02/13/2015
Lazard merges its Alpha and Omega funds
Lazard is planning to merge its £81.9m UK Alpha fund with its much smaller UK Omega fund.
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02/12/2015
Chinese banks bulk up in London’s commodity sector
ICBC’s purchase is the latest foray by a Chinese entity into London’s commodities market, as such banks see an opportunity to service Chinese clients who produce and consume the bulk of the world’s resources as western banks withdraw fro
02/12/2015
Asset managers La Française, Alger agree strategic partnership
La Française, majority owned by Credit Mutuel Nord Europe, managed 48 billion euros (36 billion pounds) at the end of December
02/12/2015
This woman is rocking the hedge fund world
BlueTrend won mostly on unspecified bond bets, according to the letter.
02/12/2015
Old Mutual Wealth plans flexi-access drawdown for April
Old Mutual Wealth is launching a flexi-access drawdown facility within its Collective Retirement Account
02/12/2015
Euroclear and Peru in landmark agreement to develop international link
Once implemented, the international link (i-link) will allow domestic Peruvian issuers to efficiently tap into the international liquidity pool provided by Euroclear’s global investor client base.
02/12/2015
Manager change prompts removal of Investec Global Gold and Enhanced Natural Resources funds from The Adviser Centre list
The Adviser Centre has removed the Investec Global Gold fund and the Investec Enhanced Natural Resources fund from the Recommended list. This follows the news that Bradley George, Head of the Commodities & Resources investment team at Investec, is cha
02/12/2015
New guide aims to help firms raise funds privately across Europe
New ground rules to help companies raise funds privately across Europe have been introduced as the EU financial industry seeks to reduce a reliance on banks and U.S. investors.
02/12/2015
Investec lines up Chinese bond and equity fund launches
Investec Asset Management is planning a double fund launch for its Luxembourg-domiciled Ucits global strategy fund (GSF)
02/12/2015
European Fund Sounds Alarm After Bitter Sale of Swiss Jewel Sika
The Burkards hashed out the 80 percent premium deal with Cie. de Saint-Gobain SA, without telling management.
02/12/2015
Tavistock Group's acquisition of Standard Financial Group finalised
Following admission of the new Ordinary Shares, Tavistock's total issued and voting share capital will comprise 274,615,305 Ordinary Shares.
02/12/2015
Walkers advises Grosvenor Fund Management on acquisition of First Assets for Urban Retail V
Grosvenor Fund Management (GFM) has acquired the freehold of 42-60 Kensington High Street, which comprises four prime retail units, from Lum Chang, on behalf of its Urban Retail V fund
02/11/2015
Scots property investment hits record high
INVESTMENT in Scotland’s commercial property market surged 82 per cent last year, helping UK deals hit a record high, according to fresh analysis of the sector.
02/11/2015
Three income funds make Sanlam blacklist
Daniel Hanbury’s River and Mercantile UK Equity Income fund has fallen into the blacklist
02/11/2015
Man GLG to shut macro hedge fund after losing 9% in January
The hedge fund suffered losses after the Swiss National Bank removed a cap on its currency in mid-January.
02/11/2015
New guide aims to help firms raise funds privately across Europe
They are also seeking to keep money within the European financial system
02/11/2015
Asset managers should be subject to retirement income regulation
Asset managers should be subject to similar regulation to annuity providers if they are to get involved in the retirement income market, argues the Financial Inclusion Centre.
02/10/2015
Calastone extends coverage to Swedish market by on-boarding Wassum Securities
Wassum prides itself on serving institutional investors, unit linked companies, pension funds, family offices, foundations and fund managers. Working with Calastone will help further strengthen their trading processes in a secure, transparent and cost eff
02/10/2015
L&G sells offshore business to Canada Life
Legal & General (L&G) has sold its offshore business to Canada Life
02/10/2015
Corporate Jet Investor Awards 2015: The winners.
Best Private Bank for Business Jet Finance and Advisory EMEA 2015: Credit Suisse