11/24/2015
Hedge Funds Review FoHF awards: The winners
The winners of the 2015 European Fund of Hedge Funds awards were announced on November 19 in London
Alternative Investments
11/24/2015
Germany's Allianz to shed investments in coal
German insurance and asset management giant Allianz has said it wants to drop all investment in coal.
11/23/2015
JP Morgan shuts Tony Lanning’s Fusion funds
Lanning and Roberts will stay at JP Morgan, with Lanning working on JP Morgan Global Wealth Management’s specialised strategies team.
11/23/2015
Standard Life Investments in talks with China P2P firms
The UK asset manager is discussing providing product for Chinese peertopeer firms’ online platforms, amid debate over the potential disintermediation of traditional distributors.
11/23/2015
CISE introduces the SPAC as a new product
New rules have been introduced which allow Special Purpose Acquisition Companies (SPACs) to be listed on the Channel Islands Securities Exchange (CISE). A SPAC is a cash shell which is used to raise money for a very specific investment objective.
11/23/2015
LME announces successful launch of ferrous and premium contracts
The contracts are cash-settled against physical Turkish scrap and rebar price indexes.
11/23/2015
Fullgoal selects Deutsche Bank as custodian
The fund will initially comprise four sub-funds with four asset classes per sub-fund investing in Chinese equity and fixed income.
11/23/2015
Standard Life invests in additional Leeds offices
Standard Life plc is listed on the London Stock Exchange and has approximately 1.3 million individual shareholders in over 50 countries.
11/22/2015
Bond market blues sneak up on asset managers
While screeds are being written about bond market liquidity, or rather the lack of it, and the risks this may entail for global markets,
11/22/2015
‘Chocfingers’ hedge fund drunk on wine success
St Aubyn Leschallas Wines is the main distributor for Vondeling in the UK and sells all its 12 varieties
11/22/2015
Insurance giant Axa planning to sell off wealth management division in UK
Axa has brought in advisors to help it sell off some of its UK businesses, including parts of their wealth management division, the Sunday Times reported today.
11/21/2015
EDINBURGH INVESTMENT TRUST: Manager who took over from Woodford delivers 15% return over past year - and a 3.4% dividend
As its name implies, Edinburgh Investment Trust has strong connections with Scotland’s capital, the city of its birth 126 years ago.
11/21/2015
US hedge fund places a £20m bet against Morrisons
Third Point is the latest fund to take a dim view of the British supermarkets
11/20/2015
AllFunds adds TOBAM and Nordea funds to recommended list
Allfunds Bank, Europe’s largest mutual fund platform, has added two new “hidden gems” to its Insight List of recommended funds.
11/19/2015
Guernsey home to White Star Capital's $70 million start-up fund
The fund is primarily backed by sovereign and institutional funds supported by entrepreneurs and family offices from more than 18 markets.
11/19/2015
Sun Global And Zyfin List World's First Indian Fixed Income ETF On London
The LAM Sun Global ZyFin India Sovereign Enterprise Bond UCITS ETF offers British and international investors exposure to a basket of Indian public sector corporate bonds.
11/18/2015
HKEx Announces Group Structure Changes in Preparation of New Strategic Plan
Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing Limited announced today (Wednesday) changes to its Group structure as it prepares to launch and implement its strategic plan for 2016 to 2018, which will be announced in early next year.
11/18/2015
Standard Life Investments to manage new John Hancock global real estate fund
The objective of the Fund is to provide consistent long-term returns, within acceptable levels of risk, through exposure to global real estate securities markets.
11/18/2015
Nordea launches risk-focused multi asset fund
Nordea Asset Management has expanded its UK multi-asset offering with the launch of a risk-driven diversified growth fund.
11/18/2015
Amundi expands offering in Asian global macro space
Together they will provide investors with an Asian focused global macro strategy, using Amundi AI’s Alternative Investment Fund Managers Directive compliant platform.