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KBI Global Investors' focus on Transparency is recognised at the TAAM Awards

Dublin-based KBIGI is one of just 15 managers in the world to make the final shortlist and one of just seven firms to be granted ‘Commended’ status.

Alantra launches real estate debt fund

The vehicle will invest in senior and subordinated debt lending across a range of different property types

Mirabaud AM launches second fixed maturity emerging markets debt strategy

Mirabaud’s Emerging Market 2025 Fixed Maturity strategy will be launched at the end of November.

Daiwa Asset Management appoints management company Lemanik for Luxembourg based funds

Our partnership with Lemanik confirms our continuous efforts in investment management, risk management and the pursue of the highest ethical standards.

BLI Banque de Luxembourg highlights family businesses as source of returns

The study looked to metrics including total shareholder return, working capital ratio, equity ratio, and return on equity.

RWC launches diversified return fund

“As such, the fund is entering the final quarter of the year with peak exposure to moves higher in equity volatility and wider in credit spreads.”

Neil Woodford and partner received £20m dividends amid crisis

Woodford came under fire from politicians and regulators for continuing to charge management fees after WEIF’s suspension in June.

Platform tech firm pledges better service after acquisition

Bravura is paying £13.3m for the company and the transaction is expected to be completed by the end of October

Luxembourg Raif A Product Of Choice For Asian Asset Managers

They discussed the benefits of the reserved alternative investment fund presented to Asian asset managers.

Embark agrees to acquire the Adviser and Partnership businesses of Alliance Trust Savings

The deal also includes the purchase of the Alliance Trust Savings building in Dundee, which will become Embark’s platform operation centre and Group headquarters, with platform service partner FNZ also occupying space in the building.

WorldPensionSummit Innovation Awards 2019

The categories spanned innovation in communication, plan design and investment, and were judged by an esteemed panel of global industry leaders.

Software blamed for Sipp problems at AJ Bell

The client had raised a series of concerns about the way AJ Bell had administered his self-invested personal pension

Investment manager Vanguard launches price war to cash in on Woodford scandal

Many investors in Woodford's doomed flagship Equity Income fund had been paying 0.75 per cent until his empire collapsed last week.

Inside LGIM's Clean Water ETF

LGIM's Clean Water ETF is taking advantage of smart meter technology that is driving the water sector.

Headway hits €372m hard-cap for fourth secondaries fund

HIP IV attracted capital from a diversified mix of institutional investors globally, including pension funds, asset managers, family offices, high-net-worth individuals, and endowments.

Hedge funds outflows extend to three months

Despite strong performance in US equity markets in June and July, concerns over economic and political news in China, the Eurozone and the UK took their toll.

Salvaging winners from broken down Alt Ucits sectors

On the Milan-based investor’s naughty step are a range of approaches, from FX to equity market neutral and absolute return funds which seek to arbitrage debt opportunities.

MJ Hudson acquires Jersey administrator Anglo Saxon Trust

The acquisition separates Anglo Saxon Trust from its sister company, Jackson Fox, a chartered accountancy practice.

Europe’s largest money manager warns of an investment industry liquidity crisis

Blanqué said that banks’ diminished ability to absorb liquidity demand during selloff periods could pose wider problems for fund managers.

Transact platform assets up 14%

Transact emerged as the top retail adviser platform in Q2 2019 with sales of £796m, followed by Aviva and AJ Bell.

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