03/27/2017
AJ Bell enters fund space with multi-asset vehicles
The asset allocation for the range will be reviewed on a quarterly basis.
Alternative Investments
03/27/2017
Global expands and diversifies its real estate holdings in the UK
The town of Bury, a suburb of Manchester, has recently benefited from major regeneration projects
03/27/2017
Iceland's Hedge Fund Hotel
It's a partly defensive move.
03/27/2017
Standard Life private equity trust share price jumps 53%
The £555m trust changed its fees as it looked to give investors a less costly way of tapping into private equity markets.
03/27/2017
Private equity firm in talks to snap up stake in London & Country
The company has been looking for an investor since last autumn ahead of a potential IPO within the next few years.
03/26/2017
Overvalued corporate bonds alarm asset managers
Concern is growing about the effect of interest rate rises on debt market yields
03/26/2017
Private equity investor saves 800 jobs with Jones takeover
It appeared talks had broken down prior to the administration and appointment of KPMG, but now Endless has announced the acquisition nine days after its initial offer was made.
03/24/2017
Slovenia's 'bad bank' earns over 100 mln euro in 2016 from sale of property, claims
DTUB's real estate management operations include two key categories: directly-owned real estate and real estate pledged as collateral
03/24/2017
Curtis Banks earnings ahead as it integrates Suffolk Life
Curtis Banks Group announced its final results for the 12 months
03/24/2017
Chubb doubles up on reinsurance from ABR Re
Chubb is expected to benefit from underwriting profit generated
03/24/2017
Keeping the Deutsche Wolf from Credit Suisse's Door
As Brexit and Donald Trump jolt financial markets, there's still growth to capture
03/23/2017
Schroder Recovery vs Investec UK Special Sits
We look at two deep value funds with similar mandates and ask the professionals which one could be the better option for investors seeking exposure to this area.
03/23/2017
BlackRock bond fund ups French debt stock ahead of election
Investors have been flocking to the safety of bonds and gold in recent days, sending riskier world stocks sliding, as Trump faces the first major legislative battle of his presidency.
03/23/2017
Norway's wealth fund says ethics profile has cost $1.4 billion in a decade
The fund returned 1.11 percentage points less between 2006 and 2016 as a result of exclusions of companies on ethical grounds
03/23/2017
Luxembourg shuns ‘aggressive’ Brexit plan to attract UK firms
Luxembourg will not engage in a “race to the bottom”
03/23/2017
First buy-side client live with credit default swaps clearing at LCH
LCH has the broadest CDS coverage of any CCP group
03/23/2017
Dublin-headquartered IFG reports big drop in pretax profits
Shares fall by more than 8% in early trading after full-year profits decline by 26%
03/22/2017
French retailer Carrefour launches online bank account
C-zam is the first current account offered by a retailer in a French online banking market
03/22/2017
Woodford: Asset management industry is 'too risk-averse'
Financial regulators need to "get off the back" of science industry investors
03/22/2017
Standard Life, Aberdeen look to allay concerns over co-CEO structure
The two will share responsibility for “core aspects of the role” including running the executive committee, strategy and monitoring performance, as well as communications and the post-merger integration programme.