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Northern Trust Asset Management Launches Unique Sustainable Real Estate Index and Fund in Conjunction with GRESB

Northern Trust has long been a pioneer of environmental, social and governance investing

Assetz Capital Reaches £200M Milestone After Record Growth Year

The milestone caps a record year for Assetz Capital, in which over £108 million was lent in 2016, earning investors a total of £17m of interest since the business launched.

Avignon Capital sells Copenhagen prime retail portfolio for €119m

The property manager of the five Copenhagen assets is Capital Investments.

EI Sturdza Investment Funds launches actively managed Strategic Beta Flex Fund

Portfolio managers need to be able to adapt tactically to changing conditions, maximising returns while focusing on protecting the risk premium by reducing exposure to the market when needed.

Kennedy Wilson’s Dublin staff earn average of €244,000 in 2015

Directors’ remuneration at subsidiary of US property firm rose 46 per cent to €1.3 million

Miton inflows drive assets under management to £2.9 billion

The net flows resulted in a 4% increase in assets under management to £2.9 billion since the start of 2016.

FSCS refunds advisers £50m – then levies extra £36m over Sipp claims

The annual levy on life and pensions advisers for 2016/17 has already been set at £90m.

PraxisIFM Fund Services (UK) Acts As Administrator To New IPO, RM Secured Direct Lending PLC

The investment objective of RM Secured Direct Lending plc is to invest in a portfolio of secured debt instruments to UK SMEs and mid-market corporates.

RAM Active Investments launches Long/Short beta neutral Global Equities fund

In this latest development for MyFolio, the Multi-Manager funds are now available in Germany under a Luxemburg–domiciled SICAV umbrella.

Myfolio multi manager sicav launches

The MyFolio Funds are a family of carefully constructed risk-based portfolios that offer investors a choice of investment strategies across five risk levels.

Why fund managers should beware the Bogleman

Their ETF rivals have consequently struggled.

Guy Hands’s private equity firm resumes dividend

The rest of the firm’s investments are split across holdings in variety of areas, including renewables and garden centres.

Alliance Trust proposes investment manager in strategy shake-up

It aimed to double its pace of outperformance against a global equity benchmark index

World's largest fund manager demands cuts to executive pay and bonuses

It is a significant intervention from a company which is a shareholder in every business listed on the FTSE 100 index.

New fund management mandate for investment in UK

The fund therefore has a total buying power of just over £30 million.

Oxbridge colleges select First Property to run UK fund

"We are delighted to announce the establishment of Fprop UK Special Opportunities LP on behalf of a group of Oxford and Cambridge colleges," said CEO, Ben Habib

German bank agrees to back major rented housing scheme in Manchester

Building large-scale private rented sector development is still a relatively new concept for the UK.

Mid Europa sells Invitel to Chinese-backed fund

GCD adds that Invitel is Hungary’s second-largest fixed voice provider and fourth-largest fixed broadband operator by subscribers

Named: the best and worst funds of 2016

BlackRock vehicle for clients investing with sterling was worst-performing fund

Troubled binary options broker Banc de Binary renounces Cyprus license

The brokerage will remain under the CySEC’s supervision for a certain period of time until it settles its obligations arising from the investment services or/and activities that will lapse.

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