11/26/2019
Franklin Templeton takes stake in pensions group Embark
Earlier this year Edinburgh-based platform tech firm FNZ took a 9% stake in Embark.
Alternative Investments
11/26/2019
UK equity managers back St James's Place as hedge funds up short positions
Firm gets backing amid fee structure criticism
11/25/2019
Eastern Europe becoming prime investment location
Asian investors, led by South Korea, seeing substantial returns from fast-growing region
11/25/2019
ESG managers see stars aligning for sector but fear misselling risk
That will have a growing impact in the future although that awareness has not translated into pressure on M&G and the way we deliver funds yet, in the way we think it will.”
11/25/2019
Polar Capital suffers £400m outflows
The group’s profits before tax dropped from £27.3m to £24.9m year-on-year while the shareholders earnings per share decreased by 10 per cent to 19.8p.
11/25/2019
Outflows peak at Baillie Gifford
The fund was £3.7bn in size as at November 20, 2019.
11/25/2019
The International Banker 2019 Western & Eastern European Awards Winners
According to a recent study by Deloitte, new regulations are forcing French banks to expedite their sales of bad loans.
11/25/2019
Generali said to eye bid for MetLife Europe assets by yearend
Bloomberg reported earlier this year that Generali was in early stage talks to buy the central and eastern European assets of MetLife for more than €2 billion as part of its plans to expand through acquisitions.
11/25/2019
AXA IM starts partnership with Fondsfrauen GmbH
AXA IM is already very active in terms of gender equality.
11/25/2019
IFA on the adviser acquisition trail
“No firm would be too big or too small really, just needs to be the right fit with a keenness to stay independent.”
11/22/2019
IQ-EQ crowned ‘Fund Administrator of the Year’ at inaugural SuperReturn Awards
IQ-EQ completed a number of transformational acquisitions throughout 2018
11/22/2019
Investors in most popular funds branded 'naive'
Mr Potter and his team run ten multi-manager funds — funds that invest in other funds on behalf of clients
11/22/2019
Standish Management to acquire Luxembourg-based Halsey Group
Owen Kiely, Head of Europe at Standish Management, says: "We are delighted to welcome the Halsey Group team to Standish as the first step in our long-term strategy of expanding our global servicing capabilities.
11/22/2019
Revealed: Winners of the Investment Company of the Year Awards 2019
Honouring the best in closed-ended fund management
11/21/2019
More ‘Daves’ than women running funds
The regulator warned diversity had remained "consistently low" at industry level, with a female quota of approximately 17 per cent of FCA approved individuals.
11/21/2019
Aviva shares drop as corporate shakeup leaves investors unimpressed
Its shares hit one-month lows and were down 2.9 per cent at 406 pence at 0813 GMT, one of the worst performers in the FTSE 100 after it outlined its new strategy.
11/21/2019
Aviva shares drop as strategy update leaves investors underwhelmed
Aviva is folding Aviva Investors, its fund management arm, into a broader investments, savings and retirement division.
11/21/2019
Psigma targets short duration as benchmark yields tumble
The house has shortened duration exposure in its managed portfolios, on concerns around the sustainability of UK bond yields on current historical lows
11/21/2019
Chartered adviser looks nationally for acquisitions
Meets high-net-worth demand for income-generating alternative investments
11/20/2019
Cynergy Bank CFO on meeting challenges in financial services
Francesca Hampton, finance chief of the business-focused bank, reveals in an interview how experiences at RBS, Metro Bank and Co-Operative Bank shaped her career.