12/01/2019
Assets held in exchange traded funds surge to record $6tn
Failure of most traditional active managers during the crisis prompted many investors to seek less volatile strategies
Alternative Investments
11/29/2019
Alternative investment funds on rise in Luxembourg
High yield bond strategies remained stable at 22% whilst senior loans dropped from 35% in 2018 to 22% in 2019.
11/29/2019
Investor coalition calls for living wage at UK firms
They are some of the largest in the UK listed on the FTSE 100 and FTSE 250, and rely on working contracts that do not include a living wage – which the group of investors says presents risks to the long-term sustainability of the companies.
11/29/2019
Premier Miton has assets of £11.1bn after 'difficult' year
This has been a more difficult year for the business and indeed for the UK funds industry generally, with investment decisions largely on hold while investors wait for clarity over Brexit.
11/29/2019
Dynamic Planner launches risk-based benchmarks
The benchmarks are based on a set of model portfolios optimised for 10 risk levels, developed with Dynamic Planner's asset and risk model.
11/28/2019
Global asset managers 'misaligned' with climate change goals
New report reveals leaders and laggards
11/28/2019
CapitalBay acquires property management unit from LBBW
Real estate investor Capital Bay has expanded its services business with the acquisition of a facility management firm from LBBW Immobilien Asset Management.
11/28/2019
Bacon-backed macro hedge fund Stone Milliner to close
News comes less than a week after it emerged Moore Capital was closing its doors to outside money after a period of underperformance
11/28/2019
JPM Takes Assets Under Management To £160m With Hawkley Brook Hire
The appointment is the latest of several in recent months, with Hawkley Brook now joining JPM’s portfolio of industrial assets under management
11/28/2019
M7 Real Estate fully invests for first Polish property fund
“We continue to look for further opportunities to add to our existing assets under management.”
11/28/2019
Industry needs to shape up on advice
Through it all, many restricted companies pretended they were not, using the words ‘independent’, ‘financial adviser’ and ‘independently tied’ in ways that steered as far round the term ‘restricted’ as possi
11/28/2019
Hedge fund Elliott keeps up pressure on Capgemini for higher Altran offer
It argued on Wednesday that other deals in the sector had carried higher premiums.
11/28/2019
Investors pull £12m a day from property in October
The outflows made the UK property-direct fund sector the Morningstar category that received the fifth highest net outflows during the month of October.
11/28/2019
House price growth remains weak or the strategic direction of STEP.
The Nationwide said it had looked at whether there had been any effect on house prices around previous general elections.
11/28/2019
Investor Confidence Increased in November by 1.7 Points to 80.9
The index is released globally at 10 a.m. Eastern time in Boston on the last Wednesday of each month.
11/27/2019
Industry Voice: How responsible investing empowers conviction in Europe
Amongst the 1,500 companies that make up the Fund's investment universe, Mark looks for those with truly attractive long-term potential.
11/27/2019
London-Monaco luxury property company expands property management services
This is becoming an expectation of the younger generation of affluent tenants.
11/27/2019
Central Bridging win award for business excellence from the Indo-European Business Forum
The event also marked the launch of a report entitled “India: A 5 Trillion Dollar Economy by 2024-25”
11/26/2019
New European Investment Fund backed €150m fintech fund launches with three UK investments
The MiddleGame Ventures fund is targeting early stage financial services disruptors in Europe and North America.
11/26/2019
Standard Life Gars fund halves in size in 10 months
Aberdeen Standard Investments acted to address the poor performance earlier this year, when Aymeric Forest was appointed to replace Guy Stern as lead fund manager in February 2019.