12/05/2014
Platform punch-ups: when wraps battle
We take a look at the six biggest battles in the platform market.
Alternative Investments
12/05/2014
Good overall performance for Jersey’s finance industry as funds figures reach five year high
The latest figures for all sectors of Jersey’s finance industry reflect an overall good performance, led by the funds sector where the value of funds business in Jersey reached the highest level in five years.
12/05/2014
Qatar Investment Authority to Make Strategic Investment in Brookfield Property Partners
Brookfield Property Partners L.P announced today that its subsidiary Brookfield Property L.P. has issued $1.8 billion of exchangeable preferred equity securities to Qatar Investment Authority. As a result of the issuance, QIA will own an approximate 9% in
12/05/2014
Guernsey launches £330m 2046 bond at 75bp over Gilts
The States of Guernsey has launched a £330m December 2046 bond at 75bp over Gilts
12/04/2014
Standard Life creates €600m ‘Euro Club’ for Townsend investors
The fund is structured as a closed-ended limited partnership, but has been designed as a club fund, limiting the number of underlying investors and giving them a level of oversight on transactions.
12/04/2014
Asset managers to invest 9 billion pounds directly in UK firms, projects
Six asset managers will invest about 9 billion pounds over the next five years in British firms, schools and roads following tax changes
12/04/2014
Deutsche Asset & Wealth Management Launches Actively-Managed Mutual Fund for European Equities
Deutsche Asset & Wealth Management announced today the launch of the Deutsche European Equity Fund
12/04/2014
Consultants put squeeze on hedge fund fees
Investors are being urged to pay closer attention to the structure of hedge fund fees, amid a growing outcry over poor returns and high charges.
12/04/2014
Ex-Goldmans duo aim to 'disrupt' wealth industry with new boutique
Two heavyweights of wealth management have teamed up to form a boutique they believe can ‘disrupt’ the industry.
12/04/2014
Woodford backs digital bank launch
Fund manager among series of high-profile investors lending backing to Atom, slated for launch next year
12/04/2014
LME announces successful launch of LBMA Platinum and Palladium Prices
LMEbullion began providing the LBMA Platinum and Palladium Prices on 1 December, replacing the previous pricing mechanism run by the London Platinum and Palladium Fixing Company Ltd. The new reference prices are available on the LME’s website.
12/04/2014
Veteran financiers line up behind fledgling UK bank Atom
A group of veteran financiers have backed proposed digital bank Atom with 25 million pounds ($39 million) as the lender hopes to join a string of new "challengers" targeting high street customers.
12/04/2014
7IM multi-asset fund outperforms in its sector
As the fund name suggests, the portfolio is suited to people who can afford a moderate amount of risk, diversified across global equities, commodities and property.
12/04/2014
SSGA unveils global equity fund
State Street Global Advisors has launched a new global equity fund which, according to a statement, claims to be one of the first Ucits funds to combine three advanced beta factors.
12/04/2014
'Superwoman' Nicola Horlick now looking to swoop to the rescue of cash-strapped small firms
She was once dubbed “superwoman” for balancing her high-flying City career with bringing up a large family and now Nicola Horlick is looking to race to the rescue of Britain’s small and medium-sized firms.
12/04/2014
Standard Life creates €600m ‘Euro Club’ for Townsend investors
Standard Life Investments has raised €300m from global investors for a continental European real estate club fund.
12/03/2014
Hungarian and Turkish Eximbank to set up investment fund
Exim – the joint aegis of Hungarian Export-Import Bank (Eximbank) and the Hungarian Export Credit Insurance Company (MEHIB) – and Turkish Eximbank will set up a €50 mln investment fund in the near future, Exim director Gábor Szőcs
12/03/2014
Kames launches two absolute return funds
The funds will be registered for sale in the UK and the Channel Islands following launch in Ireland.
12/03/2014
Ana Cukic Armstrong revamps fund business
She said she had refined the investment process by hiring more staff, including portfolio managers.
12/03/2014
Swedish prosecution puts BVI life company into liquidation
In the letter, dated 28 November, KPMG said the company was placed into liquidation on 25 November by order of the High Court of Justice in the British Virgin Islands.