01/14/2015
Hiscox to buy MGA and HNW provider from R&Q
Deal expected to complete this quarter of 2015.
Alternative Investments
01/13/2015
Ireland appoints Goldman Sachs to advise on AIB sale
The Department of Finance said in a statement that Goldman Sachs was selected after a "mini tender" in December
01/12/2015
Deutsche property arm reaches record €3.6bn transactions in 2014
Deutsche Asset & Wealth Management, part of Germany's giant Deutsche Bank group, bought and sold a record €3.6bn of real estate in 2014
01/12/2015
Foreign investors in red-hot London property market force locals out
Commercial and residential property in London has become a popular safe haven for investors from places such as Russia, China and southern Europe as a result of the financial crisis, and office prices have bounced back strongly from the lows.
01/12/2015
Threadneedle to rebrand on major investment merger
Threadneedle Investments is to rebrand following the merger of its investment capabilities with US-based sister company Columbia Management.
01/12/2015
Lloyds Arm To Make An Exhibition Of NEC Group
The bank's private equity arm is to take over one of the UK's most prominent exhibition and events groups, Sky News learns.
01/12/2015
HSS Hire plans IPO of £103m on London Stock Exchange
British tool and equipment hire company HSS Hire has announced its intention to list on the London Stock Exchange next month.
01/09/2015
Charles Taylor to acquire Scottish Widows International, Jersey
It is intended that SWIL will be re-domiciled from Jersey to the Isle of Man following the acquisition and that its policies
01/09/2015
Sparkasse Bank Blocks All Bitcoin Related Bank Transfers
German bank Sparkasse is blocking any incoming and outgoing bank transfers related to cryptocurrency since a few days, Cryptoarticles reports.
01/09/2015
Impax Posts Rise In Assets Under Management In First Quarter Quarter
Impax Asset Management Group PLC on Friday posted a rise in assets under management in the final three months of 2014, its financial first quarter, boosted by inflows into third-party listed equity funds.
01/08/2015
LME boosts outreach strategy with new education offering
The London Metal Exchange (LME) today announces a new education offering for market participants as it focuses on greater market engagement to expand the business globally.
01/08/2015
Standard Life Wealth expands MPS after Newton integration
Standard Life Wealth is broadening its proposition with the launch of a Conventional Managed Portfolio Service
01/08/2015
Bank holds rates at record 0.5% low
UK is heading for six years of rates at the historic low of 0.5% after they were slashed in March 2009.
01/08/2015
Aberdeen Asset Management buys Glasgow office development in £27m deal
Aberdeen Asset Management has acquired a 73,000 sq ft office development in St Vincent Street in Glasgow in a deal worth around £27 million.
01/08/2015
Reconciliation Specialists Watson Wheatley Sign London Hedge Fund
We believe that the combination of rapid data aggregation, an accounting framework and our unique total equity calculation are playing a major role in growing our client base” commented Director Duncan Wheatley.
01/08/2015
Ex-Moore Capital manager Findley's hedge fund Bramshott to close
The Bramshott Europe Fund bets on rising and falling prices in regional equities. It was spun out of Moore Capital in May 2011 and managed about $425 million in October last year, a letter to investors obtained by Reuters showed
01/07/2015
US boutique teams up with BofA Merrill Lynch for Alt Ucits launch
The fund was formally added to the Merrill Lynch Investment Solutions platform
01/07/2015
Acappella launching third-party capital re/insurance fund manager
Acappella Group Holdings was funded by broker Willis Group and Bermuda insurance business Ironshore
01/06/2015
Brit launches Bermuda SPV for catastrophe capacity
Speciality insurer Brit has created a new special purpose vehicle to provide capacity support for its property treaty portfolio for 2015.
01/06/2015
Web 2.0 bank Fidor to open US outpost; UK launch "in final stages"
Innovative German bank Fidor is preparing to launch in the US after signing a partnership agreement with an undisclosed local bank.