11/21/2014
Pension funds must dare to invest in untested asset types
Pension funds and other institutional investors need to be braver, given the environment of low interest rates, and consider strategies used by hedge funds
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11/21/2014
Tiger Global’s shells target firms in EU
Rob Terry, the chairman of Quindell, stepped down this week with two other directors
11/21/2014
7IM drops Capita as ACD to bring role in-house
Discretionary fund manager and platform provider Seven Investment Management is to drop Capita Financial Managers as its authorised corporate director and bring the function in-house, following the growth of its fund business.
11/20/2014
October shorts put new dent in flagship Odey fund
Crispin Odey's flagship €1.8 billion hedge fund remains down by more than 10% this year, after fresh losses in October undid the gains of late summer.
11/20/2014
The Platforum hosts Female Investment Forum
Other top speakers include eValue chief executive Samantha Seaton on investment decision making
11/20/2014
Castlebay aims to halt exodus with new fund
Castlebay Investment Partners was established 18 months ago by former Ignis Asset Management fund manager David Ridland and ex-Gerrard and HSBC investment manager David MacNeil.
11/19/2014
ABN AMRO offers investment funds an international podium
Participants are required to register a submission via the event website by 31 December 2014.
11/19/2014
More supply and political uncertainty create best buying conditions seen in prime Central London since the financial crisis
But with more stock coming to market there is no question that conditions within prime Central London property have cooled since earlier in the year.
11/19/2014
Wells Fargo unit to launch Europe infrastructure fund, target $1 billion
Life insurance companies, pension funds and sovereign wealth funds have been eyeing up infrastructure debt as a good match on their balance sheets.
11/19/2014
Psigma targets pension revolution with new income strategy
According to Psigma, the fund has outperformed the ARC Sterling Cautious PCI by 20% since its launch around 10 years ago. It also highlighted that during the 2008 turbulence the fund only lost 6.28% versus a 29.9% decline in the FTSE All Share.
11/19/2014
Norway Sovereign Wealth Fund Embraces Block Size Trading
Norges Bank Investment Management, the manager of Norway’s sovereign wealth fund, is using less algorithmic trading in favor of trading in large block sizes.
11/19/2014
PM accused of overlooking potential UK pension fund investment
David Cameron is overlooking billions of potential investment held by British savers while asking foreign governments to put money into UK infrastructure
11/19/2014
Sigma Capital launches first development in partnership with Gatehouse Bank
The £100 million development is the first to be launched since the two parties agreed a potential £700 million overall tie-up in November 2013 to deliver up to 6,600 new new private rental homes.
11/19/2014
Hugh Hendry: ‘Would you rather upset God, or have Him just ignore you?’
In the first of three interviews with Merryn Somerset Webb, Hugh Hendry, manager of the Eclectica Fund, talks about what it takes to be a good hedge fund manager – and how he learned to stop worrying and love central banks.
11/19/2014
RBC Investor & Treasury Services wins Custody Risk's "Real Estate Fund Administrator of the Year" title
RBC Investor & Treasury Services, part of Royal Bank of Canada today announced it has won the Real Estate Fund Administrator of the Year title at the Custody Risk European Awards 2014.
11/18/2014
ECB could buy gold to revive economy
Declining economic data may "theoretically" leave the door open for the European Central Bank to buy assets including gold and shares
11/18/2014
After a Successful Launch, Dubai Based Fortress Prime Aims at FCA Regulation
just as volatility started to pick up, leading it to a cashflow positive position only a couple of months after launching.
11/18/2014
Knight Frank teams up with Wine Owners to create fine wine index
The new index ties in with the property firm’s annual luxury investment index which maps trends in “passion-led, tangible assets”.
11/17/2014
Russia prepares to invest wealth fund in banks
The sanctions restrict access to international capital markets for major banks and companies.
11/17/2014
City based stock broker to open NRI desk in London
City-based stock broker and financial service provider has announced its partnership with TradeNext, UK based multi-asset broking firm to offer dedicated service to NRIs in the European city.