05/01/2020
Amundi and Janus Henderson suffer market-induced asset falls
Despite 8% drop in assets, French fund manager reports stronger performance than listed rivals
Alternative Investments
04/28/2020
European investment platform launches top-tier US fund offering for individual investors
Moonfare’s proprietary technology provides an easy-to-use and secure end-to-end digital service which allows investors to manage their investments dynamically online.
04/28/2020
Former Cavendish managing partner launches Silver Cloud Investments
Investment criteria are for companies with a record of recurring revenues, a loyal customer base, and a scalable business platform.
04/27/2020
Italian hedge fund has built up €15m stake in Glenveagh
Helikon Investments, founded last year, has a 3.07 per cent stake in the Irish house building company which has closed all its building sites in accordance with government guidance on Covid-19
04/24/2020
KKR Becomes a Shareholder in Mirastar to Grow European Logistics Platform
The investment in Mirastar was made through a European real estate fund managed by KKR.
04/24/2020
Can palladium see temporary surplus this year? Norilsk Nickel makes its projection
Supply concerns have been one of the main drivers behind palladium's stellar performance this past year.
04/24/2020
Investing in Healthcare
As fund managers we have lived through various crises, but we will have to dust off the textbooks on inflation!
04/23/2020
IA suspends equity income yield requirements for 12 months
With so many companies unable to trade because of the lockdown, and many not even reporting results - let alone dividends - scrapping this requirement will at least remove an unnecessary hurdle for fund managers.
04/23/2020
Hungary cbank plans to start bond purchases in first week of May - weekly Figyelo
“We are examining how could banks and non-banking players both be partners in the two asset-purchasing programmes,” he said.
04/23/2020
European Central Bank to Accept Some Junk-Rated Bonds as Loan Collateral
ECB action aims to assist eurozone banks during coronavirus pandemic
04/22/2020
Asset manager launches DFM operation
As retirement solutions provider acquires investment platform consultancy firm
04/21/2020
Alternative financing market to hit $14.3bn this year
It includes crowdinvesting models, which focus mainly on start-ups exchanging investment for company shares, and crowdfunding solutions, from reward and donation-based models to equity crowdfunding.
04/21/2020
Temple Bar reviews Ninety One management
The pair is part of Ninety One’s eight-strong value team and have worked closely with Mr Mundy for many years.
04/20/2020
Future Fund
This scheme will issue convertible loans between £125,000 to £5 million to innovative companies which are facing financing difficulties due to the coronavirus outbreak.
04/20/2020
Former chief executive of Aegon Spain dies
Jesús Quintanal passed away on 31 March 2020
04/20/2020
Investors pull record £9bn from UK funds in one month
Equity funds saw a relatively small outflow of £769m despite equity markets falling dramatically due to the crisis.
04/20/2020
Morningstar Announces Fund and Fund House Winners for 2020 UK Fund Awards
The objective of the quantitatively driven Morningstar Fund Awards is to identify those funds and fund groups that have added the most value within the context of their risk/return profiles over the past year and over the longer-term.
04/17/2020
BlackRock AUM drops CHF 1tn, with long-term outflows in EMEA
The world’s largest asset manager’s AUM fell to $6.4tn (CHF 6.2tn), compared to $7.4tn (CHF 7.2tn) at the end of 2019.
04/17/2020
Premier Miton launches adviser platform
Connect provided a “valuable service” for advisers, adding it would be particularly benefit for advisers’ clients hold Premier Miton’s multi-asset funds.
04/17/2020
Trustee Of The Co-operative Pension Scheme’s £400 Million Buy-In With Pension Insurance Corporation plc
The buy-in marks PIC’s second deal with the Scheme this year, following a £1bn buy-in with the Co-op Section in February 2020.