03/18/2015
UK's Schroder wants to double in France, Belgium to €1bn
It manages just €400m AUM there out of €15bn in total, 70% of which in its home market.
Alternative Investments
03/18/2015
BlackRock launches passive real estate fund
BlackRock has said a new property-focused exchange traded fund it is launching will aim to “accurately reflect” the returns possible from real estate.
03/17/2015
Managers question UK liquidity squeeze after Schroders move
Fund managers have insisted lower levels of liquidity in the small- and mid-cap UK equity market are manageable
03/16/2015
Sale of German property bank DuesselHyp may fail: paper
The sale of German commercial property lender Duesseldorfer Hypothekenbank AG may fail due to its exposure to Austrian lender Hypo Alpe Adria's "bad bank" Heta, German daily Welt am Sonntag reported.
03/16/2015
Alternative lending deals rocket 43 per cent amid M&A flurry
Non-bank lending jumped last year, with 195 deals in the UK and Europe, up 43 per cent from a year earlier.
03/16/2015
Hedge fund launches Alliance Trust attack
Activist investor Elliott Advisors is demanding an overhaul of Alliance Trust's boardroom to shake up the investment trust
03/16/2015
StanChart capital raising would be 'major surprise' - investor Aberdeen
The bank said this month it had no such plans or need to raise capital.
03/16/2015
F&C launches ex-UK European equity fund
The new fund will invest in the smallest 25% of companies within the European market.
03/15/2015
UTI MF to launch 2nd offshore equity fund in Dublin
UTI Mutual Fund is set to launch a second offshore equity fund to raise $300 million in Dublin next month
03/15/2015
Private Equity Cashes In On Ireland's Commercial Property Bounce-back
Irish banks lent huge volumes to property investors and developers during the boom years
03/15/2015
Investors sue Merrion over €12m Florida land fund
Merrion Stockbrokers is facing two class action-style groups of lawsuits relating to investment funds for Floridian and UK property developments
03/15/2015
Lloyds to tap ultra-low insurance penetration in Gulf
Reinsurer plans to boost growth by getting more managing agents on its platform
03/13/2015
First accounts move to Ireland’s ICAV funds
The bill also includes a mechanism for non-Irish investment companies to migrate to Ireland
03/13/2015
Natixis affiliate to Exit U.S. Money Fund Business
Large money fund operators Fidelity and Federated Investors have recently made changes to some of their funds
03/12/2015
Northern Trust and ABN AMRO Launch Innovative Fund Range
Dutch-Domiciled Funds that Track Broad Equity Index Benchmarks
03/12/2015
Aviva boss takes up role on New Anglia LEP board
Aviva’s UK chief operating officer said the region has a bright future as she joined the board of the New Anglia Local Enterprise Partnership.
03/12/2015
Singapore's Temasek, France's Carmignac buying insurance stake in India
India's insurance industry has been attracting foreign investments after the country's Prime Minister, Narendra Modi, allowed more overseas investment in India's insurance companies.
03/12/2015
U.K. Bank Shawbrook Plans IPO
Offering seen valuing the four-year-old lender at up to $670 million
03/12/2015
Bonds: Nama pays €1bn senior debt
The National Asset Management Agency has paid back another €1bn of its senior bonds.
03/11/2015
Here's the Isle of Man's plan to become a Bitcoin paradise
The island will be the first place in the world to pass a "regulatory framework" for the alternative payment method.