04/21/2014

Barclays planning exit of some commodities markets: FT

Barclays is planning to withdraw from parts of the metals, agricultural and energy markets, echoing moves by other major players like JPMorgan Chase and Morgan Stanley away from the commodities business.

04/15/2014

Aston/Pictet International Fund launched

Aston will act as the investment adviser to the Fund while Pictet Asset Management Limited will act as subadviser, responsible for the day-to-day management of the Fund.

04/15/2014

UK industrial REIT Segro secures €460m of debt

UK industrial REIT Segro has agreed new bank facilities totalling €460 mln with a banking syndicate including Barclays, Bank of China, BNP Paribas, HSBC, Lloyds, KBC, Santander and Bank of America Merrill Lynch.

04/14/2014

UK fund manager fiddles his fares

Just to cheer you up on a listless Monday morning and/or give you something to rant at other than these markets here's a story currently getting good coverage over here.