05/03/2016
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.
05/03/2016
The firm has turned to private equity for a second time to take advantage of what it sees as a growing demand for third-party investment advice in alternative assets
05/02/2016
Ardagh Group’s head is funding the company’s biggest purchase the old way: leveraging
05/02/2016
But its review, which follows sharp falls in the prices of some of the European assets and a plunge in oil and gas prices that slashed Qatar's export revenues.
05/02/2016
Danske Capital AS manages three mandatory and two voluntary pension funds.
04/29/2016
PGIM’s UCITS platform has surpassed US$1 billion in assets, as of March 31, 2016, through its first 10 funds with more funds to be launched in the coming year
04/29/2016
The money is being used for a massive development of the university’s campus.
04/29/2016
Ide, formerly chief executive at Old Mutual Global Investors, joined Source in March this year following the departure of founder and CEO Ted Hood last year.
04/29/2016
Fans of Agent Provocateur could soon see some Italian influence in its lingerie after LVMH stalwart Fabrizio Malverdi was picked as its new chief executive.
04/29/2016
With initiatives such as the Financial Adviser Market Review, the government and the Financial Conduct Authority are seeking to help those who need advice but have savings too low to attract advisers now focused on the high-net worth.
04/27/2016
Aviva advised platform chief executive Tim Orton says: “We’ve got the majority of our business on FNZ already and it was the optimal choice to use that architecture going forward.
04/27/2016
The European Union is not in a hurry to implement Bitcoin regulations as they are not sure about the potential of bitcoin and its underlying technology.
04/27/2016
ESF Capital will underwrite the deal, while Capital Engine act as sponsor
04/27/2016
It also leverages the global research capability of some of the world’s leading investment managers to build investment strategies that provide choice of investment styles
04/26/2016
The government withdrew 7.4 billion kroner ($898 million), according to monthly data published by Norwegian Government Agency for Financial Management.
04/26/2016
UK insurer Phoenix Group is close to securing a £500m ($717m, €634m) buyout of smaller rival Sun Life from French insurance giant Axa, The Financial Times has reported.
04/26/2016
Acknowledging that pundits have been calling the bottom in EM for some time, Cerulli Associates, a global analytics firm, says data from EPFR Global for the first few weeks of March suggest a real turnaround.
04/26/2016
Experts say a merger – which would see the combined platform ranked third for assets under administration – will be extremely costly for Standard
04/26/2016
The cost of hedging against swings in sterling reached six-year highs as options contracts moved to capture the result of the referendum on June 23.
04/26/2016
The Chicago-based hedge fund manager said it would return capital to investors after an acquisition deal fell through last week.