05/30/2018
Italy at risk of new financial crisis in wake of coalition's collapse
Shares in New York and Asia fall sharply as investors and EU politicians take fright at strengthening mood against euro
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05/30/2018
Best in Class: Aberdeen Emerging Markets Bond
The worry is whether bond issuers can manage their dollar-denominated debts.
05/30/2018
Aviva Investors merges real assets units into £37bn champion
Aviva Investors is one of Europe’s largest managers of real assets, with over 35 years of experience and £37 billion of assets under management.
05/30/2018
Allianz Group acquires stake in African Reinsurance Corporation
Africa Re and Allianz aim to continue supporting the economic development of Africa
05/30/2018
LaSalle Makes Double Acquisition from Aviva Investors
This will enhance our capabilities to offer comprehensive integrated investment solutions across the risk spectrum in third party fund investing, joint-ventures and co-investments.
05/29/2018
Toscafund’s Private-Equity Arm Strikes First Deal
The fund has yet to reach a first close
05/29/2018
Global funds draw almost US$2 trillion net inflows in 2017
It also notes that passive equity funds continued to take market share from their active counterparts across-the-board, with $662 million of inflows.
05/29/2018
Global capital shows its commitment to London
Demand is being driven by sound underlying occupational markets and the fundamentals associated with supply and demand; very low vacancy rates, constrained supply, and resilient demand.
05/29/2018
Italian stock bourse extends decline to 2.5% on political strife
Banks sustain the heaviest selling
05/29/2018
Patron Capital Acquires Prime Paris Office Building
The acquisition was made via Patron’s latest fund, Patron Capital, L.P. V.
05/29/2018
$4bn multi-asset shop acquires stake in UK boutique
Following the investment by TPIF, the majority of Plurimi will still be held by the firm’s founder and senior partners.
05/25/2018
UK insurers lead the ranks for climate action
The report found that less than 0.5% of the collateral invested by ranked asset owners, who have collective funds worth $15trn, were in low carbon projects.
05/25/2018
The top hedge funds everyone wants to work for, and why
They may not be too far wrong.
05/25/2018
Hedge fund Winton Capital sees profits edge up, but assets under advisement keep sliding
Average annual pay for employees dropped from £219,000 to £206,000, while directors' aggregate remuneration almost halved from £4.9m to £2.6m in 2017.
05/25/2018
London luxury homes lure hedge fund cash as banks shy away
So hedge funds and private equity firms are moving in to fill the vacuum.
05/25/2018
Standard Life trust weighed down by tech investments
His investment in another software business, Sage, also dragged on performance as the company issued a profit warning.
05/25/2018
TISE adds FIM Capital as second Isle of Man member
FIM Capital has been approved as a Category 2 Listing Member of the Exchange, enabling the company to sponsor investment vehicles which wish to become or are already listed on the Exchange.
05/24/2018
A $118 Billion Japan Manager Buys Spain Bonds After 7 Years
Mitsubishi UFJ Global Sovereign Open fund is underweight JGBs
05/24/2018
This is how much Two Sigma pays in London
As well as highlighting that Two Sigma pays well, they emphasize both how hard it is to get a job there and how profitable people are when they do.
05/23/2018
Asset managers agree on 8 questions to put to companies
Aim is to encourage executives to become more responsible and consider risks