08/03/2015
Middle East investors turn attention towards US as London property prices soar
Middle East property investors are turning their attention towards the United States as some of London’s prime property markets show signs they are peaking.
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08/03/2015
Hugh Hendry stops betting on Armageddon
Hugh Hendry is the founder and chief investment officer of Eclectica Asset Management, the hedge fund manager.
08/03/2015
Investors are overly complacent about bond and equity funds, warns Ventre
Old Mutual Global Investors’ John Ventre tells FE Trustnet why he has gone into “full risk management mode” within his portfolios and why investors should follow suit.
08/03/2015
LME refines the Ring’s Closing Price procedures
The change will see the introduction of an additional bell to signal the end of carry trading one minute before the close of 3-month trading
08/03/2015
Twenty five asset managers sign IA's Statement of Principles
The Investment Association has unveiled a 10-point Statement of Principles to help firms put clients' interests first, which has been signed by 25 asset management firms.
08/03/2015
The Spanish Stock Exchange Traded €97 Billion In July, Up 7.6% Year On Year
The Equity trading volume to the end of July was up 22%
08/03/2015
Advisers boost multi-asset exposure
According to Baring’s Investment Barometer, of 108 advisers over May and June, 47 per cent said they encouraged clients to invest in multi-asset products
07/31/2015
Sanlam warns on markets as it rates equity income funds
Sanlam Private Wealth has warned investors to remember the challenges facing global equity markets.
07/31/2015
Don’t hedge your bets with this book
This book is a compendium, unfolding in real-time diary form.
07/31/2015
Old Mutual: How to prepare your portfolio for the bond market volatility that is likely to strike when UK interest rates rise
Christine Johnson, head of fixed interest at Old Mutual Global Investors has outlined for What Investment the strategies that investors should deploy when a rise in UK interest rates begins to impact on the bond market.
07/31/2015
Romania's Aqua Carpatica will take EUR 28 million loan from Unicredit
Jean Valvis has focused his efforts in turning AQUA Carpatica into an international brand, in the past years.
07/31/2015
CISE ceases discussions with GXG's SME marketplaces
Fiona Le Poidevin, Chief Executive Officer of the CISE, said: “The deal had reached offer stage but, following extensive due diligence procedures, the decision has been made by the CISE not to proceed.”
07/31/2015
Zurich Insurance says any RSA bid likely to be all in cash
Zurich’s financial adviser is Morgan Stanley. Goldman Sachs and Robey Warshaw are preparing to work with RSA
07/30/2015
Rangers suspend rights for four major shareholders in battle to unmask mystery investors
THE RANGERS board has turned up the heat in the battle to unmask their mystery investors and clean up the club.
07/30/2015
Jupiter poised for double income fund launch
Jupiter is planning to expand its fund range, with two new income solutions before the year is out.
07/30/2015
Optionality key for managers as Jersey gets AIFMD passport recommendation from ESMA
Recognition for Jersey’s regulatory framework for alternative funds and the recommendation that the jurisdiction should enjoy future access to a Europe-wide passport under the EU Alternative Investment Fund Managers Directive (AIFMD) has been welcom
07/29/2015
Hedgies up stakes in WH Ireland to 24%
Renowned hedge fund investors Reade Griffith and Christopher Gate have both upped their stakes in WH Ireland to a combined 24% of the company’s shares.
07/29/2015
Fine wine investor uses Burgundy as loan collateral
Lenders offering cash for up to 60% of value of wine collections
07/28/2015
Bluecrest Capital Management is hiring from banks again
Bluecrest Capital Management, the hedge fund hovering up all the investment banking traders, had been on a hiring hiatus.
07/28/2015
The world's largest asset manager is trying to make a name for itself in private financing
He sees particular opportunity now because banks that had funded those types of projects are constrained from doing so by post-crisis regulations.