02/16/2015
More jobs in Bath as Novia Financial goes global
More jobs are coming to the city thanks to the creation a new offshore finance company.
Alternative Investments
02/15/2015
China Minsheng Investment, ABP to Invest $1.5 Billion in London Property
Fund Makes First Major Overseas Investment With Project to Build Towers in London Financial District
02/15/2015
Qatar’s clean sweep builds UK assets portfolio
The Qatar Investment Authority’s most recent acquisition is only the tip of an asset-owning iceberg — one some observers are becoming concerned about.
02/15/2015
Guernsey moves to allow flexibility of benefits to international pensions
Guernsey's Treasury and Resources Department has announced that it intends to bring proposals to allow flexibility of benefits to international pensions
02/15/2015
Managers continue to use Guernsey's AIFMD private placement regime
Guernsey's opt-in equivalent regime which has been in place since January 2014 is appropriate for funds requiring full AIFMD compliance
02/13/2015
Asset Allocation: Haywire markets leads Ventre to take cautious approach
Old Mutual manager is underweight equities and has no exposure to western sovereign bonds
02/13/2015
Beverly Hills-based Realty Group Charges Into Cyprus
The country's underrated tourism sector is also undergoing a renaissance with the construction of new resort and hotel properties
02/13/2015
Stenham launches fund of macro funds
Stenham Asset Management has launched a fund of funds to exploit the ‘rapid’ expansion in the macro Ucits universe.
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.
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