12/13/2015
‘Cannibal’ exchange traded funds embraced by active managers
Some of these investment companies are now changing tack.
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12/12/2015
Pay jumps at hedge fund Marshall Wace
Bosses received bigger payouts last year as profits held strong but the number of partners dropped, splitting the income among fewer bosses
12/11/2015
UK life insurers set to catch up next year, Nomura says
Changazi lowered his target to 1630p from 1645p but he stuck by his ‘neutral’ recommendation on the shares.
12/11/2015
Minerva and Meghraj Group announce joint venture
The business will be leveraging the collective relationships of Minerva and Meghraj to help clients raise money, and to buy and sell businesses.
12/11/2015
Fergus Wilson sells buy-to-let property empire to foreign consortium
Controversial landlord says entire portfolio of hundreds of homes has been sold for more than £250m, but tenants will not be affected
12/11/2015
Nine EM funds to consider for 2016
Investors in emerging markets are taking a view that the gap in GDP per capita can be closed by above-average growth in these economies and, consequently their equities markets, argues Caspar Rock, CIO at Architas.
12/11/2015
Wealth management: five funds set to rally in Europe
Now the ECB has committed to its QE program, the odds are that European equities will make further gains.
12/10/2015
Neptune to launch global tech fund
The fund will hold 40-60 names and have an annual management charge of 0.75%.
12/10/2015
Crisis Still Reverberating in Credit Suisse Real-Estate Bonds
Holders of commercial mortgage-backed securities originated by Credit Suisse have incurred 1.2 billion euros $1.3 billion of losses as of November
12/10/2015
Schroders launches European real estate fund
The firm is looking at a "variety of strategies" for growing in South Africa
12/10/2015
Vanguard launches four new ETFs
Vanguard has launched its first active exchange traded funds on the London Stock Exchange.
12/10/2015
Sarkozy's Fund To Back Birmingham Insurer
The global private equity giant Carlyle is in talks to back PIB, a Birmingham-based insurance broker, Sky News understands.
12/10/2015
SLI controversially ends trail commissions
Standard Life Investments has written to financial advisers informing them that they will no longer receive renewal commission on SLI retail class shares from 31 March 2016.
12/09/2015
Here's one area in London that's safe bet for investors
Mayfair attracting Middle East investors amid falling oil and gold prices
12/09/2015
Guernsey masterclass to weigh up AIFMD NPP and passporting regimes
The panel discussion will examine the benefits and suitability of National Private Placement regimes and third country passporting under AIFMD.
12/08/2015
John Duffield's new investment outfit grows assets to £1.25bn
Brompton Asset Management spent more on staff and brought in more client money
12/08/2015
Fixed-Income Traders in U.K. Seen Facing a 9% Cut in Bonuses
Europe’s largest lenders are under pressure to cut pay for bankers and traders
12/08/2015
Institutional investors can be game changers on climate - Swedish fund
Another fund, AP2, said last week it had divested from coal-fired power utilities.
12/08/2015
Global Green Bank Network Debuts in Paris
ClimateWorks Foundation, a U.S.-based, seven-year-old joint project of the Hewlett, Packard, and McKnight foundations, has agreed to provide seed funding.
12/08/2015
Dai-Ichi Life Invests In First Microfinance Bonds Issued By The EBRD
Dai-ichi Life follows investment principles that combine attractive investment opportunities with social, environmental, and governance considerations.