10/08/2013
Ignis Launch Higher Octane Version of Government Bond Fund
Ignis Asset Management has launched the Luxembourg-domiciled Ignis Global Macro Government Bond Fund, its latest absolute return strategy
Alternative Investments
10/07/2013
BNP Paribas Rolls Out Reporting Tool for Alternative Fund Managers
The service, which launches in November 2013, will give managers of alternative funds direct access to their fund accounting data.
10/06/2013
The “godfather of the hedge fund industry” crown slips as fund tumbles
It has changed some managers, increased the number of markets in which it operates and launched an internal review.
10/06/2013
JPM Asset Management to slash fund range
This process is now being implemented in Asia and the US and will see around 100 of its 650 funds shut.
10/06/2013
Asset management sector volumes flat - CBI/PwC
Headcount is climbing as firms gear up for renewed growth.
10/06/2013
Advisers urge Swip to refocus
The downside of Swip is the fact that senior staff and managers seemed to be on a merry-go round
10/06/2013
Kinetic Partners offers background checks on fund managers
Kinetic Partners is now offering a global background checking service to complement its investor led fund, fund manager and service provider operational due diligence services.
10/06/2013
Schroders launches innovative Insurance Linked Securities Fund
Schroders announced the addition of ILS to its product offering for institutional clients for the first time
10/06/2013
Italy's Banca Generali posts €2,076m YTD in asset management products
The products in greatest demand in September notably included managed insurance investments
10/06/2013
Guinness plans UK fund range expansion by year-end
The Guinness Atkinson Global Innovators fund – run by Ian Mortimer and Matthew Page – has been running for over a decade
10/06/2013
Mir Capital invests in Lima Corporate Group
The fund will be able to invest up to € 300m, and will invest in private mid-sized companies with a significant growth potential operating in Russia and Italy.
10/06/2013
Amundi innovates with the first global implied dividend fund: Amundi Funds Absolute Global Dividend
The management of Amundi Funds Absolute Global Dividend is both active and flexible
10/06/2013
cAP4 Appoints Northern Trust to Provide New Emerging Markets Fund with Low Carbon Emissions Exclusion
The Northern Trust Emerging Markets Custom Low Carbon Dioxide Equity Index Fund has been designed to offer AP4, and other future investors
10/06/2013
Gottex joins ex-Blackstone, Goldman execs to seed Asian hedge funds
The scale of the initial financial backing is substantial.
10/06/2013
Cofunds ramps up platform price war as it drops annual fee
Platform giant Cofunds has dropped its annual £40 fixed platform charge for advisers who use unbundled share classes.
10/03/2013
Secured renewable energy mini-bond launched
The three-year bond, which is looking to raise £7.5m, will fund the design, development, installation and management of UK rooftop and brownfield solar projects.
10/02/2013
Platforms Race to Secure Preferential Terms After Standard Life move
Skandia, Cofunds, FundsNetwork and Axa Elevate are all negotiating preferential share classes with fund groups as Standard Life announces it has agreed terms with six fund groups.
10/02/2013
Aegon eyes D2C offering and better service for ARC users
The insurer plans to make its direct service available for advisers to refer lower value clients they no longer wish to serve.
10/02/2013
Lloyds close to selling Scottish Widows Investment Partnership as deal 'could be signed off within weeks'
A deal to sell the asset management arm of Scottish Widows could be signed off within weeks
10/02/2013
Aviva Adds 2% as US Disposal Fetches $800m than Expected
Insurer says sale will give it cash proceeds of £1.5bn and helps to simplify the business