- Managers of Wealth - Europe - Wealth, private banking and asset management news and opinion

Boris Johnson victory: Boost for the pound, economy and UK financial assets

Many traders were caught off guard by the size of the majority and this may push the pound even higher than previous predictions.

Cboe Global acquires EuroCCP

The transaction, which Cboe plans to fund with cash on hand, is expected to close in H1 2020.

France injects €2.5 billion into Africa to finance SMEs

Revealing details of the financial solutions to SMEs and start-ups in Accra, Deputy CEO of Proparco, Djalal Khimdjee said they are working to increase capital injection on the continent from 2.5 billion to about 3 billion euros.

TB Amati UK Smaller Companies Fund celebrates its 21st Birthday

The first two years were all about finding a pathway through the recession which followed the dotcom boom, and in 2001 I had my first experience of full-scale fraud in a company I had inherited.

Schroders Outlook 2020: Private equity

Investors’ emphasis on ESG will increase further in 2020, which aligns well with private equity’s long timeframes and higher engagement.

How pragmatism underpins RGP's rising ambitions in Europe

Grounded in the more traditional interim and co-sourcing work, RGP has in recent years been enriching its model with more advisory and project work, explained Hans Wichink, Vice President Delivery Europe at RGP.

London Stock Exchange welcomes Octopus Renewables Infrastructure Trust

ORIT’s investment objective is to provide investors with an attractive and sustainable level of income returns, with an element of capital growth, by investing in a diversified portfolio of renewable energy assets in Europe and Australia.

Millions of investor funds left minibonds ahead of collapse

The High Court heard this group of people included LCF managing director Andrew Thomson, Simon Hume-Kendall, Elten Barker and Spencer Golding.

Tobam launches Swiss equity strategy seeded by local pension fund

It adds that its patented Maximum Diversification approach "is designed to offer a neutral allocation to all the effective independent risk factors available to each market."

St Andrews luxury hotel and golf course sold to Hong Kong investors

The luxury 520-acre Fairmont St Andrews resort includes a 211-bedroom hotel with cliff-top views, championship golf courses The Kittocks and The Torrance, a ten-treatment room spa and five restaurants and bars.

UK-based Apis Partners hits final close of second fund at $550m, exceeds target

Apis Growth Fund II expects to make equity investments of between $30 million and $50 million into financial services with a focus on capital-light financial services and fintech companies across the growth markets of Africa, South Asia and Southeast Asia

The dark side of transparency

Corporate disclosure is a double-edged sword, suggests Darren Bernard

Number of luxury Edinburgh properties selling for £1 million on the rise

Edinburgh is behind a rise in luxury home sales in Scotland, with the number of properties selling for £1 million or more up 21 per cent year on year in the first half of 2019.

Portobello Capital co-winner of 'Best Spanish LBO Fund' prize

Madrid-headquartered private equity fund Portobello Capital was honored at the Private Equity Exchange Awards ceremony when it was announced as co-winner of the Best Spanish LBO Fund Award.

As M&G freezes fund, cash buffers dwindle at rivals

The sector was thrust into the spotlight last week when M&G Investments suspended investor withdrawals from its flagship £2.5bn property fund

Phoenix group to buy biggest rival

The Acquisition brings additional scale to Phoenix’s Heritage business

M&G suspends property fund after £900m outflows

M&G stated it had reached a point where it believed suspending the £2.5bn fund would best protect the interests of its customers.

Neil Woodford’s Income Focus Fund fund to remain frozen until end of year

Income Focus is the smaller of the two open-ended funds set up by Mr Woodford.

Partner Insight: Finding liquid alternatives when fixed income has turned into 'fixed loss'

"We wanted to create a product that fulfilled these objectives."

‘World’s cheapest hedge fund’ closes after five years

Co-founders of Devet Capital join the quant team at Gresham Investment Management

Alternative Investments