02/02/2015
Nama to sell €8bn of property loans in biggest sale to date
Loans are from smaller debtors and will be brought to market over the next 18 months
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02/02/2015
Danish Central Bank in Knifefight with Nordea
Nationalbanken, the Danish Central Bank, made an unusual move at the end of January 2015 to stop selling sovereign bonds and arranging with the government, that public spending is financed for the rest of the year out of the public account in the Central
02/02/2015
UK Trade & Investment Office opens in Mauritius
The British High Commission announced that the United Kingdom Trade and Investment Department (UKTI) opened in Mauritius on 27 January 2015.
02/02/2015
Old Mutual selects Euromoney Indices to benchmark Europe (ex UK) Smaller Companies Fund
The Old Mutual Europe (ex UK) Smaller Companies fund, launched in November 2014 and managed by Ian Ormiston, is domiciled in Dublin and currently has over €44.4** million in assets under management.
02/02/2015
BNY Mellon and Deutsche Asset & Wealth Management complete real estate fund administration outsourcing deal
Partnership underscores rising demand for administration services for real estate and infrastructure assets; BNY Mellon now one of the largest real estate fund administrators in the market
02/02/2015
Polish-African trade boosted by 'GoAfrica' drive
Since its creation the initiative has organized 38 promotional events
02/02/2015
Norway’s $850b sovereign fund purchases 74,500-sq-ft office, property in London
The fund paid 190.6 million pounds ($287.41 million) for the Queensberry House at 3-9 Old Burlington Street in London, where it is also a tenant.
02/02/2015
Mellon’s new trust to target biotech firms
Outlining hopes for a fundraising of £50-£100m, expected to be led by broker firm Investec...
02/02/2015
Synergy in Singapore! Britain opens dialog with Asian tiger on renminbi
The Dialogue facilitated deeper financial and economic cooperation between the two countries.
02/01/2015
Middle East royals to bid for Britain's military heritage
UK architects with Dubai money enter the race for Hyde Park Barracks
02/01/2015
Qatar takes tenth of British Airways owner days after Canary Wharf buy
State pays £1.15bn for stake in IAG on day it seals £2.6bn Docklands move
01/30/2015
3i says private equity deals are still pricey in Europe
Company nearly doubles its money on stake sales during the last nine months of 2014
01/30/2015
Societe Generale’s CLNs could be ready for retail soon
The French bank’s head of asset manager solutions said they are initially being targeted at discretionary fund managers, but that could soon change.
01/30/2015
China's Greenland Group unit plans to buy European insurer, bank
Chinese financial institutions have been taking advantage of increasingly relaxed regulations
01/29/2015
Bär & Karrer partner wins Silver at Citywealth Power Women Awards
Tina Wüstemann, head of Bär & Karrer’s private client department, won the Silver Award in the category Woman of the Year: Leadership (Professional services) in the 2015 Citywealth Power Women Awards
01/29/2015
Leeds United: Fans group target bid for GFH shares
This week, Together Leeds has been rebranded as Leeds Fans LLP
01/29/2015
Norway’s Sovereign Wealth Fund Changed its Course on Greek Debt
Standard & Poor’s is considering downgrading Greece’s credit. The ratings agency is concerned whether Greece can continue to service its debt.
01/29/2015
Standard Life Investments: Rio Tinto's problems mean it's years away from being an attractive income investment
This is a company that develops accounting and payroll software used by businesses.
01/29/2015
Societe Generale’s CLNs could be ready for retail soon
The French bank’s head of asset manager solutions said they are initially being targeted at discretionary fund managers, but that could soon change.
01/28/2015
Fund centre Luxembourg 'not afraid' of competition
Experts have claimed the introduction of schemes, such as the Asia Region Funds Passport