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US groups focus on Irish distressed assets

Private equity groups are also accessing real estate through the acquisition of debt, acquiring the loans of retailers.

Chinese investors put up to £50m into city

Shanghai-based PGC Capital is close to signing a deal to fund a luxury apartment development in central Manchester.

Irish ICAV attracts significant fund manager interest

The end result was the introduction of the Irish Collective Asset-Management Vehicle or ICAV, a new corporate vehicle that over the last 12 months has already proven to be more successful that was initially anticipated.

Crowdfunded claims firm calls in administrators

The 109 people who made contributions to the claims firm, which ranged from £5,000 to £135,000, are now watching their investment swirl around the drain.

Debevoise Advises HarbourVest in the Acquisition of Interests in Bridgepoint Europe III

The total equity commitment of the acquisition is in excess of €360 million, with an aggregate enterprise value in excess of €2 billion.

Fidelity latest broker to abandon Crest

Personal Crest accounts allow investors to be named on shareholder registers as the legal owners of shares, enabling them to receive company accounts and voting rights directly.

Directors want to be considered trusted partners by new manager

Harbor particularly enjoys working with new managers who are setting up a best-in-breed shop from day one

Chris Blackhurst: Truth behind ‘sold’ signs as foreign buyers go cold on luxury London homes

The irony is that Berkeley is one of the more carefully managed builders.

Investor demand for QIAIF products on the rise

One of the funds will be launched on a standalone basis

Costa's Tyndaris Launching New Global Convertible Bond Fund

The amount of assets under management was not available.

Oddo Seeks Businesses With German Lenders After Doubling Assets

Our idea is not to compete with the Sparkassen and Volksbanken, but rather to work together on a complementary basis.

Lombard International Assurance to Open Belgium Branch

The opening of a new branch in Belgium is an important step in this direction

The Nottingham's finance director wins top accolade at British Muslim Awards

Mr Piranie joined the board of The Nottingham in 2007 and was previously the finance director and joint managing director at the Islamic Bank of Britain

ESMA’s advice on the application of the passport to non-EU alternative investment fund managers

It might soon be possible for alternative investment fund managers (AIFMs) in the United States of America, Hong Kong, Singapore, Japan, Canada, the Isle of Man, the Cayman Islands, Bermuda or Australia (the Countries), to “market” non-EU alte

Allianz Global Investors acquires £24bn bond fund manager

As at the end of September 2015, AllianzGI's assets under management totalled EUR 427bn on behalf of clients

Woodford Leads Way In Tough 2015 For Fund Sales

Investors continued to pile into the Woodford Equity Income fund in what proved a weak year for fund sales.

Equity market 'whiplash' weighs on Ruffer's performance

Reduced equity exposure to lowest since crisis

Royal London Asset Management warns bankers not to expect US-style salaries and bonuses

The UK-based investment management company issued the warning after Tidjane Thiam, chief executive at Credit Suisse, asked the board to slash his bonus.

Hedge funds short London luxury homes

The short positions run against analysts’ consensus that Berkeley is well positioned to continue growing — and indicate the hedge funds believe pricing and transaction levels for luxury London homes have further to fall.

Italy’s Islamic Bond: Nctm seeks to open a window of opportunities for Italian SME’s

We being an Italian law firm focused on capital markets, project finance, banking, insurance sectors and technology believe that introducing Islamic financial bond will be an important milestone for our clients and our firm,” Stefano Padovani, Partn

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