07/20/2017
BlackRock's UK renewables fund tops £1.1bn mark
Renewable power is now one of the most active sectors for deal flow in the growing infrastructure asset class.
Alternative Investments
07/20/2017
The European Real Estate Businesses Private Equity Is Unloading For A Profit
Here are six businesses with a value of more than £4B that are on the market, or expected to be sold soon.
07/20/2017
Overseas investors eye Scottish city properties
The company now looks after the assets of 44 investors who have bought traditional flats in student areas within Edinburgh and Glasgow with a view to building a property portfolio and renting out their properties to young people.
07/20/2017
Hargreaves and Lansdown back fund firm launches
Hargreaves Lansdown founders Peter Hargreaves and Stephen Lansdown back new entrants to UK funds space.
07/19/2017
CDC makes two new impact investments in Africa
Loans are typically used for renovations, medical equipment and working capital.
07/19/2017
Ravenscroft launches two funds into UK market
Mirror version of offshore funds
07/19/2017
Lighthouse in-house fund flows top £1m a week
The company attributes the half year gross revenues to the benefits of pension freedoms.
07/19/2017
AIMing for profits
AIM investing is risky, but the rewards are huge.
07/19/2017
Aviva to sell Friends Provident to RL360
Aviva said the sale will create a loss on disposal of GBP130 million, which is primarily due to the intangible assets held on Aviva's balance sheet arising from Aviva's acquisition of FPIL in 2015.
07/19/2017
Kames' short-dated launch targets mid-single digit returns
We have a hugely successful 14-year track record
07/19/2017
Schroder Real Estate Trust First-Quarter Net Asset Value Rises
Schroder also announced an interim dividend of 0.62p for the first quarter, which will be paid to shareholders on August 31.
07/18/2017
AIMA publishes guide to fund administration
The AIMA guide, previously published in 2009, has been revised to reflect changes to standards for cyber security, recordkeeping and anti-money laundering checks
07/18/2017
Hedge Funds See MiFID Win in EU Warning to Trading Platforms
The publication shows that while MiFID II has been years in the making
07/18/2017
Swedish Banks Start Adding Risk Weights to Government Bonds
Danish regulator doesn’t see “any urgent need to address this
07/18/2017
MidEast buyers snap up 40% of Bahrain-backed London scheme
Paddington Gardens is being developed by Meritas Real Estate and Bahrain’s Ahli United Bank
07/18/2017
Acquisition of Thesis edges closer
Thesis is a regional private client asset management business that offers financial advice and investment management services.
07/17/2017
First Property sets up £180mln fund to capitalise on Brexit vote slowdown opportunities in commercial property
The firm said the Fprop Offices LP fund – which has a term of seven years - closed its first round of funding on 14 July with equity commitments of £182mln
07/17/2017
The unstoppable rise of alternatives - Global Alternatives Survey 2017
Research shows total global alternative assets under management hit $6.5 trillion
07/17/2017
Invesco launches third European hotel fund with an open-ended structure
The switch to a perpetual-life fund for its third vehicle reflects a wider shift in favour of open-ended structures, as investors seek long-term exposure to real estate markets.
07/14/2017
Aviva puts 120 jobs at risk of redundancy
The proposals affect 86 people based in Southend and 34 people employed in field work across the UK