07/02/2014
Anthony Hilton: Funds must focus on the clients’ needs
These firms effectively decide what fund managers should be allowed to pitch for the pension fund’s business
07/02/2014
Pbb looks to be first German bank in the green bond market
The green bond theme is picking up steam with banks, as Deutsche Pfandbriefbank looks to become the next in a growing group of banks to issue socially responsible investment (SRI) bonds.
07/02/2014
Aviva takes on Gars with three-strong range for Munro
The multi-asset range will include the Multi-Strategy Target Return fund, which launches on Tuesday, alongside an income-focused fund, set to launch in the fourth quarter, followed by an inflation fund which will launch at a later point.
07/02/2014
Cofunds adds special-priced Multi-Index C Class to the platform fund range
Coming at a time when there’s increased interest in the ‘total cost of ownership’ of investing, this launch creates a potentially powerful retirement proposition for financial intermediaries.
07/02/2014
Private equity is a long-term and illiquid asset class
07/02/2014
Goldman Sachs Asset Management has launched a three-strong range of multi-asset funds aiming to preserve, enhance and create wealth.
07/02/2014
Henderson Global Investors has launched a new fund which will be run by an experienced global natural resources manager from its Australian subsidiary
07/02/2014
Aberdeen Asset Management has ambitious growth plans for its alternatives unit, under which the business could more than double as a percentage of overall assets.
07/02/2014
Figures from fund management trade body the Investment Management Association (IMA) show inflows reached £491 million in May, the highest level since December 2009.
07/02/2014
Bell says: “In many ways, frontier markets today show similar characteristics to mainstream emerging markets 15 to 20 years ago. Frontier markets have undergone structural changes...
07/02/2014
The fund is denominated in US dollars and other G7 currencies and seeks to maintain a weighted average portfolio duration of between one and three years.
07/01/2014
The European Directive on Alternative Investment Fund Managers came into force in July 2011 and was required by law to be implemented in all 28 EU member states (plus Norway, Iceland and Liechtenstein) by July 2013.
07/01/2014
International Life, Standard Bank Offshore Group and Canada Life International are among those life groups successful in this year’s International Fund & Product Awards.
07/01/2014
As a jurisdiction, Guernsey has become synonymous with private equity
07/01/2014
In the latest hiring roundup, Blackstone needs teams of traders, Deutsche Bank is hiring debt and equities traders and Goldman remains stubbornly bullish in fixed income.
07/01/2014
The “Sino French Midcap Fund”, managed by Cathay Capital, a private equity group founded by Chinese national Mingpo Cai and Frenchman Edouard Moinet, has amassed a total of €460m so far, BPI France said on Monday. It has a final target of
07/01/2014
“This initiative underlines our shared commitment to central clearing, which reduces counterparty credit risk and systemic risk, and to the role that we all can play in helping to ensure the smooth and timely implementation of these important regula
06/30/2014
This transaction will be fully funded from Henderson’s existing cash resources, with transaction and integration costs expected to be around $10m.
06/30/2014
The BlackRock ACS US Equity Tracker Fund will initially be offered to those UK pension fund clients
06/30/2014
Even though managers are anticipating a market correction, investors are opting for riskier funds