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Aviva Investors to close UK property fund over liquidity concerns

The fund, which has been closed since March last year, will remain gated until July 19 when it will be terminated.

Investec acquires significant minority stake in Capitalmind

Investec Bank (Investec) is to a acquire a significant minority stake in Capitalmind, one of Europe’s leading independent mergers & acquisitions and corporate finance advisory firms.

Vanguard broadens private equity access to qualified individual investors

Complementing its disciplined and robust product development process, Vanguard is taking a structured approach to opening private equity access to individual investors.

Global real estate investment proves resilient, yet uneven, in Q1 2021

Investors are accelerating their focus on portfolio diversification into logistics and multifamily assets. Across Europe, logistics posted its strongest first quarter on record with nearly €10 billion transacted, while investment in multifamily asse

Threadneedle global focus fund celebrates three-year anniversary with consistent outperformance

They typically possess enduring competitive advantages that can keep competitors at bay for an extended period and may allow them to deliver stable growth and a predictable cash flow.

CaixaBank issues a new €1 billion Social Bond

The aim the bond is to finance activities and projects that help combat poverty, promote education and welfare and contribute to the economic and social development in the most disadvantaged areas of Spain.

UK pension funds to increase allocation to precious and industrial metals, says new study

The study of 50 pension funds with a combined AUM of USD76 billion shows that over the next 12 months, 64 per cent of UK pension funds expect to go overweight in their allocation to gold, whilst 42 per cent expect to overweight silver.

Manulife Investment Management extends offering of private markets capabilities to European investors

Manulife Investment Management Ireland's authorisation as an AIFM, effective 15 April 2021

Fundsmith Equity sees four consecutive months of outflows for first time

Over one year the fund has returned 21.7% versus a Global Equity sector average of 42.1%.

Ninety One's assets up 27 per cent but outflows persist

He said: “For us, the 2021 financial year turned out better than we expected at the outset.

Manulife Investment Management extends offering of private markets capabilities to European investors

“Manulife Investment Management offers European investors one of the most diverse sets of private market capabilities in the industry with investment expertise in private equity, private credit and real assets,”

Acquisition of Electric Insurance Ireland DAC

The acquisition will see R&Q assume EIIDAC’s gross reserves

CaixaBank taps into European Innovation Council network of startups

Italian startup You are my guide is using AI to help companies improve their marketing return on investment by better understanding their customer.

Phoenix Group in 'advanced discussions' to sell European business

"Discussions are on-going and there can be no certainty that any transaction will be agreed."

Citco : 2021 Q1 Hedge Fund Report – Mapping a resurgent industry

These are the insights from Citco’s Hedge Fund report for Q1 2021

Value chain teardown: Pensions

The unit economics for targeting individuals rather than distributing through the workplace remain to be proven.

Swiss, Danish AMs and Nordic pension fund invest in medtech firm

The investor trio is backing Danish company MedTrace, which they expect to IPO in the coming months.

Phoenix close to selling former Standard Life assets

It bought the life assurance arm of Standard Life Aberdeen for £3.24 billion shortly after the Scottish company was created by a merger of Standard Life and Aberdeen Asset Management in 2018.

A new era of short bets against German bonds is beginning

Goldman Sachs Group and ING Groep are among banks who see yields rising to 0 per cent by the end of the year.

Sanne launches loan agency business in the Netherlands

Sanne is launching its loan agency product offering in the Netherlands this week.

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