04/03/2020
Loan fund Volta Finance cancels dividend as debt downgrades bite
The £114m Guernsey-domiciled debt fund described its move as an ‘appropriate and prudent action’.
Alternative Investments
04/03/2020
Cash trapped in property funds hits £20bn as BlackRock & Schroders gate
The judgement that it was impossible to accurately value the portfolios follows the suspension of a large number of competing property funds earlier in March.
04/02/2020
Investors reprice property equities as credit market risk intensifies
In the meantime, property companies’ market capitalisation fell from SEK 610 billion in the fourth quarter to SEK 423 billion, suggesting a shift from premium to discount.
04/02/2020
Secondaries playing greater role in private equity investing in Europe
Investors are attracted by the opportunity to diversify a variety of exposures
04/02/2020
London homes worth up to £22million are being sold via VIRTUAL tours to high net-worth buyers
Buyers and sellers have also been urged to halt all property sales while the UK is on lockdown.
04/02/2020
Deutsche Bank inks $3bn deal for CIP in Taiwan
Deutsche Bank is also among 25 banks in the syndicate group of lenders to the project.
04/02/2020
Investment Association statistics 'are a reminder of the benefits of diversification at any stage' – Willis Owen’s Lowcock
The past month has tested that theory at times, but broadly still holds now thanks to governments’ attempts to reassure markets.
04/02/2020
JTC Acquires Leading Us Fund Administration Business Nes Financial
The acquisition, which is subject to relevant regulatory approvals, represents a key part of JTC’s ongoing growth strategy
04/01/2020
Comment: Beware the secondary impacts of covid-19 for the insurance sector
This is because the significant decline in treasury yields are being more than offset by higher credit spreads. In summary balance sheets are robust.
03/31/2020
PE firm takes stake in French asset management group
Cyrus group has partnered with private equity firm Bridgepoint.
03/30/2020
The evolution of Private Equity
Private equity and venture capital firms had a hand in developing many companies that we cannot imagine our lives without today, such as Apple Inc, Amazon and e-Bay, to name but a few.
03/30/2020
Coronavirus: The Broader Impact - Property
Your home or property may be repossessed if you do not keep up repayments on your mortgage.
03/30/2020
Property is in a strong position to withstand the coming storm
While it’s too soon to predict the extent of the impact of Covid-19 on the real estate market, and there will be an impact, its scale will depend on how long the pandemic lasts
03/30/2020
IG4 Capital partners with ZEDRA Fund Services
IG4 has also raised additional co-investment commitments for the IG4 Capital Infrastructure Investments
03/29/2020
Suddenly bosses are buying shares in their own firms, should you too? Why it can pay to watch the directors dealing
Schroders talks of a 'flicker of light' at the end of what is still set to be a 'very long tunnel'.
03/26/2020
French money manager Exane suspends sub-fund on coronavirus outbreak
Paris-based Exane Asset Management, founded in 2001, manages a number of equities funds and managed assets worth 3.4 billion euros as of June 2019, according to its website.
03/25/2020
Investors pull nearly £1bn from Invesco
Schroders has also struggled to keep assets in its UK open-ended funds, losing £4.3bn of assets over the past year.
03/25/2020
Private Equity Boss Slams Corona Shutdown
Dibelius has orchestrated the buyouts of German perfume chain Douglas as well as that of Swiss luxury watchmaker Breitling since joining London-based CVC in 2015.
03/25/2020
Aviva pays out £21m on historic DB claims
Friends Provident was a life company that became part of Friends Life, which was then bought by Aviva in 2015.
03/24/2020
Germany to spend extra €122.5bn to counter coronavirus slump
Berlin rips up fiscal rules that have guided Europe’s largest economy for a decade