08/27/2015
UBS launches pair of smart beta funds
The funds are initially only available to institutional investors but UBS anticipates a retail share class will be issued in the near future.
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08/27/2015
UBS launches pair of smart beta funds
UBS Global Asset Management has launched a pair of smart beta funds; the UBS FTSE RAFI Developed 1000 Index fund and the UBS MSCI World Minimum Volatility Index fund.
08/27/2015
City tycoon makes £225m from the Great Fall of China: Man who predicted the credit crunch strikes gold again after gambling the stock market would fall
His hedge funds soared by 10% this month as markets were hammered
08/27/2015
BlackRock Frontiers bounces back
The IMF said this month that it expects the country’s economy to grow 4.5 per cent this year.
08/27/2015
Nordea Asset Management Hunts Global Sustainability in New Fund
Nordea already runs similar Stars-branded funds targeting sustainable assets in emerging markets and the Nordic region.
08/27/2015
IFG’s sharp focus on wealth market pays dividends
Financial services group grew operating profit by 12% in H1 as divestment of Irish insurance business nears completion
08/26/2015
Hedge funds set to bank millions by short selling during London share slump
Market data shows that the value of the short positions hedge funds have taken, effecting betting that FTSE 100 share would fall, is £17.8bn
08/26/2015
Odey Said to Surge 9% as Bearish Hedge Funds Win on China
Odey, 56, is among hedge fund managers profiting from the slump in China
08/25/2015
'Super' London residential property fund targets 10% yield
LCA III is listed on the Channel Islands Stock Exchange and the company aims to raise £100 million.
08/25/2015
TradeNext Starts Internal Review, Some Clients Terminated
The company sent notice to certain clients about the termination of their agreements after reassessing relationship with some affiliates
08/25/2015
SEB Asset Management sells two office buildings in Japan
The new owner's successful bid was for the equivalent of JPY 8.5 billion in total.
08/25/2015
BlackRock buys PwC offices in Uxbridge from Aviva for £59m
FUND manager BlackRock said yesterday that it has bought an office building in west London for £55.9m from Aviva Investors.
08/25/2015
Investors in Europe Go Bargain Hunting
Canny investors have the chance to pick up blue-chips on the cheap
08/25/2015
'I predicted the Great Fall of China': Star fund manager Neil Woodford claims stock market rout is no surprise
But in his website blog, Woodford smugly notes that regular readers will not have been surprised by events.
08/24/2015
BNY Mellon Appointed Account Bank for Activate Capital Lending Platform
500 million euro platform provides much needed capital to address Irish housing shortage
08/24/2015
Strawberry Invest buys Fundsdirect client book
Strawberry is aiming to build greater scale and existing Fundsdirect clients will benefit from a reduction to their costs as a result
08/24/2015
European investor is launching a new €350 million fund
Business Insider: Why don’t you start by telling us some more about your new fund.
08/23/2015
Zurich watches the clock as RSA takeover deadline nears Sean Farrell
The Swiss insurer’s £5bn bid for RSA was announced in July. Now there are just two days left to find a deal – and RSA’s Stephen Hester isn’t minded to sell cheap
08/23/2015
Luxembourg investors buy Canterbury land
The Overseas Investment Office (OIO) has approved the sale of a mid-Canterbury property to a Luxembourg-based investment fund.
08/20/2015
LME announces plans for market-making programmes
The programmes will provide market makers for the LME’s forthcoming aluminium premium contract and two new ferrous contracts – steel scrap and steel rebar – set for launch on 23 November 2015.