05/10/2016
Investec AM heads $670m Emerging Africa Infrastructure Fund
The private sector has a crucial role to play in unlocking the conditions for the sustainable, long-term development of Africa’s infrastructure.
Alternative Investments
05/10/2016
Global acquires two addition properties in the United Kingdom
The entire property is leased out to the Scottish Ministers on a long term lease, and is fully occupied by three main departments under the Scottish Ministers’
05/09/2016
Greece Back on the Radar as Hedge Funds Eye Turnaround
Fears that Greece will tumble out of the euro have receded from a year ago, although Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras's promise that Greece's May 1 Orthodox Easter marked the country's "resurrection" was met with derision at home.
05/09/2016
German fund manager to launch Big Data hedge fund
More recently, the term has also come to encompass the use of specialised analytical techniques and computing tools to analyse these large and complex data sets.
05/09/2016
Closet indexers face new 'name and shame' threat
Investment firms charging fees for the active management of funds that in reality behave more like index trackers are coming under renewed pressure in Europe.
05/06/2016
Another bank cuts deep into research as Goldman, Credit Suisse hire
Research exits are understood to include Shailesh Raikundlia, a European banks analyst who previously worked for Berenberg.
05/06/2016
The chart that shows how big the pensions deficit at UK firms has grown
According to data from Mercer the gap between FTSE 350 schemes' assets and future liabilities was £92bn at the end of last month
05/05/2016
Reliance introduces new UCITS vehicle for UK Discretionary market
The India Equities Portfolio Fund, which has been designed for the broader discretionary fund management community, has a minimum investment of USD 10,000 or the GBP equivalent, and has launched with assets of USD 50m.
05/05/2016
People would gladly go banking with Facebook
Crypto-currencies seem particularly strong in Eastern Europe, where 44 per cent of respondents said they use it.
05/05/2016
Inside Steve Cohen’s Point72 London operation – meet Will Tovey, its new boss
It’s the sort of set-up that excites Will Tovey, who has just started as head of the London office.
05/04/2016
Islamic finance’s entry into gold market could send price soaring
A respective seminar was held last December in Kuala Lumpur, and a global industry roll-out of the standard is planned later this year with regulations that could also apply to silver and other precious metals.
05/04/2016
Leicester City in the financial world
This system has allowed a certain churn, and provided the right set of incentives for teams
05/04/2016
Jupiter taps into team of former CIA agents
Ultimately the training was aimed to help develop skills around questioning management teams of companies they invest in, or would like to invest in, for inconsistencies.
05/04/2016
Standard Life completes Axa Elevate deal
Head of adviser and wealth manager propositions David Tiller says: “This acquisition is a clear sign of our continued commitment to lead the UK adviser platform market.
05/04/2016
Rhenman & Partners wins prestigious awards
The sector fund Rhenman Healthcare Equity L / S was awarded for the best overall performance among all the Nordic hedge funds at the Nordic Hedge Awards.
05/04/2016
SSGA brings ten global sector ETFs to UK investors
Listed on Euronext Exchange
05/03/2016
Northern Trust Completes Acquisition of Aviate Global
Acquisition Expands Northern Trust’s Global Trading Capabilities
05/03/2016
Intesa says signed deal to sell payments units for 1.035 billion euros: Reuters
Under the final deal, which confirms what sources told Reuters on Thursday, the bank will pocket a net capital gain of 895 million euros.
05/03/2016
Swift joins ABN Amro as equity finance director
Between 2006 and 2012 he worked at MF Global as an equity finance trader, providing clients with stock loan equity positions.
05/03/2016
Catella: Proptech business models – a paradigm shift for the real estate sector?
The specific factors shaping the real estate sector need to be taken into account when analysing the scene. At present, the main focus of proptechs is on two sub-segments: crowdfunding (ultimately another form of finance) and property brokerage platforms.