04/01/2015
Offshore stock exchanges – why and how?
Joe Truelove , Head of Fund Services at Carey Group explores the uses of offshore stock exchanges, such as the Channel Islands Securities Exchange…
04/01/2015
Ex-Millennium trader Dale raises $200 mln for hedge fund launch - sources
After a relatively quiet 2014 for large European launches, 2015 has already seen several industry personalities look to strike out on their own, including ex-Lansdowne Partners' partner Stephen Kirk, who plans a summer launch.
04/01/2015
SNP-backed Labour government would leave UK looking like 'pre-crisis Spain', says US fund manager BlackRock
Blackrock, the US investment manager, warned Britain would become a 'disunited kingdom' with mounting debts and rising interest rates in a 'fractious Parliament'
04/01/2015
Smart beta rise may hit active funds
This is where passive funds are created to follow specially constructed indices of stocks that meet certain criteria, such as growth or value.
04/01/2015
Ex-Lansdowne partner to start own hedge fund in mid-2015
A former partner at hedge fund manager Lansdowne Partners, is preparing to start his own fund this summer, four sources familiar with the matter said.
04/01/2015
Alliance Trust hits out at hedge fund shareholder
Karin Forseke, the chairman of Alliance Trust, has struck back at hedge fund Elliott Advisors, which proposed a shake-up of the investment trust’s board.
03/31/2015
Italian online fashion retailer has agreed to acquire Richemont's Net-a-Porter in an all-share deal that will create an industry leader in the fast-growing online luxury goods market.
03/31/2015
RWC also confirms the newly launched fund will be registered in the major European jurisdictions with the appropriate tax requirements.
03/31/2015
The board of the Schroder Real Estate investment trust is proposing to move the trust onshore and convert it to a REIT.
03/31/2015
Investors said consumer-facing industries from private education and insurance to retail offer the chance of high returns.
03/31/2015
TwentyFour Asset Management is moving to stem flows in to its Dynamic Bond fund as assets approach £750m
03/31/2015
Proven managers starting new ventures are catching the eye of investors
03/30/2015
Details of the sale of 12 properties provide a further insight into the scale of the payout from the offloading of the department store chain to Retail Acquisitions
03/30/2015
A FORMER non-executive director of Alliance Trust has written an open letter to shareholders giving his backing to hedge fund Elliott Advisors in its bid to get three new members on the board.
03/30/2015
Bridgepoint, the European buyout firm and owner of Pret A Manger in the UK, has raised €4bn for its latest fund in another sign of the wave of cash rushing into private equity
03/30/2015
Solid capital growth and value added through active asset management have powered all Bouwinvest’s Dutch property sector funds to outperform benchmarker IPD’s annual total return indices for the real estate investment market in the Netherlands
03/30/2015
The Offer is expected to raise more than £140m following strong interest from institutional investors across the UK
03/30/2015
These instruments offer high yields compared to other asset classes
03/30/2015
Axiom Contingent Capital will aim to outperform its benchmark
03/30/2015
Offering comes with three new commercial e-trade products.