11/13/2014

Crowdshed Anounces Move Into Equity Offering

According to the Nesta/Cambridge University UK Alternative Finance Industry report, released Monday 10 November, equity crowdfunding has grown by over 410% in 2014.

11/12/2014

Eaton Vance launches Floating-Rate Income Fund

Eaton Vance Management International Limited, a subsidiary of Eaton Vance Management, has announced the launch of the Eaton Vance Floating-Rate Income Fund for non-US qualified investors.

11/11/2014

China Set to Pump Billions Into Russian Real Estate Construction

A memorandum of understanding between the Russian and Chinese state banks was signed during a visit by Russian President Vladimir Putin to Beijing over the weekend. Dmitriyev said the deal would "help bring Chinese investment and companies to Russia,

11/11/2014

Jupiter funds - manager change

He has co-managed the fund since January 2010 and, in our view, his fund management experience is relatively limited.

11/11/2014

Platforms accelerate B2B2C plans as advice gap widens

Platforms are stepping up their white-label investment offerings to advisory firms as an increasing number of orphaned clients presents a growing challenge in the run-up to the 2016 legacy commission ban.

11/11/2014

L&G joins call for ‘auto-enrolment’ protection push

Legal and General has become the latest major life insurer to back calls for auto-enrolment style reforms to push people into taking out personal protection, after the Association of British Insurer’s head of protection demanded the government set o