05/18/2015
HSBC's Alternative Investment Group to get new leader
HSBC's alternative investment business manages and advises for more than $28 billion of client assets in hedge funds, private equity and real estate.
Alternative Investments
05/18/2015
Scots tycoon Greg King at the centre of £400m hedge fund collapse refuses to apologise to investors on flying visit home
Multi-Millionaire King, based in Spain, referred all questions asked by the Sunday Mail to blue-chip lawyers Carter Ruck
05/18/2015
Asia alts managers shun UK amid uncertainty
Only a handful of Asiabased alternatives managers applied for a licence to market funds in the UK last year, new data reveals, as they wait for the EU to finalise regulations. But US managers are still keen on Britain.
05/18/2015
Dexion teams up with ex-MPC member Wadhwani for fund launch
Dexion Capital has joined forces with former Monetary Policy Committee member Dr Sushil Wadhwani to spearhead a push into the open ended market
05/18/2015
Orchard Street acquires 64/76 New Oxford Street on behalf of St James’s Place Wealth Management.
Orchard Street Investment Management has completed the acquisition of 64/76 New Oxford Street, WC1, for £36.5 million on behalf of St James’s Place Wealth Management.
05/18/2015
RLAM launches Enhanced Cash Plus fund
The new fund will invest in money market instruments and short-dated investment grade debt
05/18/2015
Guernsey funds raise €1.55bn for Waterland
Waterland Private Equity Investments has closed Waterland Private Equity VI following a successful fund-raising after just three months in the market
05/18/2015
Qataris buy £40m six storey Mayfair mansion
Property deal seen as key move in Qatari family's bid to create Mayfair enclave
05/17/2015
EEA Group rebrands ahead of LLP launch
EEA Fund Management’s parent company has rebranded and created a new subsidiary as it moves away from the name associated with its troubled life settlements fund
05/17/2015
Chinese sovereign wealth fund bets on Irish property market revival
CHINESE Investment Corporation the sovereign wealth fund of the People’s Republic of China, is part of a new commercial property debt fund, which is backing the purchase of projects out of Nama.
05/17/2015
West Africa Oil Tycoons Demand More Luxury Properties In London
Increased interest in West African oil from European countries has made London a center for oil Tycoons from Nigeria and other countries in the region to reach and meet their clients. They use London as their base to travel on to other European markets.
05/15/2015
Xapo Moves to Switzerland Citing Customer Privacy Concerns
Xapo indicated that its company representatives would now face potential fines and prison time for revealing customer information
05/15/2015
Hutchison says in talks with VimpelCom on Italian mobile merger
Conglomerate Hutchison Whampoa Ltd , controlled by tycoon Li Ka-shing, confirmed on Thursday it is in talks with Russian telecoms group VimpelCom Ltd about a possible merger of their Italian mobile businesses
05/14/2015
Marshall Wace Enters Quant Market With 80 Capital Purchase
Marshall Wace, a London-based hedge fund manager, bought 80 Capital to start a quantitative strategy, joining firms such as Man Group Plc in the computer-driven market
05/14/2015
Will Neil Woodford’s lucky streak last?
Having graduated from Exeter University with a degree in economics in 1981, he started working in the City at Dominion Insurance later that year.
05/14/2015
EBRD persuaded Belarus to privatise state bank to unlock investment
The decision to privatise Belinvestbank was the result of a meeting between the presidents of Belarus and the EBRD – a move that could unlock dormant investment commitments to the recession-hit state
05/14/2015
Britain enters a new 'golden' age of luxury home sales
Close to £1bn worth of property deal activity took place in the post-election dash to complete before luxury house prices rocket
05/14/2015
SCB, Knight Frank to help ultra-rich invest in London property
Siam Commercial Bank is partnering with Knight Frank Thailand to open a window to real-estate investment in London
05/14/2015
“Savvy Investor” an Instant Hit with Institutional Investors
A new professional network for pensions and investment professionals has proved an instant success, with 2000 registered members only two months after launch.
05/13/2015
London, Singapore can boost links to ride insurance sector growth: MAS
Rising wealth and ageing population are among the factors which drive growing demand for insurance, says Monetary Authority of Singapore managing director Ravi Menon.