07/27/2015
Chase Templeton Buys Best Go Private
Somerset-based private medical insurance specialist Chase Templeton has acquired intermediary Best Go Private in a deal that brings in a further £3.1m of annual premium income.
Alternative Investments
07/27/2015
Ex-BP boss in bid to launch global energy trust
Former BP chief executive Tony Hayward among group of oil industry veterans seeking to exploit a ‘compelling’ investment opportunity.
07/24/2015
Hedge-Fund Tenants Set for Record Growth in London’s Mayfair
There’s a higher than average amount of space under offer in Mayfair and St James’s and a large proportion of that is from hedge funds and private equity firms
07/24/2015
Blimey! What Foreigner Will Buy UK Homes Now?
3 proposed tax changes could soon make it costlier for non-U.K. citizens to own property in Britain
07/24/2015
Norges Bank expands European logistics joint venture with Prologis
NBIM, manager of the NOK6.9trn (€824bn) Government Pension Fund Global, said it paid €155m for a 50% stake in an agreement – without debt – completed in May.
07/24/2015
Fidelity Asian Values fee slashed
We regularly review our fees to ensure they remain competitive
07/24/2015
Amundi’s global agg head: how to play HY and German bunds
Bradshaw outlines how he is positioning to ride out a rates rise in the US and why Europe’s ultra-accommodative stance is here for foreseeable future.
07/23/2015
Deutsche Börse gets Singapore regulatory approval for clearing house
Deutsche Börse Group has received full regulatory approval from the Monetary Authority of Singapore to operate Eurex Clearing Asia.
07/23/2015
Invesco’s European equity chief: I'm buying up undervalued banks
When I look at the way the market is still valuing quite a lot of banks
07/23/2015
Deutsche Börse-backed bond trading startup closes after 3 months
Bondcube was formed in 2012 and launched in April this year.
07/22/2015
Nama says value of Project Eagle assets rose by 2-3% ‘at best’
Agency disputes claims that value of assets in portfolio has risen by 20% since it was sold to US group Cerberus
07/22/2015
Beechbrook Capital to launch fund for UK small and medium businesses
Fund is looking to raise between £100m and £200m to back mid-market companies with turnover ranging from £5m to £50m
07/22/2015
European banks aim to sell €74bn of real estate debt
Investors will be offered range of distressed opportunities in an effort to trim loan books
07/22/2015
UK rolls out the red carpet for Chinese fund managers
The message was crystal clear: come to London and do business.
07/22/2015
Canada Life eyes property push
Canada Life Investments is considering the launch of a dedicated property fund range.
07/22/2015
CISE set to acquire GXG’s SME marketplaces
The deal means that CISE will acquire the assets of GXG, including use of its trading system, its London offices and three London-based members of staff.
07/22/2015
Britons flock to snap up property bargains in France
British homebuyers used to arrive in France with hammers and chisels ready to renovate tumbledown properties in far-flung corners of the country.
07/22/2015
Preqin: Four-Fifths of European hedge funds are AIFMD-compliant, compared to just 15% in US
Preqin's latest survey of global hedge fund managers reveals that most UK- and Europe-based hedge fund managers are AIFMD- compliant. By contrast, there has been slow uptake among firms beyond the EU's borders.
07/22/2015
Old Mutual scraps income target in Generation funds overhaul
Old Mutual Global Investors is overhauling two of its Generation funds in order to manage them ‘more flexibly’ in light of the pension reforms.
07/22/2015
Sweden's Bima raises $38m for further expansion
Bima, the Swedish mobile insurance pioneer backed by private equity, has raised $38m to continue expanding in emerging markets.