10/02/2013
Kames Capital Launches in Spain and Adds to German Team
Both funds, which are Dublin domiciled, were launched in 2007 by Kames and have now been fully registered with the Spanish regulator, the CNMV.
Alternative Investments
10/01/2013
LVMH snaps ties with Genesis Luxury
L Capital has also instructed Genesis Luxury to get its financial accounts audited by one of the ‘Big Four’ accounting firm
10/01/2013
Apollo Global Management Informs Investors of Closing of Athene's Acquisition of Aviva USA
Apollo currently provides asset allocation and related services to Athene and directly manages a portion of these assets across its investment platform
10/01/2013
Aviva’s Higham says best returns ‘behind us’
Aviva Investors’ Strategic Bond manager Chris Higham has said the best years for strong returns from the asset class “are behind us” as his funds reach their five-year track records.
10/01/2013
Norway Faces More Pressure to Broaden Wealth Fund's Scope
Two prominent Norwegian investment funds are throwing their weight behind demands that the newly elected government should push the nation's $750 billion wealth fund into making investments in renewable energy
10/01/2013
Hargreaves Lansdown delays launch of new pricing structure
Hargreaves had previously said it was aiming for an early January launch for its rebate-free charging structure, but said it wanted to give customers an extra month to prepare for the changes.
09/30/2013
Aberdeen to invest more in Malaysia
Aberdeen Asset Management Plc plans to increase its investments in Malaysia soon.
09/30/2013
Liv-Ex 50 Wine Index Heads for Second Straight Quarterly Decline
The index has declined since mid-March, apart from a brief rally in late summer
09/30/2013
Brits now account for a fifth of all expat house purchases in France
Data released by BNP Paribas shows that the UK still accounts for around a fifth of all the house purchases by expatriate buyers in France.
09/30/2013
DeAWM Hires 2 For Real Estate
Deutsche Asset & Wealth Management has made two hires for its real estate business in the Americas
09/30/2013
Generali Completes Sale of US Business to Scor for $910 Million
Generali said in a statement it had received a cash component of $779 million on Tuesday, adding $131 million of cash collateral was expected to be completed on Wednesday.
09/29/2013
Axa to spin out private equity arm
She will own about 10 per cent of the shares, while Assurances du Credit Mutuel is buying about 13 per cent and wealthy French families will own about 20 per cent of the Paris-based company.
09/29/2013
Guinness AM launches sustainable Energy fund
Guinness Asset Management announces that Guinness EIS 5 is now open for investment.
09/29/2013
Eastspring Investments opens UK office
Eastspring Investments, the Asia asset management arm of UK-based Prudential, has opened its UK office enabling the fund house to take its Asia investment expertise to prospective UK and European investors.
09/29/2013
Irish SocGen mandated by EQI
SGSS Ireland was chosen for its recognised expertise in alternative investment funds
09/29/2013
Hiscox expands Prima Insure deal into Germany
Bermuda-based insurer Hiscox has agreed to grow the use of distribution tool Prima Insure into Germany after seeing success in France.
09/29/2013
China central bank signs 3.5 bln yuan currency swap deal with Iceland
China's central bank has signed a bilateral currency swap agreement worth 3.5 billion yuan with the Icelandic central bank
09/25/2013
Euroclear Finland and Euroclear Sweden premier with Nordea actively-managed ETFs
Depending upon where the two multi-listed ETFs are traded, transactions will settle locally in kronor at Euroclear Sweden or in euros at Euroclear Finland.
09/25/2013
Oddo launches optimal income fund to battle rising rates
Lead manager on the fund will be Laurent Denize, while head of fixed income Alain Krief will cover the bond allocation and Elodie Lehmann will oversee the equity investments.
09/25/2013
Avoca launches long short Ucits credit fund on Schoders platform
The fund will be managed by Simon Thorp and James Sclater from Avoca Capital Management, who have run this strategy for 13 years.