11/28/2014
Top Listing For Shropshire Financial Planners
A Shropshire financial advice firm has been recognised once again as one of the best in the business in a prestigious national league table.
Alternative Investments
11/28/2014
Smaller alternative funds complain of European 'passport' costs
Hedge fund and property fund managers are facing unexpected charges and administrative hurdles to sell their funds across Europe, deterring some from doing so and cutting across the principle of an open market
11/28/2014
L&G acquires three care homes for £25.2m
The Careplaces Fund is a property fund specialising in healthcare managed by Bridges Ventures in partnership with care home developer Castleoak.
11/28/2014
Would you pay €7m to get the best jobs in finance? PWC report predicts doom for European banking jobs
You want to work in private equity. Of course you do – as an industry it’s more prestigious than investment banking. It’s also more interesting, pays better and (theoretically) involves less work.
11/28/2014
Chris Gilchrist overhauls investment proposition with Parmenion
Fiveways Financial Planning director Chris Gilchrist has teamed up with Parmenion to overhaul his firm's investment offering
11/28/2014
River & Mercantile raises £51m for Rodrigs' Micro Cap trust
Fund managers gets first investment trust focused on UK 'micro cap' companies off the ground.
11/28/2014
Standard Life’s Tiller: Platform price war on hold until 2016
Platforms will hold off cutting fees further until after they have dealt with significant changes to pricing structures in the first half of 2016
11/27/2014
World’s Biggest Wealth Fund Hunts for Tailored Benchmark Index
Norway’s $860 billion sovereign wealth fund, the world’s largest, says designing benchmark indexes that give its portfolio managers greater investing freedom will help drive up returns.
11/27/2014
AIFMD fuels strong growth in European fund domiciles, says ALFI
The introduction of the AIFMD has fuelled strong growth in European fund domiciles, with the number of alternative investment funds increasing by 10% since 2010, and assets under management increasing by 13%.
11/27/2014
Dobbie unveils crowd-lending site for SMEs
Internet entrepreneur Bill Dobbie has launched a Scottish-based crowdlending platform aimed at offering small businesses an alternative to bank funding.
11/27/2014
Family office of Michael Dell builds 5.5% stake in Serco
MSDC currently owns 30.6 million shares in the company, making it Serco’s sixth-largest shareholder, according to a filing made by the FTSE 250-quoted firm with the London Stock Exchange.
11/27/2014
Standard Life Investments' Thomas Moore Wins 'One to Watch'
Thomas Moore, an Investment Director within Standard Life Investments’ UK Equities team is responsible for managing the Standard Life Investments UK Equity Income Unconstrained Fund, the Standard Life Equity Income Trust and for analysing the banks
11/27/2014
Malta has been coveted with Europe's Most Favoured Domicile award
The European Fund of Hedge Funds Awards remains the only signature event held exclusively for the European fund of hedge fund sector and as such continues to attract the top names from the industry.
11/27/2014
New Legislation Promotes Hedge Fund Management Activity in Jersey
In a welcome development, Jersey's Chief Minister has signed into law new legislation designed to simplify and encourage the establishment and operation of hedge fund management businesses in Jersey.
11/27/2014
BlackRock Hedge Selector trust to be closed down
The BlackRock Hedge Selector investment trust is set to liquidate after proposals to adjust the trust’s strategy were found to be lacking “feasibility”.
11/26/2014
Caceis supports Seven Capital Management fund distribution
BlackSnake sub-fund admitted to Euroclear France
11/26/2014
State Street Global Advisors launches global equity fund
Asset management giant State Street Global Advisors has launched a global equity fund designed to strengthen its Beta-focused strategies range.
11/26/2014
States of Guernsey to issue bond
The Treasury and Resources Department at the States of Guernsey has progressed preparations for the issuance of an inaugural States of Guernsey Bond. The States of Guernsey through its bookrunners Barcla
11/26/2014
East Capital to launch global frontier market fund
East Capital is planning to launch a frontier markets fund in mid-December
11/26/2014
Primary care estate in privatisation plan
Primary Primary care trusts could sell their properties to the private sector under plans being considered by the government.estate in privatisation plan