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Jupiter Merlin axes Threadneedle fund for M&G

The global economy as being in reasonable shape

Standard Life Investments appoints Governance & Stewardship Director

She will join Standard Life Investments in May 2017.

Investors fund £1m London development in 71 hours

The website reports that 67% of the funds came from female investors

Hedge funds and private equity tap Glassdoor for investment tips

Fund managers use employer review website to carry out due diligence

Catella Investment Management completes two property acquisitions in Spain worth EUR 24 million

Catella’s Spanish investment management team sourced the deal, acted as advisor in the acquisition process and will remain as strategic asset manager for the property.

First Irish Manager to Have Funds approved as Compliant with European SRI Transparency Code

KBIGI is also a signatory of the United Nations Principles for Responsible Investment

Exclusive - Warburg Pincus hires Goldman Sachs to sell Safetykleen Europe

Warburg Pincus owned 295 million pounds of the debt at end-2015

Royal London Cash Management liquidated

RLAM offers three money market funds: the Cash Plus, Enhanced Cash Plus and Short Term Money Market funds, all managed by Citywire A-rated Craig Inches and Richard Nelson.

Alpha, focus, dynamic, optimal, what do all these cryptic fund names actually mean? Read our jargon buster

We have tried to provide a short cut, by compiling a list of common terms that often pop up in fund names along with simple explanations.

How private equity firms are designed to earn big while risking little of their own

They make outsized bets, but the risk of default and bankruptcy is borne by their portfolio companies, write Eileen Appelbaum and Rosemary Batt

M7 invests a further €36 million in assets for M7 EREIP IV

M7 has acquired seven assets from Valad

Pimco unveils global bond fund amid ESG push

The fund aims to maximise total return while favouring issuers with the best-in-class ESG practices and those that are working to improve them.

HFF Completes Acquisition of Leon Partners in London

In addition, Michael Kavanau, senior managing director and former co-head of HFF’s Chicago office, has relocated to London.

Vanguard cuts fees on passive LifeStrategy range

Vanguard has announced it is cutting fees on its passive LifeStrategy range from 0.24% per annum to 0.22% per annum.

BrickVest targets rapid growth in 2017

BrickVest was trying to make the investment process easier for investors, he added.

Catella Asset Management advised German institution on acquisition of residential property

The purchases were made for a special fund of the German institution.

OMGI's Buxton promises 'constructive returns' after 'horrendous' fund performance

Three-year rolling numbers 'worst period'

Leeds’ Myddleton Croft increases funds under management to £86m

These developments put the firm in an even stronger position to provide the personal and high service standards our clients expect whilst also preserving and enhancing asset performance.

1 in 7 businesses miss their workplace pension start date

Auto-enrolment is now becoming a reality for very small companies which have many priorities and not necessarily the resources to deal with them all.

Northern Trust Asset Management Launches Unique Sustainable Real Estate Index and Fund in Conjunction with GRESB

Northern Trust has long been a pioneer of environmental, social and governance investing

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