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SocGen's equity derivatives traders might have dodged a bullet

Smaller players can, to a certain extent, hedge their exposure to volatility from structured products by trading in the options market.

Octopus halts property-backed P2P transactions

"While we clearly can’t predict the future, the current loans have been performing as expected."

Irish Life and Zurich restrict investors from cashing in property funds

Companies struggling with outflows as uncertainty over Covid-19 sparks withdrawals

Private equity and the new reality of coronavirus

Sponsors and their portfolio companies need to adjust quickly to the COVID-19 outbreak.

Lack of demand closes two 7IM fund

Data on the European Equity Value fund was unavailable but FE estimates show the fund lost fewer assets than its UK counterpart.

Aviva third provider to gate property fund

Aviva’s property portfolio is the third to shut its doors to dealing as a result of the chaos created by the spreading pandemic

Commerz Real reorganises and strengthens its asset management

From now on Commerz Real will set greater store by so-called hybrid concepts and in this framework also intends to modify selected properties such as shopping centres.

Royal London out of the red in 2019

Life and pensions business Royal London bounced back in 2019, reporting a £436 million pre-tax profit for the year after suffering a £111 million loss previously. “Royal London had a successful 2019 despite last year’s political a

At Least $13 Billion of Investor Cash Is Frozen in U.K. Property Funds

Financial markets continued to spasm Wednesday, with U.S. stocks plunging toward levels that halt trading, as the economic fallout from the pandemic outpaces the massive response from governments and central banks.

Tavistock sells £650,000 stake to fund acquisitions

Mr Simon, whose company Hamon owns Blackfriars Asset Management, now holds a 4.94 per cent share in Tavistock, with the remainder of the shares being bought by the adviser's chairman, Oliver Cooke, and chief executive, Brian Raven.

Government unveils €1.8bn coronavirus financial aid package

Malta will no longer accept applications from unskilled third-country nationals

Sweden's Första AP-fonden to divest fossil fuel investments by year end

Stockholm-based AP1 had 365.8 billion kronor (US$37.4 billion) of assets under management as of end-2019.

Analysis: It's taken an Aon, but Willis it or won't it?

The law firm cites one analyst’s target of $250, or approximately $57 above the per share price for Willis Towers Watson in the deal.

Switch to fiscal stimulus globally will finally end four decades of disinflationary policy – Kames Capital

The coronavirus that has swept across the globe has caused some of the most extreme falls

UK insurance giants stop sale of new travel cover

Direct Line, Churchill and Admiral have also decided to stop the sale of travel cover to new customers as the coronavirus (Covid-19) impact continues to rise globally.

UK financial planner boosts coffers for acquisition spree

Funding will give firm enough capital to complete deals for the next seven years

Alt Managers Need to Adapt Their Fee Structures Amid Increased Price Sensitivity

Fees and alignment of interests are improving in the hedge fund industry

Curtis Banks Sipp numbers fall despite new product

Throughout 2019, the provider added 4,567 new Sipps organically (2018: 5,838), representing a growth rate of 6.6 per cent (2018: 8.7 per cent).

Italian life companies create coronavirus funds

Generali and Allianz to contribute €100m each to support employees and countries affected

Covid-19 And Listed Closed-Ended Investment Funds

While not seeking to be exhaustive, this briefing seeks to summarise some of the key factors to be considered by Listed Fund Boards at this stage.

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