01/18/2023
Jersey’s Credit Ratings Confirmed by Standard and Poor’s (S&P)
The stable outlook reflects balanced risks to Jersey’s creditworthiness over our two-year outlook horizon.
Alternative Investments
01/18/2023
Norway's wealth fund buys 49% stake in Iberdrola's Spanish renewables portfolio
Iberdrola said the transaction values the assets at 1.23 billion euros, while a source close to the deal added that that represented 15 times their projected earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortisation in 2025.
01/17/2023
Record Result on the German Commercial Real Estate Investment Market; Residential Investment Market Sees Significant Growth
The commercial real estate investment market accounted for €60.1 billion of this amount, thus even surpassing the former record result of €57.6 billion from 2017 (up six percent).
01/17/2023
UK wages rise at fastest rate outside pandemic period
Average pay up 6.4%
01/17/2023
Advisers weigh up rival PFS body as some mull move to CISI
One adviser FTAdviser spoke to said “many” of his peers were making plans to move to the Chartered Institute for Securities & Investment, a separate professional body which advice firms can also secure chartered status from.
01/17/2023
LendInvest enters residential market with Lloyds backing
LendInvest chief executive Rod Lockhart said he was delighted to secure the funding and take the firm's first step into the residential mortgage market.
01/17/2023
Invesco bolsters its ETF range with a global high-yield ESG product
The US investment firm’s new offering will echo the strategy of its other investment-grade corporate bond ESG ETFs.
01/17/2023
Arthur J. Gallagher & Co. Acquires First Ireland Risk Management Limited
Tony Gill, Linda Gallagher and their team will remain in Dublin under the direction of Ronan Foley, head of Gallagher's insurance brokerage operations in Ireland.
01/16/2023
Legal & General adds nine lenders to new-look SmartrFit tool
New residential and buy-to-let affordability calculators from nine lenders. Improved user experience. New European Standardised Information Sheet and evidence of research functionality for BTL.
01/16/2023
European Assets Are Now All the Rage as US Markets Sputter
Meanwhile, the region’s investment-grade credit is ahead of its US peers by 6 percentage points over the same period, and the euro currency has jumped 10% versus the greenback.
01/16/2023
The Verve Group moves to consolidate businesses
Currently, the group offer adviser support services such as compliance training and outsourced paraplanning across its three brands: Apricity, Para-Sols and The Art of Finance.
01/16/2023
Complete Business Solutions sold to EVO preserving 600 jobs
This includes general stationery and office supplies, IT and tech support, photocopier and printing supplies, workspace equipment and installation, and PPE and workwear.
01/16/2023
Odey Asset Management sees profits cut in half
Due to performance fee drop
01/16/2023
Merseyside Pension Fund appoints Redington as strategic investment adviser
Another key objective is to consolidate the fund’s strong funding position whilst continuing to meet its wider strategic objectives.
01/16/2023
Fidelity platform restricts new investments into abrdn PE Opportunities trust
Customers are able to redeem existing holdings in this fund by either selling to cash or switching to other funds, but clients will not be able to buy shares until further notice.
01/16/2023
Ruffer ends tumultuous 2022 in positive territory as it continues de-risk mode
'Poor time to take on risk'
01/12/2023
Are there enough decumulation products?
As the industry continues to shift from DB schemes to alternative retirement income strategies
01/12/2023
UK stock market success
The UK stock market was ahead of almost every major market in 2022. Why was this and will it continue?
01/12/2023
Isio buys Deloitte’s 200-strong pensions advisory business
In the three years since it’s Exponent-backed separation, from KPMG, though, it has sought to rapidly build on this early momentum.
01/12/2023
Square Mile: Advisers switch focus to income funds
7.8 percentage point increase