11/23/2017
Harrods expands its e-commerce options, in effort to lure more Chinese shoppers
Three-year, £200 million revamp is biggest in store’s 180-year history.
Alternative Investments
11/23/2017
European property investment firm expands its Chiswick portfolio
The location is popular for family shopping, restaurants and cafes, and the unit is located within walking distance of two underground stations: Chiswick Park and Turnham Green.
11/23/2017
Zurich Plans $5 Billion Allocation to Impact Investments
The allocation represents about 2.6 percent of Zurich’s $190 billion portfolio, mainly consisting of debt securities.
11/23/2017
Liontrust to absorb research costs post-MiFID II
Joins majority of managers
11/23/2017
Aberdeen Standard Investments fund goes live with Calastone Settlements service
As Europe’s second largest asset manager, Aberdeen Standard Investments, encompassing both AUTM and SLI, joins some of the world’s largest fund managers in adopting Calastone Settlements, significantly extending the coverage of the solution.
11/23/2017
Airborne Capital Launches Targeting $US5bn of Managed Assets
Airborne Capital will provide solutions to fill this gap, and offer its expertise to new capital providers to meet the aviation industry's growth needs.
11/23/2017
Old Mutual precious metal fund invests in bitcoin
The bitcoin price exceeded the gold price for the first time in March.
11/23/2017
Avon Pension Fund hires Loomis, Ruffer in £700m diversification shift
Avon is one of 10 LGPS funds in the Brunel Pension Partnership, one of eight asset pools established by UK local authority funds and due to open for business by 1 April next year.
11/23/2017
Liontrust breaks through £10bn under management as it quantifies impact of Mifid II
Liontrust also announced this morning that its interim dividend was up from 4p to 5p.
11/22/2017
Hedge Fund Calls On The Bank Of England To Remove The Chairman Of The London Stock Exchange
One Of The London Stock Exchange's Top Investors Has Urged The Governor Of The Bank Of England
11/22/2017
Openwork launches two new funds for adviser network
Shore Financial Planning director Ben Yearsley says the two new funds are both “excellent”.
11/22/2017
StanChart close to selling real estate principal finance unit to Actis: sources
The sources declined to be named as they are not authorised to speak to the media.
11/22/2017
U.K. Government to Investors: Fund Our Growth Projects
The U.K. government is hoping institutional investors will back a series of domestic growth projects as the country prepares to leave the European Union.
11/21/2017
Biggest U.K. Index Manager Eyes a Future That's More Active
LGIM says clients need better returns than passive can provide
11/21/2017
Investors Managing $630 Billion React to Norway Oil `Revolution'
The proposal by Norway’s wealth fund still needs government support and may even have to go through parliament.
11/20/2017
Legal & General sets sights on US market
In direct investments we may need to do a bolt-on acquisition in the US.
11/20/2017
Stanhope Capital Launches €100M Entrepreneur-Backed Private Equity Fund
The fund Aims To Provide Investors Access To Fast Growing SMEs Across Europe
11/20/2017
Apollo Acquires Frontier's Offshore Funds
Apollo Multi Asset Management Has Taken Over The Offshore Multi-Asset Business Of Frontier Investment Management
11/20/2017
OMGI and Jupiter to change pricing structures across fund ranges
From 1 March 2018, OMGI will introduce a fixed ongoing charge to replace the existing annual management charge and fixed administration costs across its internally managed, single-strategy UK funds.
11/20/2017
PraxisIFM strengthens position in The Netherlands with acquisition of PES
The move takes the total number of staff employed by PraxisIFM to 437 across multiple global jurisdictions.