07/20/2020
Artemis's Edelsten avoids emerging markets amid pandemic
The fund manager added: “China is recovering having dealt firmly with the virus and South East Asian economies generally seem fair.
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07/16/2020
Guernsey targets investment funds growth
The Guernsey Financial Services Commission has issued a discussion paper with proposals aimed at ensuring that the Guernsey funds framework remains fit for purpose, while helping to create opportunities for growth.
07/16/2020
Aviva holds on to minority shareholding as Friends Provident International deal completes
Friends Provident International made an operating profit of £128m in 2019 and a net profit of £2.5m, Aviva says.
07/15/2020
Assets under management surge at listed investment firm
During the Covid-19 pandemic, our focus continues to be on the health and safety of our people and ensuring our investee companies have robust cash positions.
07/15/2020
Hines secures new European asset management mandates
The Hines France office will resume management of the 223 Saint-Honoré in Paris
07/15/2020
TrueBridge Capital Partners closes sixth fund to invest in top VC firms
The firm’s portfolio includes airbnb, Pinterest, reddit, Slack and uber, while it has exited the likes of Twitter, Spotify, Snapchat and Dropbox.
07/15/2020
Aztec Group to administer Jersey fund
Aztec Group supported Stirling Square with the set-up, launch and closing of the fund, and will continue to provide administration and governance services from its Jersey office.
07/13/2020
Country house sales in the UK have come back stronger than any other part of the market
Relatively good value and in high demand, luxury rural homes are selling well
07/13/2020
Bridgepoint merger with EQT Credit implemented with Crestbridge providing fund and management company services
This transaction is one the largest in the Credit industry this year
07/12/2020
Golf course house prices hit a hole in one
St Andrew’s in Fife is also home to a 150% premium between house prices surrounding the club and the area as a whole.
07/12/2020
Developer of Estate Opposite Buckingham Palace Sees Queries Jump
“This coupled with the changing environment for property development, with a shrinking workforce following Britain’s exit from Europe will impact the availability of stock which in turn will limit stock and push up demand.”
07/12/2020
Chancellor Rishi Sunak's ex-boss takes aim at fund managers: Fire them if they don't hold big firms to account, says hedge fund boss Sir Chris Hohn
Activists such as TCI, as well as Elliott, Paulson and Nelson Peltz's Trian Partners, have become both more visible and vocal in recent years
07/10/2020
Foresight acquires Pension Infrastructure Platform
PIP manages a portfolio of UK infrastructure assets across the renewable energy, transportation and social infrastructure sectors and West Midlands Pension Fund's allocation to infrastructure has more than doubled, aided by its collaboration with PIP
07/10/2020
What happened when IFA firm reached out to community amid lockdown?
She adds: “I certainly didn’t worry about my pension for the first two weeks.”
07/10/2020
Vertical integration trend will continue apace
It will also look to mirror its digital advice service — currently only available in Germany — at some point in the future.
07/09/2020
SQN Asset Finance slumps as bad debt provision hiked
The writedown for the C-class shares is estimated at £8-10m, the equivalent of 5.9-7.3% of assets in its portfolio.
07/09/2020
“An Accident Waiting To Happen” - Structured Product Could Ruin Retirement For Many, Says 7IM’s Matthew Yates
Many structured products have terms whereby they can absorb some level of losses before the end investor starts to lose money.
07/09/2020
London-based Wilton launches captive services business targeting high net worth clients
The new business recognises the growing number of Wilton’s clients that are interested in captive insurance
07/09/2020
Aubrey Capital Management launches AIM Model Portfolio Service on Ascentric platform
The bespoke option will be particularly useful for advisors with larger clients who, for example, may need more specific management of CGT considerations
07/08/2020
Alvarium Investments Opens in Milan
Alvarium will be the only global multi-family office in Italy able to offer internally generated direct investment opportunities in multiple different geographies.