10/23/2020
LHV Group will found a new bank in the United Kingdom
The new bank will be based on the existing branch and its founding will not bring any changes to the existing customers.
Alternative Investments
10/23/2020
Aberdeen Standard Investments: Partnering with schemes and their advisers
The fund range has been designed to allow schemes to create a bespoke solution to meet their specific objectives by combining allocations across the fund range.
10/22/2020
Aviva Investors launches ESG training programme for advisers
Despite 92% of advisers believing that ESG will constitute a larger proportion of their business in two years' time, this doesn't appear to be influencing current day-to-day practice.
10/22/2020
'Rip off': bad experience puts savers off seeking advice
Some said they had previously had bad experiences when seeking advice and thus were put off using advisers in the future.
10/22/2020
Slate Asset Management acquires two essential real estate portfolios in Germany for combined EUR72m
Slate European Real Estate Fund III closed in March 2020 having raised EUR250 million, hitting its hard cap and exceeding original targets.
10/22/2020
Ten-year UK gilts could go negative, but they are still attractive – Aegon Asset Management’s Finlayson
The fact that, if held to maturity, you are taking a small total return loss, is a secondary concern in a flight to quality that sees risky assets plummet.
10/22/2020
AJ Bell platform attracts 63,000 new customers
AJ Bell also reported net inflows of £4.9bn in the year
10/22/2020
ETF investors call for better product education and transparency
Growing demand for fixed income ETFs
10/22/2020
UK investors lose track of £5.3bn worth of investments
22% of adults have lost or unclaimed assets
10/22/2020
Openwork looks to hire workers hit by cutbacks
We are delivering on ambitious plans for expansion at the Academy for 2020
10/21/2020
Hollands heaps praise on Amati Global Investors over VCT fund raise
This Offer really stood out as providing investors with access to a well-diversified portfolio of businesses at varying stages of maturity, from early-stage companies to those that have grown into global revenue earners.
10/21/2020
PineBridge Launches USD High Yield Bond Fund in Europe
The Fund’s investment objective seeks to maximize total return consisting of current income and capital appreciation
10/21/2020
AXA launches UK version of Nick Hayes' $1.3bn Global Strategic fund
The fund is a UK-domiciled version of its long-running Global Strategic Bond fund managed by Nick Hayes.
10/20/2020
Paradigm boosts mortgage arm in 'challenging' market
We adapted seamlessly to the new trading environment and have maintained face-to-face engagement with our IFAs, where possible.
10/20/2020
Investors pull £68m from Threadneedle property fund
Ben Yearsley, investment consultant at Fairview Investing, said the level of outflows was “absolutely no surprise”.
10/20/2020
ESG funds to hold most AUM by 2025 - reports
Total AUM to top €7.6bn 'in five years'
10/20/2020
VdA advises on the completion of the sale of Brisa's majority stake to an international consortium
VdA has counselled Brisa and the José de Mello Group on the sale of the company
10/20/2020
Capital Group launches global bond fund
“Diversifying by segment and geography and staying active will be imperative, which is why we have designed a strategy like GTRB to benefit investors over different market environments.”
10/20/2020
Baring Emerging Europe hopes frontiers tilt will draw investors
Also lacking widespread investor appeal, BEE has seen over a third of its shares fall in the hands of City of London Investment Management and Lazard.
10/20/2020
City landmark The Scalpel goes on sale for £820m
Skyscraper deal will test appetite for London property at time of Covid and Brexit