04/12/2015
Shock therapy to spur wave of mergers among Italy's "popolari" banks
They say the shake-up could also help find a buyer among the cooperative banks
Alternative Investments
04/10/2015
GIB Emerging Markets Opportunities Fund appoints Barclays Bank
The GIB Emerging Markets Opportunities Fund Ltd., the flagship Hedge Fund of GIB (UK), announced the appointment of Barclays Bank PLC to provide additional prime brokerage services to the Fund.
04/10/2015
Top investor fund picks to play liquid alternatives
We've collected the verdicts of top investors on liquid alternatives, and reveal their favoured fund picks.
04/10/2015
Vivendi agrees extra dividend and makes peace with hedge fund
Vivendi and activist hedge fund P. Schoenfeld Asset Management have settled their dispute over Vivendi’s cash return policies, with the French media giant agreeing to pay out approximately €6.75 billion to shareholders thanks to an exceptional
04/10/2015
Ex-Taconic fund manager Hampaul readies own hedge fund
A combination of buoyant equity markets and divergent monetary policies has helped push first-quarter European hedge fund returns past 4 percent, giving them their best start for three years, data from industry tracker Eurekahedge showed.
04/10/2015
How To Start A Hedge Fund In The UK
Regulation and authorization approval in the UK falls under the Financial Services Authority
04/10/2015
Platform Awards co-founder Monica Waller passes away
Monica Waller, co-founder of The Investment Network and the Aberdeen UK Platform Awards, has died after a short illness
04/10/2015
Calamos Expands London Office
Enhances Research, Trading and Portfolio Management Capabilities
04/10/2015
Norway Starts Process to Open Wealth Fund to Infrastructure
The government appointed an expert group that will report back no later than November 2015, according to a statement from the Finance Ministry.
04/09/2015
Aviva cites high renewal costs in the end of DBS bancassurance relationship
Manulife will pay the amount upfront to the Singaporean bank
04/09/2015
Atom bids for £75m investment
North-East bank Atom has stepped up its bid to secure £75m of funding to support its launch this summer
04/09/2015
Alliance Trust will emerge to fight another day
The Alliance Trust is a doughty beast
04/09/2015
Aberdeen launches multi-asset range for pensions revolution
The pension reforms which primarily bring more flexibility and freedom to post-retirement investing also act as an important reminder of the need to start a pension
04/09/2015
Helge Lund: Now it’s a £25m ‘golden goodbye’ for pay row BG Group boss
BG Group boss Helge Lund could walk away from Shell's takeover deal with as much as £25 million, months after investors forced the company to scrap a controversial “golden hello” package awarded to him.
04/09/2015
BlackRock UK Smaller Companies Fund - manager change
Lucy Marmion has worked alongside Roland Arnold and Ralph Cox in the BlackRock UK Small & Mid Cap team since 2008
04/09/2015
BlackRock Income Strategies adopts multi-asset strategy
The investment trust’s new objective is “over the medium term
04/09/2015
Ruffer buys protection against 'nonsensical' bond yields
The team at Ruffer has bought more insurance against bond yields and taken equity profit as it becomes increasingly concerned about market movements
04/08/2015
Lyxor Asset Management – Best Managed Futures (CTA) Manager & Best UCITS-compliant Fund
The Lyxor Epsilon Managed Futures Fund first launched back in 1997. It was only in 2011, as demand for UCITS-compliant alternative fund strategies started to grow in Europe, that Lyxor then decided to launch a regulated version of the flagship.
04/08/2015
BlackRock launches two currency-hedged ETFs
BlackRock has launched two currency-hedged exchange traded funds (ETFs) to give exposure to European and Japanese equity markets
04/08/2015
Hedge Fund Silver Ridge Delays Launch Amid FCA Inquiry
Fund was set up by Anil Prasad, former head of foreign exchange at Citigroup