03/09/2021
Collapse of Greensill Capital sends shockwaves through financial and industrial circles
Greensill had put a shadow banking spin on the traditional business practice of factoring
Alternative Investments
03/09/2021
Hausinvest classified as a sustainable fund
In November 2020 the ratings agency Scope had already attested in an analysis that Hausinvest was the only open-ended real estate fund to date that was compliant in the ESG area (environmental, social, governance).
03/09/2021
EBRD lends €10 million to Intesa Sanpaolo Banka d.d. BiH
The new credit line addresses growing demand and is an extension of a €15 million mortgage line approved in July 2019.
03/09/2021
SLA's 1825 takes hit from market falls
The two businesses also achieved organic growth in terms of new clients.
03/09/2021
Cazenove Capital announces a strong set of results for 2020
Cazenove Capital is pleased to announce a strong set of results for 2020 with a post-tax profit increase of 11%.
03/09/2021
Albion Capital Group sees record demand in VCT top-up fundraisings
The new funds increase the investment manager's VCT funds under management to roughly £500mln
03/09/2021
ii view: M&G pays big dividend even as profits slump
2020 was a tough start for this former Pru business. We assess prospects for 2021.
03/09/2021
Profile: ‘Clients need to feel they can ask you anything’
Sovereign Wealth’s Sheena Doherty on eliminating jargon and embedding good financial behaviour in the masses
03/09/2021
Standard Life Aberdeen sees profits fall on the back of lower 2020 revenue
Chief executive explains that the group has reached a reset point, refocusing on certain lines of business
03/09/2021
Video advice cut our carbon emissions by 80%, says M&G
The firm says it is still looking to make PruFund available on the M&G Wealth platform after buying Ascentric, which already brought £15.5bn of new assets, as well as 95,000 new customers and relationships with more than 4,000 advisers.
03/09/2021
UK firms must prepare for IFPR now
The UK regime, called IFPR, will come into effect on January 1 2022
03/08/2021
Three in five financial planners looking to sell
But the survey also found that selling a business a number of years before retirement was popular
03/08/2021
Firms Assets Pass £1BN Mark Following Double Deal
Truinvest has acquired NLP Financial Management and Birchwood Investment Management as part of a five-year growth strategy targeting annual revenues of £50m.
03/08/2021
Reassure acquisition sees Phoenix’s profits jump
Phoenix has pledged to “ensure that customer service for the transferring customers meets our internal standards”.
03/08/2021
Interactive Investor buys D2C business for £48.5m
This is the latest deal for II, which completed the acquisition of TD Direct Investing in 2017, Alliance Trust Savings in 2019, and Share plc in 2020.
03/08/2021
‘Ambitious’ plan for Jersey to lead way in sustainable, ethical finance
A NEW strategy was launched yesterday designed to make Jersey a leading global centre in sustainable and ethical finance – an area which is expected to grow ‘exponentially’ in the coming decades.`
03/07/2021
Ambitious plans for growth of funds at Amundi Ireland
Assets under management could grow €10bn in three years in a key hub for the French giant, CEO David Harte tells Fearghal O’Connor
03/07/2021
How the O'Connell partnership led to Davy's black Tuesday
Central Bank inquiry has exposed the broker’s ‘reckless’ handling of a 2014 bond deal
03/05/2021
KPMG's UK restructuring arm rebrands as Interpath Advisory
The sale does not affect the firm’s Insolvency and Restructuring business in Ireland, which includes Northern Ireland.
03/05/2021
UK Government to invest £153 million in quantum research projects
The UK Government, through UK Research and Innovation (UKRI), is investing £153 million, to develop new products and services based on advances in quantum technologies that will have a significant impact on financial services.