09/20/2016
UBS Raises $637 Million for European Infrastructure Debt Fund
UBS raised money from 17 investors, including pension funds and insurers in Europe and Japan
Alternative Investments
09/20/2016
Legal & General And Skipton Building Society Announce General Insurance Partnership
The general insurance distribution agreement was signed in September 2016, with new business and renewals to begin shortly.
09/20/2016
Five new boutique finance firms launching in London even after Brexit
New financial services firms are launching in London
09/20/2016
NH-Amundi Asset Management to Launch Global Corporate Bond Fund
This trend is because insurers, pension funds and the like are seeking a high rate of return amid low interest rates.
09/20/2016
Henderson to re-open UK Property fund after 'firesale'
The announcement follows a number of disposals by the fund in order to generate the money it needs to pay departing investors.
09/19/2016
Jeff Salway: Don’t let fund managers off the hook
It’s become clear over the past year, however, that the powers that be want to take the banks off the naughty step.
09/19/2016
Fund manager prepares for £200m City float
Premier Asset Management is drawing up plans to list on the London stock market
09/19/2016
David Atkins: Hammerson's chief executive on driverless cars, drones, and the future of retail post-Brexit
Atkins, chief executive of retail landlord Hammerson, moved 120 employees to the area from the traditional heartland of Mayfair last year
09/19/2016
China Minsheng Financial eyes London office
Investment group will wait for Brexit clarity before final decision
09/19/2016
Edinburgh fund manager posts profit
The firm, which made a profit of £97,000 in 2011, made losses of £1.7m,
09/19/2016
Legal & General warns firms over bonuses and pay
LGIM, the fund management arm of insurer Legal & General, has told firms there should be a cap on directors’ bonuses
09/19/2016
Concern as SMEs turn away from alternative finance
The ABFA stats also show that there has been no such growth in use of Factoring on the Irish market.
09/19/2016
AA Ireland joins with Aviva to offer life insurance
AA Ireland seeking new areas after being acquired by Carlyle Cardinal Ireland Fund
09/19/2016
The £4bn-a-year foreign exchange bank heist on SMBs
Britain’s fee-happy banks, credit card issuers and currency providers deprive SMBs of avoidable foreign exchange fees
09/19/2016
Funds-of-funds providers rush to managed accounts
Hedge funds-of-funds managers are the most active prospects
09/19/2016
S&P Upgrade Fuels Hungary Bond Rally as Door Opens for New Funds
The nation’s debt and equity markets rallied today.
09/19/2016
Capital Group opens emerging market fund to European investors
The launch follows two other funds recently opened to European investors: the New Perspective fund and the Investment Company of America.
09/19/2016
CIMB-Principal Islamic to launch Malaysia’s first global sukuk fund in Dublin
The fund, the first such global sukuk fund in Malaysia, aims at maximising total returns over the medium to long term through a combination of capital growth and income.
09/16/2016
Germany's Universal-Investment sold to UK private equity firm
Universal has seen a rapid increase in assets under management over the last decade, growing from €60bn to €280bn over the period.
09/16/2016
Phoenix in advanced talks to buy Deutsche Bank's Abbey Life
Regulatory changes and rock bottom interest rates had ramped up pressure on industry players to deal with their legacy books.