03/29/2017
BlackRock tracks MSCI Index with green bond fund launch
The Green Bond Index fund is the fund house’s latest product that falls under the ESG banner.
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03/29/2017
AC Milan set for Hong Kong listing
Asian investor plans IPO as an exit for Elliott which has helped fund €740m purchase
03/28/2017
The definitive list of the Square Mile's largest landowners
The Corporation of London's holding has been accrued gradually, over centuries, as it helped the Crown to fund wars in exchange for property.
03/28/2017
Schroders joins calls to cancel Tesco takeover of Booker
The train wreck that is Tesco over the last decade has expanded into new businesses, expanded into new geographies
03/28/2017
Hong Kong’s Platinum Estates plans luxury hotel in Spain to tap outbound Chinese tourist growth
The land cost was €50 million (US$54.3 million) and construction is expected to cost about €120 million.
03/28/2017
Aviva Plans Sale Of Friends Provident Unit For Up To $750 Mln: WSJ Reports
Aviva's Friends Provident unit serves high-net-worth clients in Asia and the Middle East.
03/28/2017
MP attacks Lloyds over loan scam compensation
Lloyds last week appointed Scottish professor Russel Griggs to oversee the review into HBOS Reading.
03/28/2017
A New York investment group is putting £100 million into UK marketplace lending startup Lendable
Around 90% of the loans offered are for less than £5,000.
03/27/2017
UK Commercial Property Trust: Income Key
Income key in world of low numbers
03/27/2017
One Part of Funds Market Where Money Still Chases Human Managers
That versatility comes with a fee more than double that on exchange-traded funds.
03/27/2017
Quintillion recognised as Best UCITS Liquid Alternative Fund Administration
The awards for managers were voted on by Hedgeweek readers, including investors, managers and other industry professionals who work as fund administrators, custodians, accountants and auditors, law firms, consultants, and fund distributors. Final winners
03/27/2017
AJ Bell enters fund space with multi-asset vehicles
The asset allocation for the range will be reviewed on a quarterly basis.
03/27/2017
Global expands and diversifies its real estate holdings in the UK
The town of Bury, a suburb of Manchester, has recently benefited from major regeneration projects
03/27/2017
Iceland's Hedge Fund Hotel
It's a partly defensive move.
03/27/2017
Standard Life private equity trust share price jumps 53%
The £555m trust changed its fees as it looked to give investors a less costly way of tapping into private equity markets.
03/27/2017
Private equity firm in talks to snap up stake in London & Country
The company has been looking for an investor since last autumn ahead of a potential IPO within the next few years.
03/26/2017
Overvalued corporate bonds alarm asset managers
Concern is growing about the effect of interest rate rises on debt market yields
03/26/2017
Private equity investor saves 800 jobs with Jones takeover
It appeared talks had broken down prior to the administration and appointment of KPMG, but now Endless has announced the acquisition nine days after its initial offer was made.
03/24/2017
Slovenia's 'bad bank' earns over 100 mln euro in 2016 from sale of property, claims
DTUB's real estate management operations include two key categories: directly-owned real estate and real estate pledged as collateral
03/24/2017
Curtis Banks earnings ahead as it integrates Suffolk Life
Curtis Banks Group announced its final results for the 12 months