09/23/2021
SS&C Named Top Hedge Fund, Private Equity Administrator by Global Custodian
The independent annual survey asked SS&C clients to rate administrators across a number of categories, including client service, reporting and onboarding.
Alternative Investments
09/21/2021
Oddo BHF snaps up French value boutique
German group expands foothold in Europe with deal for Paris-based investment house.
09/21/2021
Man GLG launches sustainable absolute return fund
The fund will aim for a net long exposure of between 20% and 30%, unconstrained by sector or geography.
09/20/2021
Digital bank accounts are target for new partnership
The Anglo-South African bank will use the start-up’s technology to offer digital banking to its existing wealthy customers before the launch of business accounts early next year.
09/20/2021
BNP Paribas Asset Management Adopts Euronext CAC 40 ESG Index
The change means that BNPP AM now manages the first French market index fund to track this index.
09/20/2021
Baillie Gifford cuts fee on top performing US Growth trust
The US Growth trust has become the latest portfolio in the Baillie Gifford stable to receive a fee cut following a year of outstanding performance.
09/19/2021
Pictet Alternative Advisors Keeps Capital Flowing for BTR Developments
Pictet Alternative Advisors is providing capital for I am Home to develop residential units to be built in growing cities across Sweden.
09/17/2021
EIB strengthens global development focus and backs €4.8 billion new financing for energy, transport, COVID vaccines and business investment
As a result, the EU Bank will be able to make a stronger contribution to boosting Europe’s strategic autonomy, by placing more experts on the ground, and be a more effective partner for other multilateral and national development banks.
09/17/2021
Arcano Partners adds to private equity team in Europe
As a result of her time at Coller Capital, Matilde has a wealth of experience in the secondary market, both in limited partner interests (LP stakes) and manager-led (GP-led) transactions.
09/17/2021
Manulife Investment Management brings additional funds with focus on Asia-Pacific investment strategies to European investors
The announcement reflects an increased demand from investors for Asia – Pacific investment strategies and Manulife Investment Management's goal to expand into the European market through its Manulife Global Fund offering.
09/17/2021
Fund managers retain only 41 per cent of the total cost paid by retail investors, EFAMA finds
The report only covers funds whose distribution and advice costs are bundled in the fee paid by retail investors to fund managers before being retroceded to the fund distributors.
09/17/2021
Industry veteran Alan Steel dies after Covid-19 illness
Industry veteran Alan Steel, chairman of Alan Steel Asset Management, has died after losing his battle with Covid-19.
09/16/2021
Trust services provider buys Isle of Man pension firm
‘Expansion into the sector was a key target area’
09/16/2021
Private client investment firm provides £5m funding into HP Access Fund II
This strategy means that partially de-risked equity stakes in fast-growing, established private technology companies can often be acquired at a discount to the current valuation
09/16/2021
EMV Capital co-leads GBP12m investment round in Cambridge-based Martlet Capital with Saranac Partners
The firm leverages its existing links, networks, and reputation in the Cambridge technology cluster, as well as a focused approach on executed early-stage investments.
09/15/2021
Standard Life to offer equity release
Standard Life's parent Phoenix has been funding lifetime mortgage products through Key and LV since 2016.
09/15/2021
It’ll take a miracle
The search for retirement security in an insecure world
09/15/2021
Tatton buys Fintel's Verbatim funds for £5.8m
The group said it will update the market in due course.
09/15/2021
Allianz raises €500m so far for first global private debt fund
The Global Diversified Private Debt fund has a target of €1.5bn in total.
09/15/2021
European alternatives set fundraising record year
The research has also shown that the value of private capital transactions closed in H1 2021 already at 83% of 2020’s full-year total