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Norway wealth fund sold properties in Munich, London

The fund sold a 25% stake in London’s West One Shopping Centre

Eaton Vance continues expansion with new Dublin office

The Dublin office will be led by Aidan Farrell, CEO and executive director, and Stephen Tilson, executive director and head of distribution, with additional staff members fulfilling reporting and support functions, the company said in a statement announci

New hedge fund launches fall to lowest level since 2008

The YTD launch total puts the industry on pace to fall below 500 new launches for 2019,

Aviva acquires Unesco-listed office block in Amsterdam

So far this year, Aviva Investors has completed four transactions in the country for its real assets business.

Fund industry fails to step forward to help life cos with CGT

Non-resident investors in UK property rich collective investment schemes face hefty tax liabilities

Banca Widiba to distribute Thematics Asset Management's funds

The management team consists of the above-named partners, specialised in global thematic investing, with a high-conviction, long-term approach and an emphasis on integrating Environmental, Social and Governance considerations throughout the investment dec

LendInvest fund sees 40% growth in assets

The firm has seen strong inflows in 2019, bucking a trend of uncertainty in the UK alternative lending industry.

Robeco scheme picks NN IP as fiduciary

Until now, selection and monitoring of asset managers has been carried out by Swiss-based firm Corestone, owned by Robeco until the end of 2018.

REYL & Cie acts as lead manager for Varia Europe’s capital increase on BX Swiss

REYL & Cie was involved in the management of the rights and share offering process, the book building, and also acted as paying agent for the transaction.

Pramerica SGR launches global bond strategy in Italy

The sub-fund uses a flexible investment strategy, not tied to benchmarks, which may include active management of duration, credit quality and positioning of the yield curve, as well as a selection of sectors and securities in order to identify the realiti

Banca March joins forces with Syz AM to launch alternatives fund

During the last year and a half, Banca March has significantly expanded its funds offering with the launch of a series of hedge funds added to its investment offer under the Ucits umbrella.

Walkers Fundamentals 2019 Private Equity Trends - Part 2

The willingness of investors to remain locked in for longer is also reflected by the increased number of evergreen or permanent capital private equity funds in the market.

British Business Investments commits up to GBP100m

It expects to generate a commercial rate of return from a diversified portfolio of fund and company investments, which will be selected and managed by experienced alternative asset managers.

Danish firm buys stake in African trade financier

TDB has membership comprising of 22 states drawn from Common Market for Eastern and Southern, East African Community and South African Development Community.

Octopus UK Multi Cap Income Fund tops the IA Equity Income ranking after first year

The FP Octopus UK Multi Cap Income Fund is ultimately designed to deliver better than market earnings growth aiming to drive capital performance for investors

Hedge fund increases stake to 12% in Ted Baker

The company said it had been the “most challenging in our history”

Hong Kong tycoon snaps up £65m penthouse after Boris Johnson victory

He completed the deal with Beauchamp Estates as the results of the election emerged on Friday, paying almost £10m in stamp duty in the process.

UAE offers emerging European investors opportunities in an increasingly wide range of sectors

Croatia is already present in the country, thanks to the start-up STEMI, whose robots are teaching people from UAE how to programme, create 3D-models and their own mobile apps.

Investing for the Future,Now: Delegation, Sustainability and Investor Engagement

If your trustee board has not recently reviewed its governance structures around investment decisions, the publication of the revised guidance provides a good opportunity - and useful examples - of how you might proceed.

Boris Johnson victory: Boost for the pound, economy and UK financial assets

Many traders were caught off guard by the size of the majority and this may push the pound even higher than previous predictions.

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