01/02/2017
Tycoon who bankrolled Brexit lines up £250m float
Banks is best known for donating £1m to Ukip in 2014, after a public falling out with the Conservative Party.
Alternative Investments
01/02/2017
Carlyle Cardinal fund aiming to step up its acquisitions in 2017
The fund has €150m to invest in around seven more projects in total.
12/30/2016
Phoenix Group completes acquisition of Abbey Life business from Deutsche Bank
The sale is thought to be a boost to Deutsche Bank's capital position as in September the US Department of Justice fined the German lender $14bn over alleged mis-selling of mortgage backed securities.
12/30/2016
Activist investor Elliott raises its stake in Alliance Trust
Elliott pushed for major changes after claiming Alliance Trust had under-performed its peers and benchmark
12/28/2016
LSE set to sell French clearing arm to Euronext
Cash deal worth about €510m could smooth UK group’s path to Deutsche Börse merger
12/28/2016
Selling prime Alpine homes is a breeze
The pool of interested buyers is heading upwards aided by currency moves and tax rebates
12/27/2016
Grade II-listed former church goes on sale for £725,000
Former St Bartholomews church in Little Packington, Warwick, converted into a home in 2000 is now for sale
12/26/2016
Malta SIR’s third edition of property portfolio
This 100-page publication is aimed at high-net-worth buyers who seek to invest in properties throughout the Maltese Islands.
12/26/2016
London's biggest hedge funds fall
Some of the largest falls in staff registrations at London hedge funds came at CQS,
12/23/2016
London Stock Exchange Group Block Trading Initiatives ahead of MIFID II countdown
Turquoise Plato Block Discovery™ also demonstrated very strong growth throughout the year.
12/23/2016
Irish Funds Market Update 2016
Maples are the acknowledged market leader in the establishment of new Irish domiciled funds with a 27% share of new business, according to the 2016 Irish Funds Report.
12/23/2016
Tavistock Investments Plc announces results for the six-month period ending 30 September 2016
The Group attributes the acquisition of Abacus Associates Financial Services Ltd, in April 2016
12/23/2016
Catella advisor to Baltic Horizon for listing on Nasdaq Stockholm’s new fund market
The listing in Stockholm is an important milestone that has been achieved in a short time
12/23/2016
Investment houses plan to charge European clients extra research fee
Many UK fund managers have said they will use their own money to pay for research used to run investment funds
12/22/2016
Hong Kong Stock Connect - UBS
Given that Shenzhen Stock Exchange gives access to corporates of small and medium size and operating in other economic sectors than the entities listed on Shanghai Stock Exchange, the investment policy of the UCITS intending to invest through Shenzhen Con
12/22/2016
Ireland secures RMB 50 billion RQFII quota
Irish Funds, the representative body for the cross-border investment funds industry in Ireland, welcomed the announcement, saying it “recognises Ireland’s position as a leading cross-border funds centre”.
12/22/2016
Moscow Exchange To Cooperate With Leading Chinese Securities
The MoU also includes assistance for Chinese corporates that want to list their securities in Moscow.
12/22/2016
Hedge funds fees take a trim
Traditional ‘2 and 20’ fees are becoming outdated as managers seek to keep investors happy
12/22/2016
Opportunity fund co-invests with Italian REIT in Milan
Qatar’s sovereign wealth fund participated in the listing of Coima Res, Italy’s first new REIT (or SIIQ), earlier this year.
12/21/2016
London Stock Exchange in talks to sell French clearing house to Euronext
The LSE announced plans to merge with Deutsche Boerse in March