03/26/2019
How to write business that will survive the debt cycle
Alternative lenders pore over the fine print and structure deals to reduce risk
Alternative Investments
03/26/2019
GAM to cut multi-asset MPS fees and rename range
Changes happening over coming months
03/26/2019
Do alternatives deserve a place in your portfolio?
As volatility stalks world equity markets, wealth managers look to alternatives
03/25/2019
The star fund manager hiding a £17bn secret
Thousands of investors trust Terry Smith with their life savings.
03/25/2019
Revenues up by 12% at IFG as it agrees takeover deal with UK private equity fund
Epiris is to acquire financial services group IFG in a deal valued at some £206m
03/25/2019
Global investor services provider rebrands as IQ-EQ
Our new name unifies our brands under a unique and vibrant new identity. It bonds our staff under one promise: global technical expertise combined with a deep understanding of the needs of our clients.
03/25/2019
Maven Capital Partners hits £100m with MBO fund
The fund has already deployed close to £30m in three transactions
03/24/2019
Italy signs deals worth 2.5 billion euros with China
Italy’s state lender Cassa Depositi e Prestiti (CDP) signed an agreement with Bank of China to let it sell “Panda” bonds - debt sold by foreign entities to investors in mainland China.
03/24/2019
Private Credit Fund Managers Are Ready to Step in Where Brexit Banks Retreat
Banks may become less active, making space for funds: Tikehau
03/24/2019
Investment house City Financial goes to the wall
Late last year it closed its Decca fund — which was worth about a third of the group’s entire $3.3bn (£2.5bn) value — after it lost 21% of its own value.
03/24/2019
Cover story: how Irish insurance brokers have become targets for private equity
Is the wave of consolidation good news for customers?
03/22/2019
RLAM sees record inflows of £4.1bn in 'turbulent' 2018
On a group level, Royal London announced record EEV operating profit before tax of £396m compared to £329m for 2017, representing an increase of 20%.
03/22/2019
Aberdeen Standard and Gresham House team up for small-cap truffle hunt
The two asset managers believe Mifid II’s unbundling rules have created opportunities to snap up smaller, ‘unloved’ companies
03/22/2019
Aberdeen wins asset deal under Virgin venture
The two parties believe there is a substantial investment opportunity at the smaller end of the quoted market.
03/21/2019
AXA starts new blockchain scheme in Sweden
“Using advanced technology like blockchain to offer our customers a seamless and unique experience is part of our mission and fully aligned with AXA’s payer-to-partner strategy.”
03/21/2019
Assets to leave London ahead of Brexit top £1tn
Among those firms to have declared their asset transfers, the figure has risen to £1 trillion, up from £800 billion three months ago.
03/21/2019
Allianz turns picky as it shops for asset managers
Germany’s biggest insurer eyes bid for DWS, the former Deutsche Bank business
03/21/2019
LV= proposes to change company status to make nimbler decisions
We will continue to exercise rigorous cost control in the future
03/21/2019
Revealed: where experts who manage billions of your money invest their Isas
The Jupiter and Evenlode funds are domestically-orientated
03/21/2019
Aberdeen Standard Investments to advise on five Virgin Money funds
Martin Gilbert, chairman of ASI, said: “The appointment of ASI as investment adviser for these five funds is a significant step in developing our joint venture with Virgin Money.