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Universal-Investment increases assets by a fifth

The Group, whose Securities, Real Estate and Alternative Investments business divisions are all growing, is one of the fastest expanding fund companies in the DACH region.

Green bonds might never be as liquid as conventional bonds

Zahn explained that another reason for the inferior liquidity of green bonds is due to the investors themselves.

HSBC AM raises $1bn for second private equity opportunities fund

The fundraise comes shortly after the group united its alternatives capabilities under one unit.

Bain outlines plans for takeover target LV=

Bain Capital has outlined plans for its takeover target, the mutual provider LV=, ahead of a key member vote on the controversial deal.

LV committed to Bain deal despite Royal London interest

In its previous proposal, Royal London's focus was on creating a large-scale mutual

Goldman Sachs backed broker makes acquisition

Other recent purchases include professional indemnity insurance provider Plester Group

Whitehall Capital now able to hold assets in tokenised form

Using the Securitize platform, Whitehall investors will now be able to buy and sell units in the Fund, trading their holdings with other investors.

Fund managers call lawyers over ESG jitters as greenwashing fears mount

New rules rolled out across the European Union in March — known as the Sustainable Finance Disclosure Regulation — have also raised anxiety levels among asset managers.

Liechtenstein real estate debt AM launches

It has four founding partners, three of which recently left Swiss fund distribution company Fenthum.

'We’re almost there': Aegon platform cuts outflows to £53m

By comparison, in the first quarter of 2021 the platform saw outflows of £42m, but in Q2 they rose again to £78m.

TISE: Global, responsive, competitive

TISE is a high-margin, cash-generative, profitable business with a strong balance sheet.

Allianz's 2021 outlook rosier after better-than-expected Q3

These results demonstrate the good momentum in all our business segments.

Sanlam Hybrid Capital Bond increases exposure to banks

Fund is comfortable in the space

EBRD invests in PPC’s capital increase in Greece

The EBRD’s proceeds will be used exclusively for renewable energy assets and will explicitly exclude any fossil fuel assets.

UniCredit sells remaining stake in Turkey's Yapi Kredi

At the same time, the bank will book a non-cash hit of 1.6 billion euros to its fourth-quarter earnings due to currency reserves linked to the stake.

European M&A reaches post-crisis high

M&A activity in Western Europe surged in Q3 on the back of strong PE interest and low UK stock prices

Covid reshapes clients and financial advisers’ relationship

More than half of advised individuals (56%) are now happier than they were before the first lockdown to receive advice remotely.

Vanguard gains more than 35,000 clients in Q3

It also believes that the recent times have been ripe to think about finance.

New DWP measures a highly effective tool to curb pension scams

This has resulted in pension providers asking customers to sign a disclaimer before they can allow the transfer to proceed.

The new Regnan impact fund is attracting fund pickers

Tim Crockford’s impact fund is very young, but that has not stopped portfolio managers picking it.