06/02/2016
Standard Life Investments acquire Blythswood House in £17.4m deal
The 216 room student accommodation, situated on 200 West Regent Street in Glasgow, is currently leased to Glasgow School of Art on a 25-year lease
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06/02/2016
U.K. corporate pension funding deficits increase 5.4% in May to record level
Assets increased 1% during the month to £1.263 trillion as of May 31, but fell 1.6% for the year ended May 31. Liabilities increased 1.9% over the month, to £1.573 trillion, and by 2.3% over the year.
06/02/2016
Investec Plans to Raise 145 Million Pounds to Boost Capital
“It is an appropriate time for us to make the tender offer for the preference shares,” Chief Executive Officer Stephen Koseff said on a conference call.
06/02/2016
Global Experts on Private Equity Funds Pick Investment-Worthy Korean Businesses
Corporations that have been making investments for more than 30 years are mostly European and American.
06/02/2016
Tilney Bestinvest targets international advisers with Global Multi-Asset Portfolio fund range
The launch will have a fixed price offer period of 100 US cents per share from 1 June to 30 June.
06/01/2016
London Property Bond launches offering eight percent interest
The property-backed Bond’s proceeds will be used to fund these improvements, increasing the value of these homes ahead of a sale.
06/01/2016
The Adviser Centre removes Standard Life Investments Higher Income from Recommended list following lead manager departure
The Global Credit team at Standard Life Investments is well resourced but we believe it is prudent to remove the fund from the Recommended list at this time.
06/01/2016
Intrinsic pulls out of Tenet bid
Former directors of Tenet member advice firms were given shares as parts of acquisition deals over the years.
06/01/2016
Piper Goes to Market With £125 Million Sixth Fund
The latest vehicle will be the firm’s sixth fund since its formation in 1986.
06/01/2016
The Spanish Stock Exchange Traded €48.3 Billion In May
The number of trades to May reached 24.1 million, down 13.1% from the same period the previous year. The number of trades in May reached 3.9 million, down 9.9% from a year earlier.
05/31/2016
Norway's sovereign wealth fund, its manager get museum treatment
“From Oil Wealth to Financial Wealth” provides insight into how Norges Bank manages the fund's roughly 7 trillion Norwegian kroner ($851 billion) of assets.
05/31/2016
Quant Hedge Funds Balance Computer and Brain Power
When panic struck the Chinese stock market last August, Man AHL wasn’t caught flatfooted.
05/31/2016
Deutsche Börse and Taiwan Futures Exchange enter into market data partnership
The market data partnership agreement is expected to enhance TAIFEX’ global reach and further strengthens the alliance between the Taiwanese and German exchanges
05/30/2016
AllianzGI eyes private debt business
Private debt has become increasingly attractive to asset managers in recent years.
05/30/2016
Offshore firms buying up Scottish football including Celtic, Rangers, Dundee and Dumbarton
We have identified substantial offshore shareholdings in Celtic, currently the nation's richest and most successful club.
05/30/2016
Bank of America Corp: MBNA Surrounded by Buyers
Bank of America to sell its credit card business, MBNA in the UK
05/30/2016
Leading backer of campaign for UK to stay in EU pocketed £205m from his hedge fund last year
The businessman is a physics graduate and has previously donated £5m to the Science Museum, as well as funding research at his old university.
05/30/2016
French Concerned About Risks of Deutsche Börse, LSE Merger
Creation of Europe’s biggest stock exchange operator, could cut competition, says Minister
05/30/2016
Former Zurich Insurance chief Martin Senn commits suicide
Mr. Senn stepped down last December after a difficult period for the company
05/30/2016
Top Fund Managers To Back Time Out Listing
The City fund manager Neil Woodford will invest in Time Out when it unveils its stock market listing this week, Sky News learns.