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Abrdn closes listed private equity fund after manager joins Lazard

The fund intended to outperform the MSCI World Net Total Return index.

Creative Financial Solutions latest firm to choose Foster Denovo

They benefit from the dedicated expertise of a team of highly experienced individuals, consistently delivering exceptional service to their clients.

Phoenix Group’s With-Profits Funds take GP Equity Stake in Global Early-Stage Investor Antler

Please note this is a press release intended for journalist use only.

M&A: UBS sees better times for investment bankers

The major Swiss bank UBS assumes that mergers and acquisitions (M&A) will increase again in the coming year.

Earnings Release: 3Q and 9M 2023

Allianz increases revenues by 4.5% to 36.5 billion euros

Rize ETF to close four thematic ETF portfolios

The closure of all four ETFs is scheduled for the end of the year

IQ-EQ wins ‘European Private Markets Fund Administrator of the Year’ at the Funds Europe Awards 2023

These high-profile awards acknowledge individual and company contributions within the European funds community and credit those who have advanced the cross-border agenda within the funds industry.

IQ-EQ wins ‘Best Compliance Service – Fund Domicile’ in the Hedgeweek & Private Equity Wire European Credit Awards 2023

The awards recognise excellence in fund performance and service provider excellence across credit funds.

Alltrust debuts white-labelled platform with Platform One

£2.5bn pension provider aims to build on its support for IFAs

Generali has 500 mln euros left for M&A, could return it to investors, CEO says

In June, the insurer agreed to buy the Spanish unit of U.S. insurer Liberty Mutual for 2.3 billion euros, strengthening its property and casualty segment.

The background, requirements and considerations for establishing a private REIT in the UK

Brought into effect in April 2023, these changes have enabled private real estate investment trust (REIT) structures.

JO Hambro’s Lowen: NS&I bonanza ‘caused issues’ for UK banks

Managers at JO Hambro and Artemis suggest that NS&I’s 6.2% yielding bond put pressure on UK lenders. But both keep faith in the sector after October’s bruising share price hit.

'Pension dashboard seems a distant dream but still worth pushing for'

The PDP has commissioned secondary analysis of the wealth and assets survey data from the Office of National Statistics

Swiss Life continues to grow in the first nine months of 2023

The growth of 5% in local currency was driven by own and third-party products and services as well as advisory business in Germany, while Asset Managers continued to face subdued real estate markets.

First 'superfund' deal paves the way for a new era for DB schemes

Deal labelled ‘an important innovation to British pension provision’

Gallagher expands Ireland operations with acquisition of Keaney Insurance Brokers Ltd

The addition of Keaney adds further quality and scale and confirms Gallagher’s position as one of the largest commercial and personal lines insurance brokers in the country.

Chikara Investments launches emerging markets fund

Managed by Jonathan Asante

Fund of Funds Insider: What if the UK’s glass is half full?

How much of the gloom around the UK is warranted and what if we actually focused more on the positives rather than the negatives, asks Simon Evan-Cook

Scottish Mortgage adds £74m to private portfolio and hits back at sceptics

Manager Tom Slater believes ‘market scepticism’ around performance and valuation of private assets is ‘misplaced’.

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