01/06/2019
Is the East Midlands becoming the new hotspot for million pound homes?
The data shows a widening regional divide across the county in sales of million pound homes
Alternative Investments
01/04/2019
Standard Life Aberdeen funds take 5% stake in Liontrust
Liontrust's assets under management (AUM) has grown rapidly in recent years as it acquired the funds business of Alliance Trust
01/03/2019
Luminor merger complete, nothing to change for clients, says bank
"Our cooperation with supervisory authorities was a success, and the merger was implemented according to schedule," Mr Raasuke said.
01/03/2019
UK housing market is a ‘goldmine’ for wealthy foreign buyers
Sales of houses worth over £10m tripled after sterling slumped following Brexit vote
01/03/2019
Amundi commits future to ESG
A challenge with ESG, given its prevalence in asset management, is distinguishing one manager’s strategy from that of its rival. The key is proprietary research.
01/03/2019
DeVere to consolidate position in adviser market after US sale
The firm is set to sell its operation in the US and will make ‘major acquisitions’ with the proceeds
01/02/2019
London developer targets doubling sales in GCC amid Brexit turmoil
Region accounted for almost 20 per cent of Regal London’s 2018 sales
01/02/2019
Chubb European Group Completes Redomicile to France in Preparation for Brexit
Provides Chubb customers with continuous, uninterrupted service regardless of the outcome of Brexit negotiations
12/21/2018
Citi Appointed as Depositary for Kames Capital UK Funds
Ross Bradley, Head of Investment Support Europe for Aegon Asset Management noted: “The move to a single provider for depositary services is an important milestone for Kames Capital and our clients.
12/21/2018
Britain braces for M&A slowdown as mega-deals set to wane
The value of deals involving British companies climbed to $466.5 billion in the last 12 months, up from $362.7 billion in 2017 and the highest since 2015, according to Refinitiv data.
12/20/2018
Nasdaq launches ESG portal to screen Nordic companies
It follows the launch of a guide back in 2017, which encouraged companies in Stockholm, Helsinki, Copenhagen, Iceland, Tallinn, Riga and Vilnius to report on ESG
12/19/2018
Convertible bonds ‘gaining popularity’ in alternatives market
The recent surge in issuance provides a wide range of opportunities within the market
12/19/2018
UK boutique launches 'quantamental' European equities fund
Pepper also stated there is a strong pipeline of institutional, wealth manager and family office investors at various stages of due diligence planning to invest in the fund.
12/19/2018
Fairstone buys Darlington-based IFA
Belasis offers a full range of personal and corporate financial advice and specialises in retirement planning, investment portfolio management, equity release mortgages, VCT & EIS investments and protection.
12/19/2018
RenaissanceRe, Pension Fund Manager PGGM Launch Property-Catastrophe Reinsurer
Vermeer will be initially capitalized with $600 million of equity from PGGM, with up to a further $400 million available to pursue growth opportunities in 2019, for a total of $1 billion of capital.
12/19/2018
INVL Asset Management, a subsidiary of Invalda INVL, establishes life-cycle pension funds
They have more than EUR 650 million of assets under management, entrusted to them by over 190 000 clients in Lithuania and Latvia as well as international investors.
12/19/2018
StatPro signs GBP1.25m contract with European insurance group
Following the first closing of the acquisition of Delta in May 2017, StatPro initially planned to enhance Revolution to reach functional parity with Delta within three to five years.
12/19/2018
IG Group profit hit by regulatory clampdown
Pretax profit fell to 113 million pounds ($146 million) in the six months ended Nov. 30 from 136.2 million pounds a year earlier, said IG, which was the world's first spread-betting firm when it started in 1974 with just three employees.
12/18/2018
Vanguard merges growth funds, shuffles managers
Post-merger, Wellington and Jennison each will manage 27% of the fund, Jackson Square and Baillie Gifford each will manage 15% of the fund, and Vanguard will manage 15%, a Vanguard spokeswoman said in an email.
12/18/2018
Investors fear Corbyn govt more than Brexit
Indecision was also evident with the 47 per cent of investors who said they had not changed their allocation to UK equities this year, while 30 per cent had reduced their allocation.