12/20/2015
Sukuk has potential to be a key financing instrument in Europe
Islamic capital market is uniquely advantaged to create innovative Sharia-compliant debt and equity instruments
Alternative Investments
12/20/2015
Hedge funds and institutional investors — one unhappy marriage
BlueCrest’s decision to concentrate on managing own wealth holds lessons for both sides
12/18/2015
AMP Capital to acquire Nordic infrastructure company
Adven is a provider of energy infrastructure for businesses in Finland, Sweden and Estonia.
12/18/2015
Schroders to merge Japanese funds
An extraordinary general meeting of the unitholders will be held on 22 January 2016 to vote on the change.
12/18/2015
Goldman Sachs AM launches its first multi-manager Ucits fund
The fund is a sub-fund of the Ucits-qualifying, Luxembourg-domiciled, Goldman Sachs Funds Sicav.
12/18/2015
OMI creates new role to help advisers with business changes
OMI creates new role to help advisers with business changes
12/17/2015
Sukuk financing prospects in Europe probed
The event attracted strong attendance from senior executives in the financial service industry, as well as Sharia’ scholars, auditors, lawyers and professional development & education institutions.
12/17/2015
Barings’ Laud uses property as a ‘natural diversifier’ over equities
The fund now has “a strong weighting” in property, representing 11 per cent of the portfolio.
12/17/2015
Ireland - Europe’s leading hedge funds jurisdiction
Ireland is Europe's leading onshore hedge fund market.
12/16/2015
Capital Index receives regulatory approval from the UK’s FCA
“The Group’s core philosophy is to have the integrity and professionalism to do the right things, at the right time, in the right way whether that is in customer servicing, trade execution or in the systems and controls we put in place to man
12/16/2015
The best funds are managed by individuals, says Andrew Summers of Investec Wealth
In this video interview, Andrew Summers, head of fund selection at Investec Wealth & Investment, talks about his fondness of funds with a strong manager at the helm.
12/16/2015
American fund could take over three banks in Romania
If the US fund manages to buy all three local banks, it will reach a share of 4.1% in the Romanian banking system.
12/16/2015
Europe set to take a bigger bite of global M&A
Europe has traditionally played second fiddle to the US bond market, which is notorious for easily absorbing multi-tranche, multi-billion trades.
12/16/2015
Oasis500 Reaches For the Stars with New Tech Fund
The fund was created in collaboration with the European Investment Bank , the European Space Agency, and the King Abdullah Fund for Development.
12/15/2015
Paradigm partner to launch robo-advice service
There will be seven passive model portfolios, with investments either held in trackers or exchange traded funds.
12/15/2015
Promoting Japanese direct investment in Italy
The symposium was held at the ambassador’s residence inside the Italian Embassy in Tokyo’s Minato Ward.
12/15/2015
OMGI hands over EMD fund to Peta
The fund invests in fixed and variable rate debt securities in emerging markets, which will remain the same.
12/15/2015
Snake or Ladder? by Dominic Field, Temple Field Property
Many of us like to play an old fashioned board game at Christmas. Apart from Monopoly, Dominic Field, CEO at London-centric boutique residential investment buying agency, Temple Field Property enjoys a good old fashioned game of Snakes and Ladders.
12/15/2015
Private equity group acquires British shoe retailer
The price point values the business at eight times its trailing EBITDA, a source familiar with the matter told Reuters
12/15/2015
Investec launches new fund targeting low volatility stocks
The fund, which will launch next year, will track the 30 lowest volatility stocks from the UK mid-cap index.