01/22/2019
Barings acquires four Madrid office buildings
The buildings were acquired in an off-market transaction. Barings was advised by Arcadis, Dentons and Knight Frank and Münchener Hypothekenbank eG has provided financing for the deal.
Alternative Investments
01/21/2019
Why Spain is still an Attractive Property Investment for 2019
Although mortgage rates are no longer the cheapest in Europe, the market is still booming for expats looking to buy, writes The Finance Bureau's Tancrede de Pola
01/21/2019
Global asset and risk manager receives Guernsey Green Fund designation
The GFF is actively managed, closed-ended, and Guernsey-domiciled. It closed to new commitments in February 2013.
01/21/2019
Punter Southall buys Dorset adviser
Coleman Financial Services is the third financial advisory firm acquired by Punter Southall Aspire in the past 12 months
01/21/2019
Standard Life drops the Wealth in major rebrand
One of the big decisions was to drop the Wealth name from the title.
01/21/2019
Brussels targets large index fund managers on ‘common ownership’
Lawmakers warn that influence of ‘big three’ could distort competition
01/21/2019
Guernsey Green Fund designation helps Cibus Fund close at $320 million
The company believes in the Guernsey Green Fund and what it stands for
01/20/2019
UK dividends break new record
The underlying total, which excludes special dividends, was 8.7% higher at £95.9bn.
01/18/2019
Nearly half of Brits expect worse financial crash than 2008
Wealth management boss warns ‘2019 already looks set to be a challenging year for investors’
01/18/2019
BlackRock and peers defend new method for trading shares in Europe
So-called periodic auctions are under scrutiny for allegedly being used to circumvent new trading rules
01/18/2019
Aviva turns to Aberdeen Standard and BlackRock for property hires
Asset manager says more appointments will be announced this year at £20bn division
01/18/2019
Direct Life joins PDG
‘To better the insurance industry and improve customer outcomes’
01/17/2019
Aberdeen Standard takes $13m stake in life insurer
Digitally-focused insurance company eyeing south-east Asia expansion
01/17/2019
Russian sovereign wealth fund to boost deals with Saudi Arabia
The fund said last month it was considering investing in Novatek’s Arctic LNG project with Saudi Aramco.
01/17/2019
LME progresses new product plans as price providers are announced
The suite of new products has been designed to enhance the LME’s existing offering and to expand into adjacent markets.
01/16/2019
Why UK should still appeal to Gulf investors despite Brexit doubts
Savills says value remains in the British market for Middle East based real estate investors
01/16/2019
Swiss Re hit by $1bn cat losses in Q4
Swiss Re anticipates claims from the Camp and Woolsey fires in California to be $375 million.
01/16/2019
RBC I&TS extends position in Sweden
For this new product, they were looking for an experienced and strong partner both in the Nordic market and in Luxembourg, able to deliver tailor-made solutions to support their long-term growth.
01/16/2019
Hargreaves could land £420m from Witan trust
£1.8bn investment trust is the latest to shutter its savings scheme
01/16/2019
Brooks Macdonald launches Responsible Investment Service on platforms
Brooks Macdonald continues to expand its pipeline of growth opportunities through further product proposition development, broadening adviser relationships, and identifying opportunities in new or under-served client segments.