09/08/2015
UK fund manager Ashmore's profit up despite emerging market sell-off
Profit before tax rose 6 percent to 181.3 million pounds $278.37 million, while net revenue increased 8 percent to 283.3 million pounds
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09/08/2015
Emerging Market Bets Turn Sour for Standard Chartered, Santander
European banks that staked their growth on emerging markets face a worsening profit outlook as turmoil roils economies from Asia to South America.
09/08/2015
Allfunds platform expands with new Latin America office
Allfunds Bank, one of Europe’s largest open architecture mutual fund platforms, is opening a representative office in Bogotá, Colombia.
09/08/2015
New fund houses appear in Large Investment Group
This is also the third consecutive year that JPMorgan Asset Management has been a member of the Large Investment Group
09/08/2015
UBS Cuts India's Growth Forecast to 7.1% for FY16
The downward revision in growth projection comes despite lower oil prices
09/08/2015
Aegon blocks pension freedoms access without advice
Aegon has shelved plans to allow savers ‘bank account’ access to their pensions for at least a year.
09/08/2015
JPM adds UK Equity Plus fund to active extensions range
Pan-European fund remains soft-closed
09/08/2015
New Emerging Market Investment Manager Launched
Its initial focus will be on renewable and conventional energy projects in Africa.
09/08/2015
Hargreaves shifts Buxton fund from Wealth 150+ to 150
The research team at Hargreaves Lansdown said they had concerns about the impact of the move on his management of the UK Alpha fund.
09/08/2015
Neptune Russia & Greater Russia Fund - removal from the Wealth 150
Our research aims to identify fund managers we believe have the ability to outperform their respective market and peer group over the long term.
09/08/2015
Record start to 2015 for UK Commercial property market
There are no signs to suggest that this will lose momentum during the remainder of the year
09/07/2015
Ashmore Group co-founder launches new investment manager
Mark Weiller will become head of distribution at the new group after more than 10 years at Ashmore.
09/07/2015
Richard Pease launches concentrated Europe large cap fund
The fund will primarily invest in large cap European stocks, focusing on businesses that are best of breed on a global level
09/07/2015
Europe's Biggest Stock Exchange Goes Hunting for Whale Trades
The new order book will try to help traders buy and sell blocks via frequent auctions
09/07/2015
Crux launches new European fund
The fund has the flexibility to invest up to 10 per cent in non-European listed stocks.
09/07/2015
Firm says prime brokers and fund administrators pose greatest challenge to hedge fund businesses
Provider of global asset services, SuMi TRUST, has published a white paper asking whether a hedge fund’s prime broker or administrator poses the biggest threat to the success of their business.
09/07/2015
How hedge funds have performed in the recent volatile market - Dixon Boardman, Optima Fund Management
It is noteworthy that hedge funds have mitigated to a large extent the downside versus unhedged portfolios in this correction.
09/07/2015
Succession targets 50 acquisitions by 2017
Our proposition resonates with sector specialists and talented individuals.
09/07/2015
Private equity has its price like any other asset
Private equity managers pride themselves on being able to spy a market. Everything is tradable, for a price, and with judicious applications of debt.
09/07/2015
Amundi to transfer resources fund to boutique group
The management teams will remain unchanged and they will be transferred to from Amundi to CPR