08/06/2015
Van Lanschot to sell portfolio of CRE loans
The sale significantly reduces the risk profile of the corporate banking loan book and will have a positive impact on loan loss provisions going forward.
Alternative Investments
08/06/2015
HSBC launches multi-asset income fund
The HSBC World Selection Income portfolio has returned 6.2% against a sector average of 7.2% over one year.
08/05/2015
Standard Life to remain an insurer and asset manager, says Skeoch
In the firm's half-year results presentation, Skeoch said there had been some speculation about whether Standard Life was an insurer or investment manager.
08/05/2015
Portcullis launches Maltese AIFMD solution
Malta-based Portcullis Asset Management is launching as a third-party alternative investment fund manager to help alternative funds in compliance with the Alternative Investment Fund Managers Directive.
08/05/2015
H.I.G. Capital Acquires a Portfolio of 8 Retail Assets in Italy
The portfolio comprises over 11,500 square meters and tenants include leading retailers such as OVS, Euronics and Cisalfa.
08/05/2015
Amundi Scoops €1bn Pan-European Offices Portfolio
Amundi, which is owned by Credit Agricole and Société Générale, has more than €950bn of assets under management
08/05/2015
Kairos laments lack of discipline among hedge fund managers
Since that point, offices in Milan, New York and Lugano followed.
08/04/2015
Industry bodies criticise ESMA passport delay
The European Securities and Markets Association should be making faster progress in extending its pan-European passport to alternative investment fund managers in non-EU jurisdictions, according to the Alternative Investment Management Association.
08/04/2015
Aviva Investors and Segro win Heathrow letting
Aviva Investors and Segro through their joint venture, Airport Property Partnership (APP), have completed a second significant letting at the Heathrow Cargo Centre.
08/04/2015
Investment Consortium Buys Germany’s Tank & Rast
The investment consortium will pay more than 3.5 billion euros, or about $3.8 billion, according to a person familiar with the discussions.
08/04/2015
Activist Hedge Fund Sandell Notches Win with PartnerRe/Exor Merger
PartnerRe has agreed to merge with Exor SpA, the investment vehicle for Italy’s Agnelli family of Fiat fame, ditching a previous deal with re-insurance rival Axis Capital.
08/04/2015
O'Toole-Ewald Enters into Strategic Partnership with AN Valuations
This new strategic partnership brings OTE's services directly to AN Valuations' high net worth European clients, and enables both firms to offer competitive services to clients in the financial sector.
08/04/2015
BNY Mellon appointed by Topdanmark to provide custody and securities lending for $2.8 billion in assets
Topdanmark joins a client base of over 30 asset servicing clients supported by our Nordic team which is spearheaded by our relationship managers in Copenhagen," adds Brian Blanchard, Managing Director of Asset Servicing, Nordic Markets at BNY Mellon.
08/04/2015
Brookfield Property Jumps Most in Two Years on Sale Plans
Brookfield Property Partners LP climbed the most in two years after the landlord said it’s in the process of selling at least $1.3 billion in apartment, industrial and office assets, taking advantage of demand for real estate.
08/03/2015
Middle East investors turn attention towards US as London property prices soar
Middle East property investors are turning their attention towards the United States as some of London’s prime property markets show signs they are peaking.
08/03/2015
Hugh Hendry stops betting on Armageddon
Hugh Hendry is the founder and chief investment officer of Eclectica Asset Management, the hedge fund manager.
08/03/2015
Investors are overly complacent about bond and equity funds, warns Ventre
Old Mutual Global Investors’ John Ventre tells FE Trustnet why he has gone into “full risk management mode” within his portfolios and why investors should follow suit.
08/03/2015
LME refines the Ring’s Closing Price procedures
The change will see the introduction of an additional bell to signal the end of carry trading one minute before the close of 3-month trading
08/03/2015
Twenty five asset managers sign IA's Statement of Principles
The Investment Association has unveiled a 10-point Statement of Principles to help firms put clients' interests first, which has been signed by 25 asset management firms.
08/03/2015
The Spanish Stock Exchange Traded €97 Billion In July, Up 7.6% Year On Year
The Equity trading volume to the end of July was up 22%