10/12/2016
It's a NewDay: Store card maker in private equity sale after dropping float plans
NewDay is behind both Near-Prime, which provides branded credit cards to customers who are new to credit or wish to rebuild their credit history.
Alternative Investments
10/11/2016
deVere Mortgages partners with Al Rayan Bank to offer Sharia compliant home finance
Al Rayan Bank is founded on faith-based, ethical principles that derive from trade, entrepreneurship and risk-sharing
10/11/2016
Swiss investment house enters UK with corporate bond
OMNIA raises an agreed proportion of the asset’s value – which is never in excess of 50% of the value of the assets
10/11/2016
Over 55s in England housing wealth worth more than Italian GDP
Over 55s in England currently own property collectively worth £1.5tn
10/10/2016
M&G looks to Luxembourg after Brexit vote
Asset manager plans to build a new investment division to hold on to its mainland European investors
10/10/2016
HarbourVest readies new offer for SVG Capital
Boston-based fund says it wants to engage with UK private equity group amid three-way bid battle
10/10/2016
The world's biggest sovereign wealth fund just did a major U-turn on Britain's property market
The uncertainty that remains in the UK means that valuations are still proving tricky to undertake for funds.
10/10/2016
Hatton Garden: Behind the scenes of London's declining diamond district
Meanwhile, developers are eyeing the street's prominent Central London position for both offices and luxury flats.
10/10/2016
Entrepreneurial Spark boosts North East startups
The Newcastle Hatchery is part of a network of 13 Hatcheries being created across the UK by Entrepreneurial Spark in conjunction with NatWest, and its partners.
10/10/2016
Knight Frank reports record turnover but profits dive
The company completed its biggest hires, the acquisition of 50 members of Deloitte’s real estate team, in April, and has also taken on a number of senior staff from other agencies.
10/10/2016
CISE goes international by opening up membership
The change is effective from 10 October 2016 and reflects the rules which are already in place for members who trade on the Exchange.
10/10/2016
Troy launches concentrated Global Income fund for Harries
While no formal yield target has been set, the fund is expected to yield approximately 3%.
10/10/2016
Swiss firm swoops on £1bn UK property fund manager
The acquisition of a UK property fund management business has been a key business objective of Swiss Life
10/07/2016
SVG is selling its assets to Goldman now
from a consortium of Goldman Sachs and Canada Pension Plan Investment Board funds
10/07/2016
Asset allocation: time to dump bonds?
With bonds offering ultra-thin yields and behaving more like shares, experts question whether they deserve to be in investors' portfolios.
10/07/2016
SYZ Asset Management makes strategies available on Cofunds
The move re-affirms the business’ commitment to building its presence in the UK and offering its unique expertise to investors.
10/07/2016
Aviva fined $10.5 million by UK FCA over outsourcing
The penalty is the latest for Aviva from the FCA after the insurer was fined £17.6 million in 2015 for failing to manage conflicts of interest among funds in its fixed-income business
10/07/2016
OMGI replaces Rogge on bond fund; management brought in-house
Follows sale of Rogge to Allianz GI
10/06/2016
Standard Life Investments Extends Ryder Cup Deal to Paris 2018
Standard Life Investments, confirmed that it has extended its ground-breaking sponsorship of The Ryder Cup to include the 2018 contest, which will be played at Le Golf National, Paris, France, from September 28-30 2018.
10/06/2016
Hedge funds: Coming up short
Research strongly pointed against the consensus of polls, markets and pundits to the UK voting to leave the EU