07/02/2015
Canada Life takes over L&G’s Dublin-based offshore business
Legal and General has offloaded its Dublin-based offshore business, L&G International, to Canada Life Group for an undisclosed sum.
Alternative Investments
07/02/2015
French Amundi said winner of €1bn Union Investment Aqua portfolio
French Amundi Immobilier is not confirming that it has won the bid to acquire the Aqua pan-European office portfolio from Germany's Union Investment Real Estate for around €1bn
07/01/2015
NorthCoast Asset Management Sees Value In Europe
NorthCoast has kept a watchful eye on Greece for some time, but concern the country would exit the euro overshadowed most other developments in June.
07/01/2015
Societe Generale Securities Services launches “Gateway” its Irish UCITS platform solution"
Societe Generale Securities Services has launched “Gateway”
07/01/2015
Aviva backs Sesame Bankhall to post profit
In March 2013 Briggs said to New Model Adviser® that adviser networks with provider parents were a thing of the past.
06/30/2015
Jupiter to merge UK growth and Undervalued Assets funds
Jupiter has finalised the merger of its £123m Jupiter Undervalued Assets fund into the £1.5bn Jupiter UK Growth fund, which will take place on Friday 3 July.
06/30/2015
How the Gross effect and specialist funds can open doors for Janus in the UK
Sylvain Agar, head of financial institutions, UK & Europe, for Janus Capital International, talks to Katrina Lloyd about the impact of Bill Gross joining the company and its expansion plans for the UK fund range.
06/30/2015
GE set to sell Europe private equity unit to SMBC for over $2 billion
General Electric Co is close to selling its European private equity financing unit to Japan's Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corp for more than $2 billion
06/30/2015
Societe Generale Luxembourg mandated by Athena Capital
SGSS has been selected in recognition of its alternative investment fund expertise and competitive offering, as well as for its innovative regulatory reporting services.
06/30/2015
Irish Stock Exchange implements Scila Surveillance and expands Deutsche Börse partnership
The ISE is enhancing the surveillance of trading on its markets through the implementation of Scila Surveillance.
06/30/2015
Willis and Towers Watson Aim to Merge
The insurance broker and risk management advisory firm Willis Group Holdings said on Tuesday that it had agreed to an all-share merger with the professional services firm Towers Watson that would create a company with an $18 billion market value.
06/30/2015
Arzan Wealth advises on EUR 27.2 million office acquisition in Netherlands
Arzan Wealth acted as the Strategic Advisor on the structuring and acquisition of the Property
06/29/2015
Societe Generale Securities Services launches Global Fund Distribution Hub in Luxembourg
Societe Generale Securities Services has launched a fund distribution hub in Luxembourg to support asset management companies
06/29/2015
Dutch alternative fund managers select BNY Mellon services
BNY Mellon will support three existing Dutch funds
06/29/2015
China Construction Bank and Euroclear sign MoU to foster offshore RMB growth
The MoU commits both parties to fully cooperate in developing and distributing offshore RMB financial products
06/29/2015
Amicus Finance in talks on seeking UK bank licence
The former chief executive of GE Capital UK is planning to launch a retail bank with a focus on property-based lending.
06/28/2015
Man vs machine: How Woodford was beaten by a computer
Famous fund managers such as Neil Woodford have been beaten by simple 'tracker' funds
06/28/2015
billionaire's firm investing €500m in Spanish property
The firm has already signed contracts to buy 230,000 square meters of land to construct 2,050 homes
06/28/2015
British Monarchy renting out flats in St James's Palace
For the first time British Monarchy is renting out two luxury apartments
06/28/2015
Ladbrokes and Coral are two bookies Warren Buffett wouldn’t bet on Simon Goodley
It’s a racing certainty that the Sage of Omaha would see this merger as a non-starter