has been named to the newly created position of president of its Investment Management division, which comprises BNY Mellon Asset Management and BNY Mellon Wealth Management.
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Standish & TBCAM Launch Active Emerging Markets Strategy
BOSTON & LONDON, February 17, 2011 - Standish Mellon Asset Management Company LLC (Standish) and The Boston Company Asset Management (TBCAM), both investment boutiques of BNY Mellon Asset Management, have announced the launch of their jointly managed Total Emerging Markets strategy, an actively managed strategy that seeks to create a diversified portfolio comprising the most attractive opportunities in emerging markets bonds, equities, and currencies.
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Standish CIO, David Leduc, quoted in Wall Street Journal Online Article
David Leduc, Standish's Chief Investment Officer, was quoted in the January 3, 2011 Wall Street Journal Online article called "Treasurys End Up Year on Down Note, but Rally Looks Possible"
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