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.
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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.
10/20/2014
Defection of top talent spells trouble for asset managers
It’s official the fund managers are in revolt.
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.
10/18/2014
Sowefund: First Investment Crowdfunding Site Approved by French Regulators
The French investment crowdfunding platform Sowefund, launched in September 2014, has been approved to operate a crowdfunding platform under the French statute designating the Conseiller en Investissements Participatifs by ORIAS. The French investment cro
10/17/2014
State Street launches world’s first passive global convertible bond ETF
State Street Global Advisors has launched what it claims is the world’s first passive global convertible bond exchange traded fund.
10/17/2014
Cordea Savills to place €750m for German investors in 2014
London-based property investment manager Cordea Savills aims to place €750m in German investor equity commitments in 2014, and plans €300m more acquisitions for this client group across Europe before year end.
10/17/2014
Wealthy Hong Kong Chinese see London Residential Property as a buying opportunity
Despite mounting General Election concerns and Mansion Tax threat: ""Investment fundamentals for the London market remain strong"