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First regulated rare whisky fund launches

The world’s first regulated whisky fund is making it easier for whisky lovers to invest in whisky.

Numbers Highlight German Economic Strength

The final three months of the year saw exports contribute more strongly to growth than they had between July and September.

Hedge fund Bridgewater makes $22 billion bet against European firms

Short selling is a mainstay of hedge fund investing and is driven by expectations that shares will fall, which means they can later be repurchased at a lower price to make a profit.

Standard Life Aberdeen hit as biggest client Lloyds pulls plug

The two sides had been discussing the sale to Lloyds of a book of Standard Life’s corporate pension business now closed to new customers, four sources told Reuters.

UK property beats pensions, says UK official study

The appeal of property has risen in the year to June 2017, compared to the appeal of pensions, which has fallen back over the same period.

Edinburgh fund manager launches new £250m US investment trust

Firm seeks to build on its highly successful Baillie Gifford American Fund

Giant funds vie for £5.5bn chunk of taxpayer-owned bank loans

Cerberus, M&G Prudential, Och-Ziff and Pimco are trying to buy the portfolio of taxpayer-owned mortgages, Sky News learns.

Hedge funds outperform stocks and bonds on risk-adjusted basis

Risk-adjusted returns, represented by the Sharpe ratio, reflect the volatility of the returns as well as the returns themselves.

Market Insight 2018

We are proud that 2018 marks 35 years of BPL Global.

£2m buy-out at risk management firm

The deal gives control of the business to a long-serving management team led by Andy Morley and Ian Laycock.

Utilico to redomicile to UK from Bermuda

The company is listed on the London Stock Exchange, and has a market capitalisation of £461 million ($642 million), with assets of £570 million ($788 million).

JTC eyes 320 mln-pound London IPO

Jersey-based JTC, which has buy-out house CBPE Capital as a minority investor, is working with stockbrokers Zeus and Numis to advise it on an initial public offering (IPO), the sources said.

Aviva chief Briggs apologises for platform's rocky relaunch

Aviva is just the latest platform to be tripped up by moving assets from one technology to another.

BlackRock to launch Warren Buffett-style fund

The global head of active equities at the firm Mark Wiseman, who is also chairman of BlackRock Alternative Investors, is set to take charge of the new strategy.

Holborn Assets adds Cyprus office

Holborn Assets is expanding with a new office in Paphos, Cyprus.

Sovereign wealth funds quadruple investment in student housing

Bets made on growing wealthy middle classes sending their children to study abroad

Chinese conglomerate moves on Guernsey and London fund houses

A Chinese conglomerate with ambitions in the west has acquired a London-based asset manager and its Guernsey-based subsidiary.

China giant Zhong Ze in talks to buy Goodbody

Projected €100m deal for broker could be finalised within next four weeks

New-build luxury London homes could outlast existing properties on the market

The CLPPI also predicts that luxury property prices in London are likely to stagnate for the next two years but rise quickly from 2020 as the housing market recovers.

World's Biggest Wealth Fund Eyes Long Game in Japanese Property

Since it began investing in property in 2010, the Oslo-based fund has accumulated at least 200 billion krone

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