04/23/2024
Bank of England looks to shine a light on private equity leverage
Private equity funds, part of wider market based finance, use pools of capital, largely from institutional investors, to invest in non-publicly traded companies.
Alternative Investments
04/22/2024
Frenkel Topping acquires Chester firm for £2.75m
North West Law Services was founded in 1982 and specialises in personal injury, clinical negligence, court of protection and commercial costs.
04/22/2024
Get Targeted Municipal Exposure With Low-cost Vanguard ETFs
Learn how to target tax-exempt income by adopting streamlined muni ETFs
04/22/2024
CVC eyes €15bn valuation in Amsterdam listing
The private equity firm is seeking to raise €250m.
04/22/2024
New acquisition for city’s asset management firm
It aims to deliver reliable, efficient and sustainable solutions to a range of industries including manufacturing, pharmaceutical, medtech, transport, education and utilities.
04/22/2024
Frenkel Topping posts double-digit revenue growth and a new acquisition
The firm, which listed on London’s AIM 20 years ago, specialises in personal injury (PI) and clinical negligence (CN).
04/22/2024
Mandatum Asset Management Growth Equity II fund invests in HappySignals, a human-centric IT Experience Management company
The investment will be used to accelerate HappySignals’ global expansion by boosting sales, marketing, and product development efforts.
04/19/2024
ARK Invest Europe debuts its first batch of actively managed UCITS ETFs
The three vehicles are classified as Article 8 under SFDR
04/19/2024
Hipgnosis takeover brings about swift resolution for investors
The outcome depends on the intentions of Blackstone, the majority owner of HSM, regarding the portfolio.
04/18/2024
Hypervine Launches Unlimited Satellite Survey Service for the Mining Industry
Hypervine builds on its partnership with the European Space Agency to create the satellite surveys.
04/18/2024
AJ Bell advised platform customers increase by 8%
This represented an increase of 11 per cent when compared to the first quarter of 2023 and a 4 per cent increase when compared with Q4 2023.
04/17/2024
PUBLICA improves funded ratio and moves ahead with responsible investment
All asset classes, with the exception of foreign real estate and private infrastructure equity, performed positively.
04/17/2024
CISI and EIMF set new benchmark in the investment fund sector with launch of the Cyprus Fund Administration Professional Assessment Certificate
The Cyprus Fund Administration Professional Assessment Certificate is designed to equip professionals with practical and relevant knowledge specific to the Cyprus Investment Fund Sector.
04/17/2024
European ETFs hit record high assets under management in Q1 2024
The data providers attributed this decline to “investors’ recalibration of rate cut expectations”.
04/16/2024
LV= protection claim payouts hit £135m in 2023
The insurer paid out more than £27m in critical illness (CI) claims in 2023 to over 370 individuals and families.
04/16/2024
Grant Thornton Pensions Fund appoints Cardano as fiduciary manager
It said the appointment of Cardano was made following a competitive tender process.
04/16/2024
Asset manager Ashmore's share fall on worse than expected outflows
Jefferies and JP Morgan analysts had expected outflows of $1.2 billion.
04/16/2024
Söderberg & Partners buys stakes in four advice firms
The Swedish advice firm has now purchased 11 UK firms after receiving €200mn (£171.6mn) from minority owner KKR.
04/15/2024
Premier Miton CIO: share prices will return to fundamentals
Another change the asset management industry is currently undergoing, and which it has undergone before, is consolidation.
04/15/2024
Willis Towers Watson to launch platform-friendly LTAF with £450m
The institutional investment giant is set to launch a semi-liquid fund in an OEIC format, but access for wealth firms remains some way off.