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Only UK charity investment platform hits over £205m assets

Charities often need to invest and manage their funds smartly for the long term and the CAF platform and investment solutions can help them do that easily and cost effectively.

Is it time for advisers to depart platforms?

Almost three years on, it is still difficult to argue with that assertion.

Sandaire launches enhanced private equity offering

Sandaire Private Equity will provide clients with the opportunity to invest in unquoted businesses across the spectrum of growth to buyout, through funds, co-investments, direct and underwriting investments.

Neptune assets fall ahead of sale to Liontrust

Robin Geffen, the company’s chief executive and founder, wrote in the annual report that “2018 saw net outflows due to volatile markets and a challenging distribution environment.”

Openwork's Omnis launches nine funds

Three firms that run existing mandates for Openwork, Jupiter, T Rowe Price and Fidelity International, will run the additional funds.

Swedish group Handelsbanken to close final hedge fund

The Handesbanken Global Selektiv Hedge is managed by Viking Kjellström, who is also managing the receiving fund.

Japan’s SMFG to acquire British asset manager TT International

Once complete, the British asset manager will operate separately from SMFG unit Sumitomo Mitsui DS Asset Management.

Brussels eyes €100B wealth fund for ‘European champions’

The officials identify Google, Apple, Facebook, Amazon, Microsoft, Baidu, Alibaba and Tencent among the companies Europe needs to rival.

Equities attract more of Norway’s trillion-dollar fund

This week, the world’s largest sovereign wealth fund, with more than $1 tn in assets under management, published its second quarter financial performance.

Norway’s $1 trillion sovereign wealth fund grows despite a volatile quarter for markets

The fund now contains more than $60 billion in bonds with negative yields.

World’s first vegan ETF prepares to hit markets

Our ETF offers them the opportunity to invest in line with their values.

Fund Manager With $7 Billion Is Raising Stakes in Swedish Banks

The drop in their valuation has gone too far,” Hedstrom said.

More woe for Neil Woodford with Guernsey delisting

The cancellation of those preference shares last week was confirmed by an official notice from Guernsey's The International Stock Exchange

Fairway Group leads the way for Jersey with four International Investment award nominations

Jersey is blessed to have such a high concentration of highly qualified experts in this area of finance with a proven track record of advising on, delivering and servicing international clients.

Catella Residential acquires €30m German assets for clients

In Dresden, the manager has bought a senior living home with 45 residential units

Aegon promises "significant changes" to platform

Aegon recently confirmed it would add a feature allowing advisers to hold more than one product in the same tax wrapper

BlackRock has rattled the private equity industryBlackRock has rattled the private equity industry

The fund manager’s initiative is good for investors but comes at a strange time

Silver linings amid the chaos; Buying stocks ahead of recovery in 2020

This is a dangerous tactic. Business confidence was already at a low ebb and investors fear a further ratcheting up of trade tensions along with a possible no-deal Brexit may be enough to push major economies into a full blown recession.

German VC firm collects $6 mn directly from Korean individuals

In comparison, investing in domestic venture firms, if successful, hardly returns over 10% per annum because of their limited growth potential in the home turf.

Jupiter expands HY efforts with short duration launch

In this new approach, Darling will hold around 75 bonds and invest at least 70% of the fund’s assets in global corporate high-yield bonds with maturities of no more than five years.

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