09/02/2020
iM Global Partner and Eurizon enter into a partnership
Eurizon strengthens its Investment Department in the Japanese equity investments area
Alternative Investments
09/02/2020
LEBC chief takes leave of absence for health reasons
Mr McVitie founded LEBC Group in 2000 with the aim to deliver comprehensive advice that was tailored to client needs, committing to trying to transform access to financial advice in the UK.
09/02/2020
Ascentric sale completes
Regional expert Joël Le Saux to take up new role within Italian company’s equity team and retain oversight for long-running fund.
09/02/2020
Mainstream secures $620m Chile financing ahead of group sale
Move is second phase in three-stage development contract in the country
09/02/2020
iM Global and Eurizon strike Japan fund deal as Syz duo move
Regional expert Joël Le Saux to take up new role within Italian company’s equity team and retain oversight for long-running fund.
09/02/2020
Willis Owen reveals the best and worst sectors and funds in August 2020 - Gilt funds tank as spectre of inflation returns
The recovery in the UK and globally continues to defy many investors’ expectations.
09/02/2020
New government programmes to spark Q4 boom in Greek property market
“The success of the Golden Visa Program has demonstrated there is a real appetite for Greek property, drawing approximately 10,000 investors to date and the new programmes will complement the existing offering.”
09/02/2020
Ardent Financial Appoints Apex and Calypso for Middle and Back-Office
Apex to provide front to back platform using Calypso’s market leading software
09/02/2020
Munich Private Equity Partners starts fundraising for fourth mid-cap buyout programme
MPEP successfully closed its predecessor program MPEP III at EUR162 million with renowned international investors, well above its original target of EUR100 million.
09/02/2020
Swedish pension giant backs new EM fund run by UK boutique
Specialist asset manager receives $350m in start-up capital from Swedish pension giant AP1.
09/01/2020
Billionaire-Backed Saxo Bank Reveals Hong Kong Expansion Plans
For now, there are signs that high-net-worth investors are mostly staying put, as they try to assess how far the mainland will go to enforce its stricter regime.
09/01/2020
Catella advised Schroders in acquisition and financing of significant office properties in Copenhagen
Schroders is one of the leading global investment managers with more than 200 years of history and responsible for approx. EUR 500 billion of assets.
08/28/2020
Uk private sector recovery ahead of global trend
The Lloyds Bank UK Recovery Tracker, working with IHS Markit, provides unique insight into the shape and pace of the UK’s recovery following the unprecedented disruption caused by Covid-19.
08/28/2020
Funds and trusts that have held up best in the dividend drought
Amid a challenging dividend backdrop, these income funds and trusts have best protected capital.
08/28/2020
‘Reckoning’ looms for fund management fees
“The fund management industry has done a creditable effort in resisting...but there will come a reckoning and this is going to change.”
08/27/2020
Aviva completes housing association financing deal
The financing will also help towards the building of 1,500 new homes
08/26/2020
Fidelity International Expands Index With Its First Fixed Income Funds
This move proved popular with UK investors and resulted in a number of other providers responding with price cuts to their own tracker funds.
08/26/2020
ASI closes £500m bond fund after Lloyds pulls assets
The fund house said believed it was in the best interest of all shareholders to close the fund, liquidate all of the underlying assets and return the proceeds to investors.
08/26/2020
“Heads we win, tails we don’t lose much” – Contrarian investor Azvalor sees value in unloved mining and oil stocks
There is an eternal temptation among many investors to justify high prices with narratives about paradigm shifts, something that has cost them dearly several times throughout history.
08/26/2020
Evli launches new global responsible factor fund
Evli’s has added to its family of factor funds with the launch of Evli Equity Factor Global, which provides access to developed markets worldwide.