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UK gets largest ethical investment business as Gaeia and Barchester Green join forces

Gaeia director Olivia Bowen described the deal as a “natural coming together”.

Singapore-based Irish property firm raises €17.5m

Irish-owned Singapore property investment company Fine Grain Property has just racked up a war chest of 30 million Singapore dollars in a fundraising round, and the first stage of investment will be to build a 300-room Premier Inn hotel in the city state.

Aviva Investors to close Fitzgerald and Green funds after redemptions

Winding up the two funds will also avoid any crossover when the group launches its own version of GARS later this year.

UK Should Expect To See Rise In Activist Hedge Fund Activities

Hedge fund manager's reputation is important, as both corporations and institutional investors listening more often

Hot topics to take centre stage at Guernsey ILS event in Zurich

The pressing issues within the Insurance Linked Securities (ILS) sector will take centre stage at a Guernsey Finance-hosted thought leadership event in Zurich next month.

DeAWM partners with Ivory IM for fund launch

Deutsche Asset & Wealth Management has partnered with Ivory Asset Management to launch a US equity fund.

Calastone backs fourth funds industry charity five-a-side tournament

Children in Crisis works hard to help children get a better start in life that they deserve.

Hedge fund giants secure grip on industry despite lagging returns

Young funds had the highest cumulative return from January 2003 to December 2013

Barclays enters top 20 biggest broker rankings

The group also did well on the financial advisory front

New-look Aviva eyes product launches

Aviva Investors is planning launches in residential property, multi-asset fixed income and emerging market debt as it refocuses its business.

Mirabaud launches global income fund for new recruit

Mirabaud Asset Management has launched a Global Equity High Income fund for new recruit Kirill Pyshkin.

Pictet launches short-duration EMD fund

‘This new fund aims to offer investors stable income generation and lower volatility compared to longer-term emerging market corporate debt,’ commented Defise.

Woodford & Invesco back venture capitalist's £150m fundraising

Imperial Innovations confirmed that the two had given ‘irrevocable undertakings’ to back the fundraising

State Street Increase STP with Calastone Deal

Calastone has announced that State Street Global Advisors has signed up to the network's order routing service for its range of UK and Luxembourg domiciled funds.

Ivy Investment Management to Adopt Selector Management Funds From EMG

Ivy will take over responsibility as investment adviser and distributor of the Selector Management Fund SICAV, an umbrella UCITS fund range domiciled in Luxembourg.

Baillie benefits from long-term approach

The decade of success at Edinburgh investment house Baillie Gifford has arguably been down to its partnership structure and lack of short-term commercial pressures.

Skandia autocall fund sets sights on returns of up to 42% over six years

Skandia International has launched a second issue of its Investec autocall linked fund

JPMAM to bring Global Allocation fund onshore

Group to bring multi-asset fund to UK audience after established track record in US achieved.

BNP Vets Ready Property Loan Hedge Fund

Verbeek was head of flow asset-backed securities and covered bond structuring at BNP

Man Group in talks to acquire Numeric Investors

Man Group, the British hedge fund manager, is in talks to buy Numeric Investors, a rival Boston-based fund management group, as it seeks to put to work a near $1bn cash pile.

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