05/21/2015
German boutique launches Asian high dividend fund
This new fund follows the launch of the Assenagon Substanz Europa fund in April 2013
Alternative Investments
05/21/2015
Activist hedge funds not so good for shareholders
Hedge funds are not wildly popular in Europe.
05/20/2015
Solutions to growing demand for access
To stay ahead of the curve, UMB Fund Services is focused on three areas of technology development
05/20/2015
Top performing MENA fund reopened as Lux vehicle
One of the top-performing Middle East & North African equity funds has switched to a Luxembourg domicile to increase access for European investors
05/20/2015
Bitbond Raises €600,000 to Grow its Global Bitcoin Lending Platform
Global bitcoin lending platform Bitbond today announced an angel funding round of €600,000. The round brings Bitbond's raised capital to a total of €800,000.
05/20/2015
UAE expats look to UK for buy-to-let deals
British expats in the UAE are taking advantage of rising rents in the UK to snap up buy-to-let properties, experts report.
05/19/2015
Harwood Capital Management buys discretionary fund manager
The Tunbridge Wells-based company, which has £185m in assets under management, will be an integral part of Harwood’s multi-manager business.
05/19/2015
Manchester office of Altium advises Singh family on £1.9bn sale of New Look
New Look is the leading fast fashion retailer in the UK for the under 35s with more than 800 stores worldwide.
05/19/2015
NYSE Announces Bitcoin Index
The New York Stock Exchange, part of the Intercontinental Exchange global network of exchanges and clearing houses, today announced the NYSE Bitcoin Index, the first exchange-calculated and disseminated bitcoin index.
05/18/2015
HSBC's Alternative Investment Group to get new leader
HSBC's alternative investment business manages and advises for more than $28 billion of client assets in hedge funds, private equity and real estate.
05/18/2015
Scots tycoon Greg King at the centre of £400m hedge fund collapse refuses to apologise to investors on flying visit home
Multi-Millionaire King, based in Spain, referred all questions asked by the Sunday Mail to blue-chip lawyers Carter Ruck
05/18/2015
Asia alts managers shun UK amid uncertainty
Only a handful of Asiabased alternatives managers applied for a licence to market funds in the UK last year, new data reveals, as they wait for the EU to finalise regulations. But US managers are still keen on Britain.
05/18/2015
Dexion teams up with ex-MPC member Wadhwani for fund launch
Dexion Capital has joined forces with former Monetary Policy Committee member Dr Sushil Wadhwani to spearhead a push into the open ended market
05/18/2015
Orchard Street acquires 64/76 New Oxford Street on behalf of St James’s Place Wealth Management.
Orchard Street Investment Management has completed the acquisition of 64/76 New Oxford Street, WC1, for £36.5 million on behalf of St James’s Place Wealth Management.
05/18/2015
RLAM launches Enhanced Cash Plus fund
The new fund will invest in money market instruments and short-dated investment grade debt
05/18/2015
Guernsey funds raise €1.55bn for Waterland
Waterland Private Equity Investments has closed Waterland Private Equity VI following a successful fund-raising after just three months in the market
05/18/2015
Qataris buy £40m six storey Mayfair mansion
Property deal seen as key move in Qatari family's bid to create Mayfair enclave
05/17/2015
EEA Group rebrands ahead of LLP launch
EEA Fund Management’s parent company has rebranded and created a new subsidiary as it moves away from the name associated with its troubled life settlements fund
05/17/2015
Chinese sovereign wealth fund bets on Irish property market revival
CHINESE Investment Corporation the sovereign wealth fund of the People’s Republic of China, is part of a new commercial property debt fund, which is backing the purchase of projects out of Nama.
05/17/2015
West Africa Oil Tycoons Demand More Luxury Properties In London
Increased interest in West African oil from European countries has made London a center for oil Tycoons from Nigeria and other countries in the region to reach and meet their clients. They use London as their base to travel on to other European markets.