03/07/2018
Globaleye partners with London Stock Exchange in Middle East
The Academy was not able to provide the exact number of partners it works with, but said “it is something the academy has been doing for a while”.
Alternative Investments
03/07/2018
Nippon Life mulls investing in Deutsche Bank's DWS unit - sources
Nippon Life and Deutsche Bank declined to comment.
03/06/2018
European equity manager drops two funds at French boutique
This is the latest in a series of senior portfolio manager changes at La Banque Postale Asset Management, which included a raft of new hires at the end of 2017.
03/06/2018
Avignon Capital and CLSA announce partnership
Avignon Capital’s partnership with CLSA marks the latest in a series of ambitious new undertakings for the company.
03/06/2018
Amundi steps up ETF product innovation to meet Asian demand
The company only has two ETFs in Asia currently – the Amundi Hang Seng HK 35 Index ETF and the Amundi FTSE China A50 Index ETF – which were launched in 2016.
03/05/2018
Aviva hunts for new Edinburgh home for star hire Cumming
Mr Cumming became Aviva’s chief investment officer in January, ending months of speculation over which asset manager he might join after leaving Standard Life.
03/05/2018
Catella Property Investment Management increased AuM 33% in 2017
The increased cooperation between Catella’s business areas has furthermore brought value to both our customers and Catella.
03/05/2018
European fund managers attract record €729bn from investors
Strong corporate earnings growth and ECB bond-buying spur sales
03/05/2018
Italian firm to launch onshore fund in China
The firm manages 10 hedge funds and 95 mutual funds mainly sold in Italy, Switzerland, and Luxembourg, data from FE shows.
03/04/2018
It’s time to end ‘ludicrous’ bonus schemes, urges City heavyweight
The FRC is considering a shorter, simpler code and has asked major City institutions to identify the areas of most concern.
03/02/2018
BNP Paribas' funds arm has ditched tobacco investments across all its active strategies
"We recognise the important role that long term capital plays in tackling major global issues and with an increasing number of asset owners, insurers and pension funds excluding tobacco from their investments, we are taking into account growing inter
03/02/2018
JPMAM launches multi-asset trust but falls short of £150m target
Passed minimum raise of £50m
03/02/2018
Bob Diamond's Atlas in Talks for Stake in Kepler
Firm is said to seek 20% of brokerage held by BlackFin
03/01/2018
GAM Holding AG 2017 underlying pre-tax profit CHF 172.5 million
Net fee and commission income increased 16% to CHF 547.7 million due to higher management and performance fees.
03/01/2018
Stone Harbor appointed to manage a £1bn Multi-Asset Credit mandate for GMPF
David Scott, portfolio manager at Stone Harbor said: “We focus on higher yielding public markets, allowing an active allocation decision to combine with a bottom up security selection process.
02/28/2018
BME Posts a net profit of €153.3 Million In 2017
The annual earnings per share were €1.84, of which €0.45 corresponded to the final quarter of the year.
02/28/2018
“Catella Wohnen Europa” jumps to EUR 590 million after 2 years
A total of 125,000 people live in Wolfsburg, making it Lower Saxony’s fifth largest city.
02/28/2018
SwanCap Investment Management Closes SWAN III, at €433M
The fund has already closed 20 transactions and as such deployed c. 50% of total commitments across all three investment strategies.
02/27/2018
Major asset manager setting up Dublin hub
ASI, the largest fund manger in the UK, directs over €70bn of assets.
02/27/2018
Aviva to divest its Spanish life and pensions JVs
As a result of the transaction, Aviva’s Solvency II capital surplus will increase by about £150m.