01/23/2015
No win, no fee' investment fund opens
Investment fund will only charge when it beats the wider market
Alternative Investments
01/23/2015
Ping An buys another London landmark
Gaw Capital Partners said it provided services, including due diligence, to Ping An
01/23/2015
Swiss investors turn to London property
High net-worth advisers could benefit from wealthy Swiss nationals seeking financial refuge in the capital after the Swiss currency nose-dived
01/22/2015
UK boutique unveils emerging market equity fund
London-based Blackfriars Asset Management has formally launched a high-conviction emerging and frontier market equity fund
01/22/2015
Yes Bank leads race for Deutsche's Indian fund arm -sources
The deal, which the sources estimated at nearly 2 billion rupees ($32.5 million), is coming at a time of optimism in Indian markets after a surprise interest rate cut and hopes of reform ahead of the government's maiden budget next month.
01/22/2015
These five hedge funds have been hiring already in 2015
Investment banks’ traders escaped to hedge funds throughout 2014, and this trend appears to be continuing this year.
01/22/2015
Towers Watson launches independent UK DC master trust
Fiona Matthews appointed to lead the programme. Donald Brydon CBE appointed chairman of the board of trustees
01/22/2015
RBS partners with peer-to-business lenders for SME lending
The 80 per cent state-backed bank said the partnership will see it refer customers who don't fall within the banks “current risk appetite”
01/21/2015
Hedge fund criticizes DuPont, nominates four directors
Trian Fund Management has raised the stakes in its campaign against DuPont’s management, nominating four directors to the DuPont board and criticizing the board’s performance.
01/21/2015
First Property Group awarded BAE pension fund mandate
BAE’s Shipbuilding Industries Pension Scheme has given First Property Group an initial £125m to invest in UK real estate.
01/20/2015
Russian firms divided on Asian investor targeting
Moscow Exchange reforms limit outflow of western funds
01/20/2015
Old Mutual brings Greater China fund in-house
The fund had been run on a sub-advised basis by Australian-based firm Metisq Capital since 2012, but Old Mutual has now decided to run the fund itself.
01/20/2015
Unigestion launches innovative macro risk-based multi-asset fund
The fund starts off with a risk-diversified allocation to a large set of traditional (global developed and emerging equities, sovereign bonds, credit and commodities) and alternative (carry, momentum) risk premia.
01/20/2015
One Chapel Place sold to client of Jeremy Titchen
The building is fully let with tenants including Johnson & Johnson Innovation Centre and Carter Jones.
01/19/2015
Traders pay price for Swiss franc move
Unexpected end to cap on franc disaster for some.
01/19/2015
Aberdeen under pressure for poor equity performance
The table shows that of the 15 Aberdeen UK-domiciled open-ended equity funds with a comparable Investment Association sector, 13 have underperformed in the past three years.
01/19/2015
Newton to expand multi-asset range with monthly income fund
Newton Investment Management is combining the strategies of two existing funds in its range to launch a Multi-Asset Income fund on 4 February
01/19/2015
Generali buys out Czech group from its CEE holding
A decision on terminating the partnership was made in January 2013 and the buyout by Generali was completed in two steps.
01/19/2015
Aviva Could Cut Up To 1,500 Jobs Under Friends Life Acquisition
The company said the precise nature of the jobs to be cut is yet to be determined.
01/19/2015
Bank debt issuance doubles to record levels
Volumes of loss-absorbing bonds, which are subordinated to safer, “senior” bonds in a bank’s capital hierarchy, have been buoyed by voracious investor appetite for yield, pushing bank funding costs down to historic lows.