06/25/2014
Woodford Investment Management attracts record inflows for new fund
Since trading began at noon on 19 June 2014, about 95% of the portfolio has been invested in the market.
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06/25/2014
Guernsey adds 113 new funds in 12 months
The GFSC approved four open-ended funds, 14 closed-ended funds and eight non-Guernsey schemes between the start of January and the end of March.
06/25/2014
BlackRock unveils multi-asset absolute return fund
The BlackRock Multi-Strategy Absolute Return fund marks the firm’s first Ucits-compliant multi-strategy alternative fund in Europe.
06/25/2014
Bank of Cyprus said to mull boosting capital before stress test
The Cypriot economy veered to the brink of collapse in 2013
06/25/2014
Novus partners with USD2.5bn Swiss-based fund of hedge funds provider
Portfolio analytics and intelligence platform Novus has partnered with Thalia
06/24/2014
Mergers Expert Now Resists One
It was at the Swiss banking group that she made her name.
06/24/2014
Skandia: guidance guarantee should only be introduction to advice
In its response to the Treasury consultation on the Budget pension shake-up, Skandia said that the guidance should issue a report of an individual's financial situation and indicate where they can find an appropriate financial adviser.
06/24/2014
BNP Paribas launches new pan-European fund
Having invested nearly €300 million in offices properties for NEIF, BNP Paribas Real Estate Investment Services has just launched NEIF II* with nearly €150 million of equity commitments.
06/24/2014
Britain's green bank to launch 1 bln stg offshore wind fund
Britain's government-funded bank investing in green energy projects will launch a 1 billion pound fund dedicated to buying stakes in operational offshore wind projects in the country
06/24/2014
Russia, France may opt to use RMB for global transactions
Teplukhin said the development is unlikely to be short term and may become a trend in the market
06/24/2014
Martin Currie to rename open-ended fund business
Martin Currie’s open-ended funds business is set to rebrand itself as Martin Currie Fund Management.
06/24/2014
"Thousands of firms" could quit EU trading
This would mean that thousands of foreign firms, including hundreds of US CTAs and other hedge funds could cease trading on European markets
06/24/2014
An Offshore Tax Haven Plans to Become the World's First Bitcoin Island
While many places around the world want nothing to do with Bitcoin, some locales are trying hard to make the cryptocurrency happen, not just in the murky international waters of cyberspace or the confines of a student-fuelled experiment, but as a real loc
06/24/2014
Increased partnership between investors and hedge funds - AIMA-Barclays survey
Investors increasingly are striking partnerships with hedge funds, underlining the closer collaboration taking place between the hedge fund industry and its investor base
06/24/2014
Ethical investing turning point: Will advisers rise to the challenge?
Ethical investing is not the new investment kid on the block but, as yet, it has failed to gain any real traction in the advised space. But, as Carmen Reichman finds out, that might be about to change...
06/24/2014
Greece's NBG weighs up offers for private equity arm
NBG is one of Greece's top four banks that were bailed out by the European Union and International Monetary Fund
06/24/2014
Norway’s $880 Billion Wealth Fund to Target Frontier Markets
New frontier markets will be added to our equity investments
06/23/2014
Middle East investors eye old Scotland Yard hotel plans
Plans to turn Great Scotland Yard, Whitehall, into a luxury hotel have attracted Middle East buyers
06/23/2014
Barclays bond index unit hits market; may fetch $400 million
The index business, known as a market leader, would attract a wide range of buyers such as equity indexes, and investment houses
06/23/2014
Guinness launches Guinness AIM EIS 2014
The managers will be supported by an investment committee with the experience of Tim Guinness, Edward Guinness and Lord Flight, chairman of the EIS Association.