03/18/2019
UBS Asset Management makes prime Edinburgh investment
This acquisition is directly in line with the Fund’s strategy to enhance its income distribution and increase its exposure to industrial assets
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03/18/2019
Barclays Bank Ireland joins the Swiss stock exchange
Its clients have access to corporate and investment banking and wealth and investment management services.
03/17/2019
Allianz explores combining its asset management unit with DWS: Report
Bloomberg, citing unnamed people familiar with the matter, said that Allianz’s deliberations were at an early stage and may not lead to any formal talks or agreement.
03/17/2019
The new banks that failed the challenge
Smaller lenders and fintech apps are finding it hard to take on the big four, reports Emma Dunkley
03/14/2019
Aviva buys up shares in beleaguered WH Ireland
Wealth manager’s shares have fallen 40% so far this year
03/14/2019
Jersey Funds are Future-Proofed for UK and EU Access – However Brexit Unfolds
This demonstrates that Jersey continues to provide stability, confidence and certainty for managers
03/14/2019
Italy's Generali posts increased profits, solid 2018 results beat targets
"With the results presented today, Assicurazioni Generali has completed the 2015-18 strategic plan exceeding all the targets and successfully concluding its industrial turnaround.
03/13/2019
Hambro Perks: 'We want to be the first London VC in the Gulf'
British boutique investment firm is chasing deals in the region
03/13/2019
China eases European investment levels in 2018
Falling Chinese investment in Europe is due to numerous factors, including increased security concerns, while the destination of investments is now spread more diffusely
03/13/2019
Hermes signs ‘landmark’ deal with ACSI
The agreement comes as Australian investors take a growing interest in the stewardship of assets
03/13/2019
Brookfield Asset Management to acquire 62% of Oaktree Capital
The two companies together will have about $475 billion in assets under management.
03/12/2019
TABB Group Named “Best of Breed” by Spear’s 500 List in New Alternate Investing Category
The publication has 60,000-plus readers, based on a circulation 27,000, with an average net worth, excluding primary residence, of £5.5 million ($8.8 million) and an average annual income of £780,000.
03/12/2019
German Investment Boutique Bucks Global Trend as Assets Boom
The company’s flagship offering, the 14 billion-euro Multiple Opportunities fund, has beaten 92 percent of similar funds over the past five years, with an average annual return of 6.6 percent.
03/12/2019
Leading green finance expert tops the bill at 10th Guernsey Funds Forum
He is also Chair of the UK Government’s Green Finance Task Force, a former Lord Mayor of London, and a senior banker with SEB in London.
03/12/2019
Hard Brexit to cost pension funds billions
The asset manager estimated the Brexit vote had boosted asset values by about £125bn
03/11/2019
Britain’s frozen property market gives chills to Countrywide
UK’s biggest estate agent group risks missing optimistic forecasts
03/11/2019
Number of workers in fund management industry predicted to drop for first time in decade
Assets expected to decline as risk-averse savers move into cash, consultancy says
03/11/2019
Smith & Williamson ‘working closely’ with Central Bank on post-Brexit plan
Investment firm seeks to set up Irish-regulated unit in Republic to counter hard Brexit
03/11/2019
Catherine Howarth is on a mission to hold asset managers to account
ShareAction chief wants ‘deeds not words’ from fund sector on pay and climate
03/10/2019
Investors to focus on boardroom diversity and pensions
Institutional investors will be made aware of whether the companies that they invest in are on course to meet boardroom diversity targets, and whether they are paying excessive pension contributions to executive directors.