03/20/2017
Threadneedle and Henderson propose trust merger
Any shareholders who don’t make a decision will be automatically rolled onto the Henderson scheme.
Alternative Investments
03/20/2017
Athene on the hunt for deals among hard-pressed European insurers
A lot of challenged companies out there, says chief executive James Belardi
03/20/2017
Citadel scouts for prospects at its datathons
op prospects from the datathons are invited to wage data warfare at the final Data Open competition in November with $100,000 at stake.
03/20/2017
Luxembourg reaches new record in assets under management
Luxembourg continues to be one of the most sought after EU countries for setting up investment funds
03/20/2017
JPMAM creates sustainable investing team following ESG fund launch
New team led by Jamie Kramer
03/20/2017
LendInvest funds Canary Wharf mega project
It will act as security trustee and loan servicer, while the public sector pension fund managed the syndication of the loan.
03/17/2017
Saudis Study $65 Billion in China Investments During King's Trip
Saudi Aramco, as the company is known, is already a partner in refineries and petrochemical plants in the country.
03/17/2017
SIX Securities Services develops distributed ledger-based bond issuing solution
It includes the connection of the smart contract to the chain where buyers can allocate money to the bond by paying in digitalized currency to the address of the bond.
03/17/2017
French Asset Managers More Cheery Than Global Peers on Vote Risk
While French fund managers see scope for volatility flaring up in markets, they see a more moderate candidate prevailing by the end of the second round of voting.
03/17/2017
Fidelity's McQuaker makes 'controversial' increase to European equities
Took over range in January
03/17/2017
Banks outperform weaker European shares on rate hike talk
European shares inched lower on Friday, led down by export-oriented carmakers and utility stocks, but banks outperformed after an ECB policymaker rekindled talk of a possible rate hike.
03/17/2017
How to invest in private equity
But I’m also the first to admit that if you do want access to fast-growing private businesses.
03/16/2017
Generali plays down takeover talk as cost cuts speed up
The insurer emerged as a potential bid target in January when Italy's biggest retail bank Intesa Sanpaolo revealed it was looking at a potential combination.
03/16/2017
Daiwa SBI launches Japanese equity fund into UK and Europe
Japanese small caps account for approximately two thirds of the Japanese equity market.
03/16/2017
Estera shortlisted for two prestigious international awards
Each category finalist is selected by a judging panel made up of 10 industry experts and the winner is then chosen by a public vote.
03/15/2017
Former home of ‘wealthiest heiress in Britain’ Angela Burdett-Coutts who gave £400million to charity up for sale
Philanthropist established a home for needy women with Charles Dickens
03/15/2017
Prudential raises dividend, operating profit up 7%
The group's performance demonstrates our ability to capitalize on the significant growth opportunities in these regions.
03/15/2017
Korean institutional investors eye Paris real estate
Domestic institutional investors have recently been diversifying their overseas real estate portfolio, which was previously dominated by US firms.
03/15/2017
Why this top fund manager believes Barclays plc and RBS are seriously undervalued
There's no denying that this isn't the first time a star fund manager has recommended these stocks.
03/15/2017
Hedge funds maintain performance momentum in February, says Preqin
Fundraising remains difficult for hedge funds