05/02/2014
Profits surge at Rising Star's commodities hedge fund
The firm’s chief operating officer who was previously a partner at Camargue Capital Management. The firm gained UK regulatory authorisation in June 2012 and launched its energy hedge fund on July 1.
05/02/2014
Invesco CEO shoots down analyst fears over Woodford competition
Flanagan acknowledged the decision by St James's Place to withdraw almost £8bn
05/02/2014
Standard Life annuity sales hit by Budget
Standard Life chief executive Davis Nish says he is all for the reforms to regulations on annuities
05/02/2014
Online broker to exit Britain
Said in its first-quarter results statement that its Selftrade online brokerage in Britain had signed an exclusivity letter with Equiniti Group for the transfer of Selftrade's client portfolio this year.
05/02/2014
KfW joins renminbi bond fray with first Frankfurt-listed deal
KfW may have sold the first Frankfurt-listed Chinese renminbi bond this week, but some market watchers say the Triple A rated issuer’s new sale is a long way off from providing the impetus for a larger shift in Dim Sum market dynamics.
05/01/2014
Goldman Sachs, Lazard Defend Advice in Royal Mail Share Sale
Investment bank had no role in allocating Royal Mail shares to its asset management unit
05/01/2014
Saga he over-50s holidays-to-insurance provider, yesterday unveiled plans for the biggest flotation in London this year, as a stampede of silver haired savers registered to snap up shares in the listing.
05/01/2014
Aviva has closed its Diversified Assets fund as part of an ongoing rationalisation of its fund range.
05/01/2014
According to company data, at the end of February this year, the fund, which had featured on the firm's liquid alternative platform GAIA, had $136 million (€98 million) in assets.
05/01/2014
Investors appear more cautious as Mixed Investment 20-60 per cent shares funds edged out UK Equity Income in FundsNetwork’s March adviser sales.
04/30/2014
The notes are expected to be rated Ba3 by Moody's
04/30/2014
Swedish companies are looking towards Malaysia for venture capital and angel investors for its small and medium enterprise sector.
04/30/2014
The mandate will be managed by the firm’s dedicated securities group, LaSalle Investment Management Securities.
04/30/2014
Artemis will now take over management of the trust on 1 May
04/30/2014
BlackRock is to launch an Asia Special Situations fund for Andrew Swan and Emily Dong, after bringing its first Asian equities fund to the UK market last summer.
04/30/2014
The huge potential increase in contingent convertible bonds issuance has led Henderson Global Investors to add resources to specifically cover the asset class.
04/30/2014
Newly-launched investment trust now has £156m in assets after purchasing spree.
04/29/2014
The Berri Group is the largest retirement and insurance group for the professions in France
04/29/2014
The last time this sector was among the most popular five sectors for Cofunds was in September 2011.
04/29/2014
The increased competition is particularly significant, because the industry is struggling to grow