03/31/2015
RWC Nissay Japan Focus raises $40m at launch
RWC also confirms the newly launched fund will be registered in the major European jurisdictions with the appropriate tax requirements.
Alternative Investments
03/31/2015
Schroder Real Estate to move onshore and convert to REIT
The board of the Schroder Real Estate investment trust is proposing to move the trust onshore and convert it to a REIT.
03/31/2015
Development Partners International closes Africa fund at $725m
Investors said consumer-facing industries from private education and insurance to retail offer the chance of high returns.
03/31/2015
TwentyFour AM to restrict inflows into Dynamic Bond fund
TwentyFour Asset Management is moving to stem flows in to its Dynamic Bond fund as assets approach £750m
03/31/2015
Hedge Fund Traders Return to Fray With $1 Billion Launches
Proven managers starting new ventures are catching the eye of investors
03/30/2015
Sir Philip Green’s family firm received £70m from sale
Details of the sale of 12 properties provide a further insight into the scale of the payout from the offloading of the department store chain to Retail Acquisitions
03/30/2015
Former Alliance Trust non-executive director backs Elliott
A FORMER non-executive director of Alliance Trust has written an open letter to shareholders giving his backing to hedge fund Elliott Advisors in its bid to get three new members on the board.
03/30/2015
Bridgepoint raises €4bn fund as private equity finance soars
Bridgepoint, the European buyout firm and owner of Pret A Manger in the UK, has raised €4bn for its latest fund in another sign of the wave of cash rushing into private equity
03/30/2015
All Bouwinvest Real Estate Sector Funds Beat Multi-year IPD Dutch Property Indices
Solid capital growth and value added through active asset management have powered all Bouwinvest’s Dutch property sector funds to outperform benchmarker IPD’s annual total return indices for the real estate investment market in the Netherlands
03/30/2015
Sanne announce listing on Main Market of the London Stock Exchange
The Offer is expected to raise more than £140m following strong interest from institutional investors across the UK
03/30/2015
Axiom serves up warm mug of CoCos
These instruments offer high yields compared to other asset classes
03/30/2015
Axiom launches French regulated CoCos fund dedicated to Basel III securities -
Axiom Contingent Capital will aim to outperform its benchmark
03/30/2015
Sterling launches e-trade service for brokers
Offering comes with three new commercial e-trade products.
03/30/2015
Intesa Sanpaolo and GSO Capital Partners to Launch Joint Italian Direct Lending Initiative
Intesa Sanpaolo and GSO Capital Partners, the credit investment arm of Blackstone, have entered into a strategic partnership to provide an alternative source of funding to Italian middle market businesses
03/29/2015
BHP Billiton taps City for mining spin-off
Demerger forming South32 could be the biggest deal the mining industry has ever seen
03/29/2015
Eureeca receives regulatory approval from the UK's Financial Conduct Authority
FCA to regulate the first global equity crowdfunding platform
03/27/2015
Brewin's Gutteridge & Foster talk property with Standard Life's Baggaley
Ben Gutteridge and Guy Foster talk to Jason Baggaley, manager of the Standard Life Property Income investment trust about the outlook for UK commercial property
03/27/2015
Standard Life warns on annuities mis-selling risk
Standard Life head of pension strategy Jamie Jenkins has warned about the possibility of annuities being mis-sold
03/27/2015
European assets draw demand from Asia, says BNPP IP
BNP Paribas Investment Partners expects investors in Asia to increasingly focus on European opportunities amid depressed asset prices
03/27/2015
Borse Dubai sells its stake in LSE
Following the completion of the sale, Borse Dubai will not hold any shares in LSE