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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.

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.

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.

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?

Blue Noble joins crowded European property funds sector

Real estate boutique to raise initial $100m from Swiss asset manager Woodman

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.

Former Pioneer parent plots new Irish asset manager

FinecoBank set up new company in Dublin late last year called Fineco AM Limited

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.

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