07/25/2018
More new listings and members at TISE
This takes the total number of listed securities on the Exchange up to 2,642 at the end of June 2018.
Alternative Investments
07/25/2018
Credit Agricole buys 5 percent of Creval in insurance deal and could go higher
The accord will allow Credit Agricole Assurances to sell mainly savings and investment products through Creval’s branch network for up to 15 years.
07/25/2018
China’s Fosun Weighs Acquisition of Belgian Insurer
Fosun has continued to expand its international business empire amid a Chinese crackdown on overseas deals in certain industries that’s forced other conglomerates like Anbang Insurance Group Co. to shed assets.
07/24/2018
UK seeks bids for management of £400m EV charging fund
The successful fund manager will be appointed to raise and manage the investment fund on behalf of the Treasury
07/24/2018
‘Creative Destruction’ takes Guernsey insurance back to its roots
Guernsey Finance Chief Executive Dominic Wheatley said: “In another year where international tax reform and Brexit threaten to disrupt the status quo, we called on Joseph Schumpeter’s science to put today’s events in context.
07/24/2018
Odysseus Alternative Ventures sells stake in Moola
Moola has been an enthusiastic pioneer in the application of AI and machine learning to low cost investing.
07/24/2018
Investment Firm Part-Owned by Pro-Brexit Rees-Mogg Launches Fund ... in Ireland
It follows the launch in June of another Irish-domiciled fund, which generated embarrassing headlines for Rees-Mogg
07/24/2018
Trade war threat sparks €38bn European fund exodus
June sees fastest monthly outflows for 5 years as Trump rhetoric spooks investors
07/24/2018
Advisers could earn £1,755 ‘introducer fees’ with Just Group service
The business said advisers had earn typical fees of £390 for retirement income referrals, £1,610 for equity release referrals and £1,755 for care funding referrals.
07/24/2018
Funds and insurance collide in the development of single ILS structures
A panel debate at ILS Insight also heard about increasing investors demands for transparency.
07/24/2018
City broker drops 12% after warning of revenues drop
The warning comes after the company posted triple-digit profit growth in its 2017 results, on revenues up 36 per cent to £59.5m.
07/24/2018
RWC unveils UK equity income fund for Purves and Lance
High conviction, value strategy
07/24/2018
Transact funds hit £32bn as outflows pick up
Transact’s total funds hit £32bn over its third quarter reporting period despite seeing higher outflows.
07/20/2018
Sabadell agrees €3.9bn sale of property portfolio to Cerberus
It comes after a similar €7bn deal was agreed by rival CaixaBank to sell the majority of its troubled real estate portfolio to US private equity group Lone Star in June.
07/20/2018
Sesame Bankhall Group reports 22% rise in protection business
H1 figures total £35.8 million
07/19/2018
Private equity firm Cabot Square exits small business funder LDF in £150m deal
Its new owner White Oak Global Advisors struck a deal this week to provide £90m in debt funding to British Steel to help bankroll its turnaround plans.
07/19/2018
Invesco told to improve performance of £190m trust
The trust, managed by Ciaran Mallon, has markedly underperformed against its sector, AIC UK Equity Income, over the past one and three-year time periods.
07/19/2018
Publishers warn of Brexit threat to record exports
Last year 36% of its exports were shipped to the European Union, making it the largest market for UK books.
07/19/2018
What next for multi-asset?
Multi-asset fund managers aim to deliver superior returns while balancing the portfolio to ensure that the level of risk being taken is appropriate.
07/19/2018
Saïd Business School launches online Algorithmic Trading Programme
The programme will explore the history of trading, how to engage and evaluate systems trading, and enable participants to get their hands dirty and see how a simple trading model is built.