03/13/2019
China eases European investment levels in 2018
Falling Chinese investment in Europe is due to numerous factors, including increased security concerns, while the destination of investments is now spread more diffusely
Alternative Investments
03/13/2019
Hermes signs ‘landmark’ deal with ACSI
The agreement comes as Australian investors take a growing interest in the stewardship of assets
03/13/2019
Brookfield Asset Management to acquire 62% of Oaktree Capital
The two companies together will have about $475 billion in assets under management.
03/12/2019
TABB Group Named “Best of Breed” by Spear’s 500 List in New Alternate Investing Category
The publication has 60,000-plus readers, based on a circulation 27,000, with an average net worth, excluding primary residence, of £5.5 million ($8.8 million) and an average annual income of £780,000.
03/12/2019
German Investment Boutique Bucks Global Trend as Assets Boom
The company’s flagship offering, the 14 billion-euro Multiple Opportunities fund, has beaten 92 percent of similar funds over the past five years, with an average annual return of 6.6 percent.
03/12/2019
Leading green finance expert tops the bill at 10th Guernsey Funds Forum
He is also Chair of the UK Government’s Green Finance Task Force, a former Lord Mayor of London, and a senior banker with SEB in London.
03/12/2019
Hard Brexit to cost pension funds billions
The asset manager estimated the Brexit vote had boosted asset values by about £125bn
03/11/2019
Britain’s frozen property market gives chills to Countrywide
UK’s biggest estate agent group risks missing optimistic forecasts
03/11/2019
Number of workers in fund management industry predicted to drop for first time in decade
Assets expected to decline as risk-averse savers move into cash, consultancy says
03/11/2019
Smith & Williamson ‘working closely’ with Central Bank on post-Brexit plan
Investment firm seeks to set up Irish-regulated unit in Republic to counter hard Brexit
03/11/2019
Catherine Howarth is on a mission to hold asset managers to account
ShareAction chief wants ‘deeds not words’ from fund sector on pay and climate
03/10/2019
Investors to focus on boardroom diversity and pensions
Institutional investors will be made aware of whether the companies that they invest in are on course to meet boardroom diversity targets, and whether they are paying excessive pension contributions to executive directors.
03/08/2019
Rathbones' Thompson on investing in current market
He said the company was "the best technology business in the UK" and should be viewed as a tech business and not as a food retailer.
03/08/2019
Aviva reveals plan to win advisers back
Ms Rix explained that the platform had a significant release in February, which helped with some of the remaining issues it was facing.
03/07/2019
Pictet AA launches real estate fund with focus on gateway cities
According to the manager, the political uncertainty in some countries, such as the UK, might lead to volatility and generate entry point opportunities.
03/07/2019
Investors from Asia and Middle East to drive Dublin office market
"These 'stellar investment returns' bode well for liquidity in the investment market in 2019.
03/07/2019
Aviva profits capped by weaker fund management performance
Aviva’s life business increased operating profits by 5% to £3.0bn for the year.
03/07/2019
Fund management in UK overwhelmingly male-dominated
Willis Owen, which reviewed 3,000 funds in January, says the figures highlight the lack of opportunities for women in asset management.
03/07/2019
Malta is the top offshore property investment destination for South Africans - data
There are essentially two aspects to the Malta promotion in SA
03/06/2019
Italian manager Anima picks Legg Mason as sub-advisor for new bond fund
The fund of fund invests in a number of Legg Mason fixed income strategies across various sectors of the credit market in order to generate attractive income flows and growth in invested capital, with careful management of downside risks.