10/10/2014
U.K. Hires Banks for World’s Debut Non-Chinese Bond in Yuan
The U.K. has picked banks to sell its first yuan-denominated bonds as it seeks to develop Europe’s offshore trading center for the currency.
Alternative Investments
10/10/2014
Quinlan eyes raising funds from $2bn equity investor
Derek Quinlan, the Celtic tiger financier, has held talks with AGC Equity Partners, a Middle East and UK-based fund with $2 billion equity under management, about raising cash to get back into business, according to property sources.
10/09/2014
German boutique launches infrastructure bond fund
The fund has been launched by the boutique, that was founded in April, together with Frankfurt-based fund house Universal Investment.
10/09/2014
Woodford Investment Management Appoints Northern Trust
Full Suite of Investment Operations Outsourcing Provided for Newly Launched Equity Income Fund
10/09/2014
Kames Capital plans double absolute return fund launch
The former will be run by David Griffiths and David Pringle while the latter will be run by Griffiths, Pringle and Malcolm McPartlin.
10/09/2014
Northern Trust Provides Hedge Fund Administration to alternative investment management firm
As part of the broad mandate, Northern Trust will also provide depositary services.
10/09/2014
London’s Historic Buildings Reborn as Luxury Homes
Hundreds of London’s public buildings are being sold off to bolster Britain’s finances.
10/08/2014
Alternative Investment Company Launch Ethical, Green Corporate Bond
Crystal Investment Holdings say that they pride themselves on their ability to nurture long term relationships with investors and finance intermediaries
10/08/2014
NAB takes over £4bn London asset firm
NATIONAL Australia Bank, which has spent two years winding down and withdrawing from £5.6 billion of commercial property lending to UK businesses, has bought a London asset manager with £4bn invested in UK commercial property.
10/08/2014
Putin: State To Keep Financing Russian Direct Investment Fund
The Russian Direct Investment Fund (RDIF), a state-backed institution with the mission of supporting Russia’s private equity sector by co-investing with foreign companies, will continue to receive money from the state so it can achieve its capitalis
10/08/2014
7IM creates two 'smart beta' strategies for AAP and multi manager ranges
7IM is continuing to move its passive investments in-house having recently created two ‘smart beta’ strategies for its AAP and multi-manager fund ranges.
10/08/2014
Aegon now fastest growing platform in UK
Aegon’s platform asset growth reached 23 per cent in the second quarter, nearly 9 per cent greater than their nearest competitor according to the latest data from consultancy The Platforum.
10/08/2014
Louis Bacon’s Moore Capital still sizzles despite Wizard exit
Louis Bacon’s $15 billion hedge fund Moore Capital boosted profits in its Mayfair office last year despite the loss of star fund manager Greg Coffey.
10/07/2014
London continues to attract Middle East initial public offerings
Listing on the LSE allows international investors to avoid the pitfalls of buying emerging market shares locally.
10/07/2014
Property investors demand more action from platforms on PAIFs
Property fund representatives have voiced their impatience at platforms’ failure to support tax-efficient Property Authorised Investment Funds (PAIFs) in the face of increasing demand for the products.
10/07/2014
U.K. spread-betting firm Targets Swiss Banking Business
The London-based company chose Geneva partly because many institutional customers it wants to do business with are located in the city, said Fouad Bajjali, chief executive officer of IG Bank SA, IG’s Swiss-licensed banking unit.
10/07/2014
Antin Infrastructure Partners selects BNP Paribas Securities Services as depositary bank
Antin IP is an independent management company which specialises in infrastructure investments in the energy, environment
10/07/2014
BNP Paribas Securities Services awarded cross-border AIFMD mandat
The mandate was awarded following a competitive tender, and places over EUR 7 billion of a.s.r.’s assets which fall under the Alternative Investment Fund Managers Directive
10/07/2014
Baillie Gifford seeks entry into the fund management 'premier league'
Budden says, there have been significant changes to the way the group conducts its retail business
10/07/2014
Australia's National Australia Bank acquires 75pct stake in Orchard Street
The move comes as a surprise as Melbourne-based NAB agreed to sell a 625-million-pound portfolio of mostly non-performing British commercial property loans to an affiliate of private equity firm Cerberus Global Investors in July.