10/24/2014
Amundi buys Austrian BAWAG PSK's asset management arm
Deutsche Bank advised BAWAG PSK and BPV Huegel served as the legal adviser on the deal.
Alternative Investments
10/23/2014
Polish property market popular with invetors in Asia, Middle East
Investors were attracted by positive prospects of the Polish housing market
10/23/2014
Standard Life, ICBC to broaden cooperation in China, UK, Hong Kong
The memorandum of understanding would see them "work together to identify opportunities for the benefit of both businesses in China, Hong Kong and the UK", they said in a statement.
10/23/2014
London Stock Exchange Group Extends Strategic Relationship With Morocco
London Stock Exchange Group (LSEG) and Maroclear, the Moroccan Central Securities Depositary (CSD) today announced they have signed a cooperation agreement to expand the range of services LSEG provides to market participants in Morocco.
10/23/2014
HKEx to Introduce its First Asia Commodities Contracts for Trading on 1 December
The three mini metals contracts will trade in Renminbi (RMB). Other contract details, including the hours of the after-hours trading session, are shown in the tables below.
10/23/2014
HKEx to Introduce its First Asia Commodities Contracts for Trading on 1 December
The three mini metals contracts will trade in Renminbi (RMB). Other contract details, including the hours of the after-hours trading session, are shown in the tables below.
10/23/2014
Old Mutual Property fund to merge into Henderson UK Property
Old Mutual Global Investors is looking to merge the £437m OMGI Property fund into the £2.3bn Henderson UK Property fund.
10/23/2014
Standard Life launches EM equity fund to UK investors
The launch of the OEIC is driven by demand from UK investors who have requested access to the GEM equity unconstrained strategy which has delivered superior returns since inception, outperforming the MSCI Emerging Market Index over six months and one year
10/22/2014
Poland's PZU plans to expand asset management arm
PZU is already Poland's largest insurer and has just bought British insurer RSA's eastern European operations. The aim now is to focus on improving its returns via its asset management arm.
10/22/2014
High-end London house prices drop 20pc
Home buyers deterred by talk of Mansion Tax and impending general election
10/22/2014
ECB looking at corporate bond buys
The euro fell more than half a cent against the dollar and credit indices tightened sharply.
10/22/2014
KPMG launches £40m SME offering
Big Four firm KPMG has turned its attention to SMEs with the launch of KPMG Enterprise, a £40m extension of the firm’s mid-market services
10/22/2014
James Hay adds 10 new managers to fund lists
The investment centre can be accessed via the Modular iPlan from 0.18 per cent per annum for cases above £195,000. This gradually reduces to 0.05 per cent per annum for assets of £1m and above.
10/22/2014
Prince Harry Attends The 100 Women In Hedge Funds Gala Dinner
Last week, Prince Harry attended a fundraising gala dinner at the Royal Hospital Chelsea in west London held by 100 Women in Hedge Funds (100WHF) to raise money for children’s charity WellChild.
10/21/2014
Gloucestershire planners set boundaries for hedge fund tycoon Crispin Odey
Crispin Odey has been advised to appeal to the secretary of state, after planners rejected his application for "stark and manmade" railings at his Forest of Dean estate.
10/21/2014
AMP creates global infra platform
AMP Capital has created a global infrastructure platform by combining a new Global Infrastructure Fund with its existing Strategic Infrastructure Trust of Europe (SITE).
10/21/2014
Barclays eyes ‘discretionary direct’ service as part of 2015 platform revamp
Barclays is seeking to include a D2C discretionary investment service offering model portfolios to clients in its relaunched consumer platform proposition, Investment Week understands.
10/21/2014
Aegon launches protection policy to meet IHT gap
Aegon UK has launched a new Whole of Life protection policy designed to provide money to help cover an inheritance tax bill payable on a customer’s estate when they die.
10/21/2014
CVC eyes $700 mln deals in Middle East, North Africa
A target deal size of around $700 million means that opportunities for CVC to invest have so far been limited
10/20/2014
Dark pools boost trade sizes to rise above EU caps
The operators of European dark pools are stepping up efforts to encourage larger institutional orders because forthcoming European Union caps on dark pool volumes will not apply to large trades.