09/11/2015
Octopus launches £50m VCT fundraise
This latest fundraise gives investors the opportunity to support both established and developing portfolio companies
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09/11/2015
OMGI's Lilley: Eurozone is healing, despite China woes
Further positive evidence points to the fact that the ‘summer scare’ bore all the hallmarks of an indiscriminate selloff in equities.
09/10/2015
China Universal plans launches for Europe, MRF
The Chinese fund firm aims to debut its RQFII Ucits in Europe this month, while it sees potential regional institutional demand for its onshore expertise under mutual recognition.
09/10/2015
CATCo Reinsurance Opportunities Fund Sees Manager Acquired By Markel
CATCo Reinsurance Opportunities Fund said it will "operate and interact" with the investment manager as normal until completion of the deal
09/10/2015
Aberdeen merger rejected by shareholders
Aberdeen is now considering whether it will put the fund merger votes to shareholders again.
09/10/2015
HSBC launches multi-asset funds
The Cautious Portfolio will carry a risk rate of three, while the Balanced and Dynamic Portolios will be risk rated five and seven respectively.
09/09/2015
The Share Centre acquires £78m ISA book from Henderson
The Share Centre as a natural home for these customers.
09/09/2015
Contrarian approach does well for Premier
The portfolio also has exposure to global corporate fixed interest
09/09/2015
Candriam strengthens multi-asset offering with double fund launch
The financial markets offer a wide variety of assets generating more or less attractive returns depending on the economic and financial environment.
09/09/2015
Ingenious Asset Management Portfolios now available on FE Transmission
Subscribers can now incorporate the portfolios into their research and reporting workflows within FE Analytics.
09/09/2015
Euromoney Names CBRE Group Top Global Real Estate Advisor for Fourth Consecutive Year
It is a great honor to be so consistently recognized by our clients and industry peers for excellence across the globe.
09/09/2015
Islamic bank focuses on advisers
It comes as the bank appointed Saalik Haleem as intermediary specialist.
09/09/2015
Fidelity’s Himsworth makes defence buys for new cold war
Himsworth has bought into Cohort, Ultra Electronics and Cobham as he looks to benefit from rising defence budgets.
09/09/2015
BNY Mellon opens German office
New York-headquartered BNY Mellon Investment Management has opened its first German office in Frankfurt as it looks to tap into more European markets.
09/08/2015
Everyone is asking the wrong question about hedge fund performance
Activist investors, in particular, hold highly concentrated positions in a small number of companies.
09/08/2015
Richard Pease launches concentrated Europe large cap fund
The fund will primarily invest in large cap European stocks
09/08/2015
HK’s Li Ka-shing cuts China exposure, boosts Europe investment
He has also sold off parts of his ports and retail holdings in Hong Kong, which is a conduit for China’s international trade and finance.
09/08/2015
Investment Association forms fund manager pay group
This, the body says, leads to a lack of clear incentives for company management to act in the best long term interests
09/08/2015
UK fund manager Ashmore's profit up despite emerging market sell-off
Profit before tax rose 6 percent to 181.3 million pounds $278.37 million, while net revenue increased 8 percent to 283.3 million pounds
09/08/2015
Emerging Market Bets Turn Sour for Standard Chartered, Santander
European banks that staked their growth on emerging markets face a worsening profit outlook as turmoil roils economies from Asia to South America.