07/07/2017
UK PE firm Altitude Partners launches second regional fund
Altitude also exited The Care Division last year through a sale to Alina Homecare backed by Bridges Ventures, generating a multiple of 2.9x.
Alternative Investments
07/07/2017
Brave property investors reap rewards
The Aviva fund has kept a hefty safety buffer, with 45 per cent of its assets in cash or cash equivalents.
07/07/2017
Schroder UK Growth underperforms benchmark
The company said that investment trusts with UK portfolios were struggling because of Brexit.
07/07/2017
Who triumphed at the IW Fund Manager of the Year Awards 2017?
Funds on the final shortlist were analysed and debated by sector specialists
07/07/2017
Luxembourg Lists First Ever Reserved Alternative Investment Fund
More than 100 RAIFs have been created since the law was passed, however, it’s the first time a RAIF has been listed on an exchange.
07/06/2017
LME and the World Gold Council confirm LMEprecious launch on 10 July
The contracts were designed to support ongoing regulatory change, enabling greater market transparency and access, as well as providing additional robustness to the precious metals market.
07/06/2017
Aegon UK chief: we want to be platform consolidator
He would like the company to be seen as a specialist in this area.
07/06/2017
Natixis eyes $8tn stuck in benchmark-hugging funds
Highly acquisitive French asset manager wants even more M&A as it looks to Asia
07/06/2017
AXIS announces Novae acquisition
The acquisition will be funded from AXIS’s existing cash resources
07/05/2017
Elevate platform to offer Standard Life International Bond
Standard Life International said that offshore bonds can play “an important part in a portfolio”
07/05/2017
Saba Capital, famed for 'London Whale' bet, to shut London office
A subsequent period of underperformance saw a number of investors pull their money, only for Saba to bounce back and attract fresh capital with a market-beating 3 percent gain in 2015 and returns of 22 percent in 2016, one of the sources said.
07/05/2017
Unigestion closes fund at 255 mln euros
Switzerland and London-based investment house Unigestion has closed its direct opportunities 2015 fund at 255 million euros. The limited partners of Unigestion Direct Opportunities 2015 include insurers, pension funds, banks and family offices from the UK
07/04/2017
Greetham ups bonds as growth turns stale
The global dynamics are leading us to be less bearish on bonds.
07/04/2017
US insurance giant AIG signs up with Royal Bank of Scotland
It is the company’s biggest push back into the life insurance market
07/04/2017
Octopus launches 'largest ever' VCT fundraising
Success stories attributed to Octopus include Zoopla, the first £1bn company to come out of a VCT.
07/04/2017
Aberdeen closes bond fund due to 'large redemption'
As a result of the large redemption requests, and the sub-scale fund that would result from them.
07/04/2017
Blackstone / GSO Loan Financing Limited joins LSE Main Market
The move demonstrates BGLF’s commitment to the highest standards in a well-respected and balanced regulatory environment.
07/04/2017
RWC adds SICAVs to Fidelity FundsNetwork platform
RWC said in a statement announcing the deal, that the agreement with Fidelity FundsNetwork is “another important step forward” for the business, and follows “significant demand” for the company’s strategies from FundsNetwork&
07/03/2017
Utmost adds two offshore bonds with Axa Life acquisition
Utmost Wealth Solutions has ambitious growth plans
07/03/2017
BNP Paribas AM hard closes Parvest Japan Equity Small Cap fund
Following strong inflows