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Norwegian net fund sales hit NOK30bn in H1

Investments in equity and balanced funds were particularly noteable from this investor group

Hedge Fund Manager Perry Says Greek Bonds Could Trade at Par

Perry also said that Puerto Rico is in better shape than most people realize and he’s bullish on the commonwealth’s debt.

Aviva imposes exit charge on giant Property Trust

Fund group levies 4.7% charge from investors withdrawing from the £2 billion Aviva Property Trust after a change in its manager.

Local investment managers are happy to help all investors

Research from the Financial Times has revealed London consumers need an average of £806,000 to invest in order to access the services of a private client wealth manager.

Prudential Portfolio Management Group hires head of multiasset

The role is an expansion of a role previously held by Matthew Williams, who left the firm in January.

Garraway's David Urch aims for £1bn fund

When respected UK equity manager David Urch joined EEA Fund Management it may have raised a few eyebrows.

Qatar fund's ex-head sticks with EU assets

It also agreed to pay HK$9.3 billion to buy a stake in Hong Kong billionaire Li Ka Shing's electric utility last month.

BlackRock eyes European equities as global rates, valuations cause concern

Uncertainty around the pace of the rising interest rates in the US and heady valuations some asset classes are cause for caution

Lazard's Cliquet and team to run Global Franchise fund

Lazard Asset Management is set to build on the success of its Global Listed Infrastructure Equity fund through the launch of a concentrated global equity portfolio.

China Wealth Fund Buys $1.4 Billion of European Properties

International investors are buying retail properties in continental Europe to take advantage of a nascent economic recovery.

LaSalle purchases residential development from Dandara in Aberdeen

Real estate investment managers LaSalle Investment Management has agreed a deal with Dandara that will deliver Scotland’s first large scale institutional PRS Private Rented Sector scheme at a major site in Aberdeen.

Thomas Miller Investment Launches Diversified Assets Fund

The fund is co-advised by Thomas Miller Investment’s Abi Oladimeji and Mark McKenzie.

Quality Capital Management Launches QCM AFP UCITS Fund with 0% Management Fee for Early-bird Investors

QCM has a wealth of experience in managing investments. It has successfully navigated through 20 years of wide-ranging market cycles, dealing also with systemic shocks from abnormal events such as the global credit crisis.

Challenger’s Fidante Partners acquires Dexion Capital

Challenger Limited’s boutique funds management division, Fidante Partners, is to acquire 100 per cent of European alternative investments group Dexion Capital Holdings Limited.

City Spy: Advisers have £6 million field day at Center Parcs

Most of that will have found its way into the pockets of Rothschild, appointed to offer “strategic options”.

Qatar’s Sheikh Hamad takes €1bn bet on Spain with retail stake

A Qatari investor has placed a €1bn bet on Spain’s economic recovery, with a deal to acquire 10 per cent of El Corte Inglés, the country’s biggest retailer and owner of the eponymous chain of department stores.

Get ready for a 'fire sale' of Greek islands

Around 20 Greek islands were put on the market last year

Generali Int’l adds Guinness products to direct fund range

Generali International has added two Guinness funds to its direct fund range.

Axa UK signs deal to protect DB plan from longevity risk

Axa UK’s group pension scheme has closed a deal with the Reinsurance Group of America (RGA) to cover the longevity risk in its defined benefit pension plan.

CapitaLand’s Ascott partners Qatar Investment for $600m fund

Through the partnership in serviced residences, Ascott and QIA will each contribute $300 million of equity funds to the joint venture.

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