09/14/2023
Royal London hard closes £900m global equity fund
Royal London Asset Management has taken the decision to limit access to its Global Equity Select fund, citing strong inflows hampering its ability to achieve capital growth.
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09/13/2023
Europeans up; Italian industrial production falls
The Eurozone's inflation forecast was also revised downward: it is expected to remain well above target in 2023, at 5.6 percent, compared to 5.8 percent in the previous analysis.
09/13/2023
Investment Week reveals finalists for Women in Investment Awards 2023
Awards ceremony on 22 November
09/13/2023
Legal & General launches online claim submission capability
Legal & General highlighted the key benefits of the new online claim submission capability for customers and advisers.
09/12/2023
Equity trusts dominate platform most bought lists despite recent alternatives issuance
Numis report on retail demand for trusts
09/12/2023
Arcadis wins 10-year, €125m infrastructure contract extension in Netherlands for smart operations management and data driven asset maintenance
The contract is awarded by the province of North Holland, a key Arcadis client, and is a continuation of the current maintenance and management contract won by Arcadis ten years ago.
09/11/2023
Credit hedge funds profit as companies face soaring borrowing costs
Cheaper debt with higher yields offers distressed debt-focused funds opportunities to increase returns
09/11/2023
Richard Buxton: Overhaul UK pensions to fix equities market
The veteran fund manager also lamented the 'swathes of long-term savings' that have abandoned listed companies in favour of private equity funds
09/11/2023
Q&A with John Westwood – chairman at Blacktower Financial Management
Past few years have made it ‘incredibly difficult for smaller IFA firms to grow’
09/11/2023
Ruffer: 'Gravity' set to reassert itself on financial markets as recession looms
Duncan MacInnes and Jasmine Yeo
09/11/2023
Scottish Widows completes £340m buy-in with Ford UK Pension Scheme
Aon was the lead transaction adviser while Mayer Brown and Hogan Lovells provided legal advice to the Ford pension scheme.
09/08/2023
Is Gold a strategic asset for a diversified portfolio?
It ‘can provide long- and short-term returns where other assets cannot’
09/08/2023
Franklin Templeton: Time to snag UK equities from the Brexit bargain bin?
But with a flagging US stock market, investors are again eyeing the UK’s undervalued and long-unloved market.
09/08/2023
BlackRock introduces tiered pricing on its UK funds
The US giant becomes the latest asset manager to adopt charging model, with fee discounts on most funds with assets above £1bn.
09/08/2023
HKEX Celebrates Opening of London Office
In celebration of this milestone event, Mr Aguzin struck the HKEX gong, signifying HKEX’s commitment to its global clients and to the importance of connectivity.
09/08/2023
Advisers call for simplified ISA market with one single product
More than half believe ‘unnecessary’ complexity’ has crept into the market
09/07/2023
Trium launches multi-strategy alternatives fund
Aims to allocate capital across ten alternative strategies, including long/short and systematic equity
09/07/2023
IFA firm appoints Marlborough to manage MPS range
The company expects to transfer around £50mn into the portfolios in the first six to 12 months.
09/07/2023
IQ-EQ shortlisted in the Hedgeweek & Private Equity Wire European Credit Awards 2023
The awards recognise excellence in fund performance and service provider excellence across credit funds.
09/07/2023
BlackRock expands range of iBonds ETFs in UK
Three new LSE-listed funds