02/26/2018
Dutch bank NIBC to seek Amsterdam IPO - company
NIBC reported profit of 213 million euros for 2017, with an underlying return on equity of 8.9 percent.
Alternative Investments
02/25/2018
BNP Paribas Opens Fintech Investment Fund
At BNP Paribas, we’re firmly convinced that Open Innovation is a powerful driver for the transformation that will help to build the bank of tomorrow and enable us to continue to provide our clients with high value-added products and services.
02/25/2018
London Stock Exchange to see profits rise in spite of leadership battle
The FTSE 100 firm is without a permanent chief executive after Xavier Rolet was forced to resign by the chairman in November, but revenues are still expected to rise to £1.85bn.
02/23/2018
Norway's sovereign wealth fund buys 245 million pounds stake in UK's Shaftesbury
Norges, Shaftesbury’s second biggest shareholder also owns half of the Crown Estate, a collection of lands and holdings in the United Kingdom belonging to the Queen.
02/23/2018
Zombie life insurer Phoenix to buy Standard Life Aberdeen insurance arm
The unit being sold, Standard Life Assurance Limited, is one of Britain's oldest life and pensions companies and will see Phoenix almost double in size to 10.5m policyholders once the deal completes.
02/23/2018
AXA UK & Ireland secures growth and improving profitability in 2017
Strategy of moving from payer to partner delivers consistent growth and profitability despite volatile market.
02/23/2018
Wigan Acquisitions reaches €135m with acquisition of Budapest office
The central business district of Budapest currently has a high demand from tenants as reflected in the historically low vacancy level compared to other periphery districts.
02/23/2018
Ex-Barclays banker sets up alternatives platform
The company was launched by CEO Hemal Mehta, formerly an M&A investment banker at Barclays Capital, and COO Mark Evans.
02/22/2018
Hansard half-year results show reduced profits yet wider expansion
All figures refer to the six months ended 31 December 2017, except where indicated.
02/20/2018
Knight Frank IM surpasses £2 billion AUM milestone
Notably the diversity of our client base does, we believe, give us a strong platform for the future,” said Kevin Aitchison, CEO of KFIM.
02/20/2018
European pension funds target Dutch ground leases
According to Tido van Wieringen, chief business development officer at DNGB, Dutch pension funds have shown an interest, but first want to see whether the concept catches on.
02/20/2018
AJ Bell launches six-strong active fund model portfolio range
The new active range will contain six portfolios which are benchmarked against risk profiles 3 – 8 in Distribution Technology’s Dynamic Planner risk ratings.
02/20/2018
Investing based on geography is dated approach and ignores multi-year drivers of growth
A portfolio of stocks invested across some of today’s big themes – robotics, automation and artificial intelligence included – is likely to deliver a return which is greater and more durable than funds investing in the developed markets.
02/19/2018
UK business presence will expand in Armenia
Mr. Pritchard, this is already your 4th visit to Armenia since September 2017. How would you assess the level of Armenia-UK trade relations nowadays?
02/19/2018
Blue Noble joins crowded European property funds sector
Real estate boutique to raise initial $100m from Swiss asset manager Woodman
02/16/2018
Guernsey launches investment fund
The aim is to deliver long-term capital growth to its shareholders, including the States of Guernsey, which has committed to investing up to £25 million.
02/16/2018
Former Pioneer parent plots new Irish asset manager
FinecoBank set up new company in Dublin late last year called Fineco AM Limited
02/16/2018
First regulated rare whisky fund launches
The world’s first regulated whisky fund is making it easier for whisky lovers to invest in whisky.
02/15/2018
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.
02/15/2018
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.