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Ascot Lloyd adds £1.2bn with six acquisitions

We now have over 18,000 clients serviced by our 18 offices.

Retirees reconsider their pension plans after Covid-19

Overall around 25% of people with a financial adviser said they were looking at making some revision to their plans, with equity release or unlocking value in a second property also being considered.

Ardent Financial Launches as a New Global Securities Dealer

Ardent has a highly experienced board of directors and senior management team, with an average of over twenty years’ experience each in global credit markets.

Swiss Re on key growth driver in emerging markets following COVID-19

Many emerging markets had already started multi-year infrastructure projects before the COVID-19 outbreak, and the associated investments aren’t expected to drop off to the same extent seen in previous crisis periods, according to the report.

Legal & General acquires site for new retirement homes in London

Legal & General enters £100m partnership with Bromford

Legal & General has provided £100m in deferred long-term financing to affordable homes provider Bromford Housing Group.

Allfunds launches new B2B sub-advisory platform

The new service will operate as a separate business unit to be run by a Luxembourg Management Company in the future.

UK asset owners lag fund managers on ESG factors

Just one third of asset owners have dedicated ESG governance professionals

Met Tower developer sets up investment company

The first deal was the acquisition of a ten-acre site in Dublin’s Sandyford.

Scalable Capital launches neo-broker in Germany

Scalable Capital's broker is available to clients in both the iOS/Android app and on the web.

Nuveen Real Estate acquires several Dutch logistics assets

The asset is split into two lettable areas, with one currently let to a logistics and transport provider, on a 10-year lease.

Hedge funds raise short bets against UK companies

Significant bets disclosed this year include short positions against Premier Oil, Intu Properties and Metro Bank

Fund domiciliation remains key consideration for alternative fund managers

Among the event attendees was AlphaWeek's Greg Winterton

Bridgepoint to buy private equity firm EQT’s €3.9bn credit business

Deal would create €7bn lender as companies hit by pandemic seek fresh financing

Legal & General plans debt issue after 8% rise in assets since end-March

A level above 100% indicates an insurer has enough capital, though analysts tend to look for higher solvency levels.

Sustainable Infrastructure Income Fund listed on Luxembourg Stock Exchange

The objective of the Fund is to achieve an attractive risk-adjusted return across all market conditions through financing, owning and operating a diversified portfolio of high-quality sustainable infrastructure assets

25 years on: AiM market sheds ‘wild west’ reputation to become fertile hunting ground for investors

The alternative investment market was set up as a sub-market for fledgling companies to access cash, and has grown from just 10 firms with a market cap of £82.2m to house more than 800 companies worth £90bn+.

iM Global Partner launches the Oyster Sustainable Europe Fund

The two companies have chosen to incorporate an SRI component to the management of the fund and thus will use the extra-financial analysis approach developed by Zadig since 2018.

Equity release advisers expect swift return to face-to-face

The research, conducted in May among 352 advice firms, found 26 per cent of advisers had introduced phone-based advice since lockdown began, and 43 per cent had started offering advice over video call.

AJ Bell appoints Clearstream for third-party fund processing

AJ Bell will benefit from the ability to process its post-trading activities for funds alongside existing, more traditional products, such as equities, corporate and government bonds, with both a domestic and global reach.

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