04/15/2013
RWC launches Cayman-based European Focus Fund
The RWC European Focus team is co-managed by Maarten Wildschut and Petteri Soininen and they will follow the same investment process they have used since coming together in 2009.
Alternative Investments
04/14/2013
UK-based conglomerate to rope in Gulf investors for India projects
“We would like the major Gulf investors, including the sovereign wealth funds to invest with us in large projects where return on investment will be very high,”
04/14/2013
Morningstar has named the ten most popular investment trusts investors paid close attention to during Q1.
Most frequently searched investment trusts
04/14/2013
France plans yuan swap line, report says
France intends to set up a currency-swap line to make Paris a major offshore yuan-trading hub in Europe
04/14/2013
7IM seeds Tobam commodity fund launch
Seven Investment Management has seeded a commodities fund launched by French boutique Tobam
04/14/2013
Standard Life Investments to close six manager of manager funds
Funds were designed for investors looking for exposure
04/14/2013
Amundi launches its first emerging balanced sub-fund
This sub-fund of the Luxembourg SICAV Amundi Funds is UCITS IV-compliant.
04/11/2013
Braemar Estates AUA reaches £1bn
The £1bn property portfolio comprises some of the UK's most iconic residential properties.
04/11/2013
UK Property Developers Woo ME Buyers
New exhibition in Dubai to feature luxury London properties that are not yet marketed even in the UK.
04/11/2013
Hargreaves Lansdown cuts Schroder fund from Wealth 150
They also say the fund has on average, slightly underperformed its benchmark in both rising and falling markets since launch.
04/11/2013
Hargreaves rallies behind new Crispin Odey fund
The firm likes the manager’s high-conviction style, but believes investors will need a very long time horizon if they are interested in backing his new offering.
04/11/2013
Man Group’s capital boosted as regulatory status is changed
The ICAAP submission still remains subject to a review by the FCA which is expected in the third quarter of 2013.
04/11/2013
SS&C GlobeOp Hedge Fund Performance Index for March 2013 measured 1.53%
“April brings higher capital activity volume with redemptions outpacing subscriptions, which is in line with last month’s slightly higher Forward Redemption Indicator,” said Bill Stone, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, SS&C Tech
04/11/2013
First Trust launches first ETFs in London
This marks the first time First Trust’s highly successful AlphaDEX strategy is available as an investment product outside of the United States.
04/10/2013
Commodity Market Increased Slightly in March Amid Mixed Macroeconomic Indicators
Commodities were slightly higher in March despite uncertainty stemming from the Eurozone.
04/10/2013
Sarasin launches low cost emerging markets fund
The dollar-denominated Dublin version launched with around $40 million of Sarasin client money.
04/10/2013
Global ETF Assets Near $2 Trillion Mark
Equities accounted for $65.1bn or 93% of flows, with developed markets accounting for $60.5bn in flows
04/09/2013
Warsaw Exchange Said to Hold Merger Talks With Vienna Bourse
Discussions between management and owners of the Vienna and Warsaw exchanges are at a very early stage
04/09/2013
IFA firm to launch five funds of funds
The funds reflect the growing demand from Financial Advisers for professionally managed multi-asset investment funds designed to meet the increasingly sophisticated needs of investors.
04/08/2013
Manchester United and Aon enter groundbreaking new eight-year partnership agreement
Manchester United Business Network to work with Aon to enhance partnership themes of talent development, health, risk management, retirement and data & analytics through global programme