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Nuveen launches $21bn platform with boutique firm

Nuveen’s private equity and junior capital group brings a 20-year-plus track record of investing in junior debt

Orbis Investments launches ‘Global Cautious’ fund

The fund sits in the IA Targeted Absolute Return sector and employs the same innovative refundable performance fee structure

Traders across Europe face up to the cost of failure

Many have limited awareness that a big change is coming

'We cut British stocks over Christmas,' says century-old investment firm

We have moved from being predominantly invested in Britain to investing more globally.

Service to be held for M&G's Graeme Abell

Raising money for North West Ambulance Service NHS Trust Charity

LCF investors see compensation hopes dashed

The FSCS was set up by the government to protect consumers if UK-regulated firms went bust.

Aberdeen Standard Investments takes over Phoenix fund

Meantime, Standard Life Private Equity, a £674m listed fund run by Aberdeen Standard Investments, has named a new lead manager.

MSCI unveils fixed income ESG and factor indexes

The full range of MSCI's fixed income solutions capture MSCI's market leading capabilities

FEIFA partners with Utmost Wealth Solutions

We are delighted to be welcomed as a FEIFA partner company and look forward to working with the organisation to share knowledge and insights, listen and react to member feedback, and work on joint initiatives and events for the benefit of the wider indust

Polar Capital Assets Under Management Rise Despite Tough Third Quarter

Chief Executive Gavin Rochussen said: "Although assets under management in the nine months has increased by GBP400 million from GBP13.8 billion to GBP14.2 billion, it has been another challenging quarter.

Avignon Capital enters Portugal via office joint venture with York Capital

Avignon said the acquisition was in line with its city-centric investment strategy, focused on key European cities underpinned by strong fundamentals.

Italian fund industry grows by €63bn in 2019 - Assogestioni

Assogestioni is the Italian investment management industry association, which represents most of the national and foreign investment management companies operating in Italy

Impax inflows double as sustainability demand ‘never been stronger’

Impax Asset Management reported a 112% surge in net inflows in the fourth quarter, saying client demand for sustainability investment strategies has ‘never been stronger’.

Union Invest launches new fund

The fund will invest predominantly in office, hotel, logistics and retail, focusing on midscale properties in European real estate markets.

Odey profits double

Odey Asset Management’s pre-tax profit rose by nearly 97% to £17.5m due to better market movements, following woeful performance in its previous set of results.

PGIM spies opportunity in Berlin property

This acquisition demonstrates again our ability to identify attractive properties in a highly competitive market, in line with our investment strategy and in the interest of our institutional investors.

Aviva Investors sees ‘modest but meaningful’ improvement in global growth outlook

This is still below potential, implying that already-muted inflation pressures are likely to remain so for the foreseeable future.

Seedrs reports 49 per cent investment growth in 2019

In 2019, Seedrs helped businesses from 16 different countries raise funds, and received investment from 78 different countries.

Woodford and Newman shared dividends of £13.8m before closure

The company reported profits after tax for the year to end of March of £16.2m, significantly lower than the £33.7m profit it made in 2018.

Housing forecast 2020:London house prices, Brexit and beyond — the lowdown on this year's property market

As years of Brexit fug begin to clear, industry experts forecast double-digit growth in the price of homes in the capital.

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