11/12/2018
London Stock Exchange Group Launches Reports On African Capital Markets
The reports will be launched at the African Investment Forum in Johannesburg.
Alternative Investments
11/12/2018
Transact is most popular platform with advisers
The platform attracted net assets from retail advisers of £979m in the quarter, putting it £3m ahead of Standard Life and £19m ahead of AJ Bell.
11/12/2018
Fund buyers back Terry Smith despite sentiment shift
The fund is also the top performer from 160 funds in the IA Global sector over the past three and five years.
11/12/2018
Advisers say personal allowance rise is biggest Budget win
The poll asked advisers to choose which of the four Budget 2018 announcements will have the most positive impact on their clients.
11/09/2018
Wellington Management launches climate strategy Ucits fund
The fund manager in charge is Alan Hsu, a global industry analyst who has been with Wellington Management for 10 years.
11/09/2018
Gresham House scoops up assets from Livingbridge in £30m deal
Asset manager Gresham House will hand over £30m to acquire Baronsmead and other funds from manager Livingbridge.
11/08/2018
Paris property benefits from Brexit bounce
Relocations from London as well as oil money from the Middle East are driving demand
11/08/2018
Qatari firm buys London's Grosvenor House hotel
Katara Holdings which owns the Savoy and Connaught pays undisclosed sum for hotel on Park Lane
11/07/2018
Willis Towers Watson closes Securities M&A advisory unit
The Willis Towers Watson Securities unit used to encompass both insurance-linked securities (ILS) and M&A advisory or transactional business, but the ILS business was integrated into the reinsurance broking arm Willis Re earlier this year.
11/06/2018
Hearthstone fund makes first PRS acquisitions in southern England
HRF1 is a ten-year closed-end private equity vehicle investing into the private rented sector in UK regions.
11/04/2018
Netherlands government to issue green bonds in 2019
Green bond financing is an option that has received increasing attention on a global scale.
11/02/2018
At A Glance guide to Guernsey Green Fund
A Guernsey Green Fund can voluntarily apply ESG principles to the investment analysis and decision making processes of the fund and disclose that fact.
11/02/2018
The fledgling Europe fund that's shot straight to the top
Carlos Moreno and Thomas Brown have beaten all-comers as they approach three years at helm of Miton European Opportunities.
11/02/2018
Activist hedge fund manager studied this troubled stock for a year before finally buying a big stake
Douglas Braunstein, founder and managing partner of Hudson Executive Capital and J.P. Morgan’s former CFO, said in an interview that the firm has taken on the stake over the last few months after studying the stock for a year.
11/02/2018
Centaur opens for business in Luxembourg
Centaur’s Luxembourg office will focus on servicing private equity and real estate funds and related corporate entities.
11/02/2018
New IFA group to focus on ethics and trust
He said the way the fee structure is currently disclosed by different firms can present a barrier to some potential clients
11/02/2018
Euroclear gains fund administration client
Euroclear UK & Ireland is the central securities depository of the UK, Jersey, Guernsey and the Isle of Man for all domestic securities, and of Ireland for equities.
11/01/2018
Swiss fund to reassess private assets in strategy overhaul
“Our aim is not just to reduce costs but to pay for real skill and make use of risk premiums.”
11/01/2018
Vanguard founder Jack Bogle honoured at FN awards
Hermes and Pimco are the other big winners at the Financial News Asset Management Awards Europe
11/01/2018
What's Spooking Fund Managers this Halloween?
Trick or treat? Fund managers discuss their biggest investment fears and reveal the stock market nightmares keeping them up at night