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Swiss Life to pay €1.7bn for premium office portfolio in Paris

Swiss Life said 90% of the portfolio consists of prime office buildings located in the CBD of Paris.

Safest Bonds in Europe Are Changing Hands for Next to Nothing

German bund yields approach zero as recession fears grow

Barings makes first investment in Swedish residential market

The apartments will be built to a high quality, with on-site car parking for approximately 300 vehicles.

Global equity strategies see most new interest at start of 2019, says eVestment

eVestment clients in the UK, Europe ex-UK and Asia ex-Japan focussed an increased amount of interest toward Aberdeen Standard Investments’ products in January.

Russia’s resurgent funds defy headwinds

The MSCI Russia index has posted a three-year cumulative return of nearly 112%, far exceeding returns enjoyed by more conventional markets in the US and Europe, and those of its emerging market peers

For this hedge fund, betting on death is turning out better than expected

The fund delivered a return of 9.9 per cent in 2018, beating the average loss of 3.5 per cent for the Nordic Hedge Index

APG Asset Management Backs LIST Amsterdam

The platform aims to issue standardized WSW guaranteed socia housing loans by housing corporations to institutional investors.

Ian Cowie: The Treasury gave us pension freedom, then tied us up in knots

Many people who took money from their pots have been hit with hefty tax bills.

Time for active managers to prove their worth

While hedge funds struggled in Q4, so did passive investments. Could higher volatility in 2019 help active stock pickers shine?

Pemberton expands European presence to Amsterdam

As part of the opening, Boris Harmsen joins the firm as Managing Director and Head of Benelux.

Former BlackRock Exec Gets $200 Million Backing From Blackstone

Michael Phelps’s Tresidor fund plans to start trading in June

KKR to acquire substantial stake in Swedish insurance broker

Market leader in pensions advice, wealth management and non-life insurance receives investment from KKR to further develop its product portfolio and support international expansion

KBIGI launches fossil fuel-free versions of Global, Eurozone and Emerging Markets equity funds

As with all KBIGI equity strategies, the Integris fund range fully integrates ESG scores for all stocks in the investment portfolio and will always deliver a portfolio with an ESG score above the index.

Nordea AM expands covered bonds range

Covered bonds are debt securities issued by a financial institution that are backed by a separate group of assets.

Best and worst performing income funds of 2018 revealed

Investment firm Sanlam UK has revealed the biggest winners and losers in its annual study ranking income funds.

Carmignac receives French government SRI label for three funds

They differ particularly from the other funds because of their approach of selecting companies with low-carbon emissions, the positive effects of which they can incorporate thematically into their investment strategy.

Investec introduces ‘on trend’ ethical fund

Matt Evans, portfolio manager, sits in Investec’s ‘quality team’ headed by Simon Brazier – this is not my view on how good they are, it is the style of investing.

KBI Global Investors launches fossil-free equity funds

Investors in the funds are typically, but not exclusively, faith based and have two principal concerns.

Robbers tunnel into Belgium bank vault

Robbers tunneled from a basement into the sewer before traveling up and into a bank vault. Authorities reportedly found leftover equipment inside the sewer.

18 DFMs sign up to use new due diligence hub

DD|hub stores widely-used due diligence questions, giving advisers access to due diligence responses from discretionary investment managers.

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