05/18/2022
Your First Year in a New Market
Setting up a bank account can be somewhat bureaucratic
Alternative Investments
05/17/2022
Capgemini acquires Chappuis Halder
The acquisition will help Capgemini's in-demand specialist consulting services in environment, social and governance (ESG) and climate risk strategy
05/17/2022
Parmenion adds Tatton and LGT portfolios to platform
Tatton’s portfolio models will offer Parmenion advisers three different investment styles - fully managed, tracker, or 50/50 managed tracker.
05/17/2022
M&G promises platform improvements after adviser complaints
The loss from M&G’s platform and advice business increased slightly to £4mn in 2021, from £2mn a year earlier.
05/17/2022
‘A strong research culture enables you to stay true to your investment philosophy’
Quant investing is very much a team sport, in fact more so than ever.
05/17/2022
Fidelity International hires 12 to expand private credit team
As part of the broader build-out of the USD777 billion firm’s private assets capability, Fidelity’s private credit team was established in early 2021 to launch a full range of loan and private credit strategies.
05/17/2022
21 pension funds can put up payments as investment results improve
Funds are allowed to fully compensate for inflation if their coverage ratio – their assets as a proportion of obligations – goes above a certain level, usually around 125%.
05/17/2022
True Potential sees ‘record growth’ with £132mn profit
At the time, it said assets hit £17.3bn by the end of the first half of 2021 and had since grown to £18.6bn.
05/17/2022
IQ-EQ strengthens its presence in France
IQ-EQ France now consists of a team of over 100 experts, each with at least 15+ years' senior industry experience.
05/17/2022
German investors strive for viable connection with private equity managers
BVK has seen a strong investment pace in private equity in the past months.
05/16/2022
Former deputy CIO of Premier dies
Sidebottom, who spent almost two decades with Premier, lost his battle against acute myeloid leukemia.
05/16/2022
Allianz GI raises €550m for second infrastructure equity fund
The fund will be classified as Article 8 and will target energy, communication and transportation sectors.
05/16/2022
Low risk pension transfers needlessly halted due to weakness in new rules
The new MaPS data shows that overseas investments were the most common cause of an ‘amber flag’ being raised by the trustees of a transferring pension scheme.
05/15/2022
UniCredit, Citi consider swapping assets with Russian institutions - FT
Citi Chief executive Jane Fraser said last year the bank would divest its Russia consumer business
05/13/2022
Aegon reports first quarter 2022 results
Cash Capital at the Holding increases by EUR 539 million to EUR 1,817 million during the first quarter of 2022, largely driven by divestment proceeds
05/13/2022
CIO Talk: Cautious approach counters market wobble
What would he do if he was going abroad on holiday? For anyone who craves certainty, “get your currency bought now”, Gary advises.
05/13/2022
RBS International delivers asset-backed facility to SME investment fund
The facility will provide a bridge between investments and exit proceeds and allow further support for UK SMEs.
05/12/2022
EBRD supports Ukraine electricity transmission company, backed by EU guarantee
The EBRD has pledged to invest €1 billion this year in supporting the Ukrainian economy, with donors and partners.
05/12/2022
GDP shrinks as individuals cut spending
March was the fourth consecutive month of negative growth in the motor industry.
05/12/2022
Hargreaves Lansdown assets and new business fall in Q1
HL said this reflected the moderation of flows seen across the market and highlighted that 2021 figures benefited from improving markets and investor confidence.