10/11/2019
Italy's Del Vecchio calls on Mediobanca to grow through M&A
Mediobanca has already wasted several opportunities, it must become bigger. When opportunities for growth present themselves you must jump on them,” he was quoted as saying.
Alternative Investments
10/10/2019
Leading Swedish insurance group selects Allfunds
Sweden is an important growth market for Allfunds and insurance companies is a core client segment for our company, where we support in implementing their investment strategies in funds for their life and pension businesses.”
10/10/2019
Premier Asset Management AUM down on Q4 outflows
Its final results for the year will be announced on 28 November 2019
10/09/2019
Economy is bending not breaking - Fidelity's Q4 outlook
Fidelity International’s quarterly Investment Outlook outlines views on major asset classes including equities
10/09/2019
Profits and pay sink at hedge fund run by Pippa Middleton’s husband
Revenues at UK-growth investor Eden Rock Capital Management fell 20% to £2.1m last year
10/09/2019
The timely rise of private equity secondaries by TMF
Recently we’ve seen something of a strategic shift, with private equity firms adopting a more systematic approach in terms of supporting technology, people and portfolio company valuation.
10/09/2019
Failed DFM in charge of £1bn assets
The administrators said Reyker controls client monies of circa £55m and custody assets of about £960m, some of which was invested via Isas and pension products.
10/08/2019
Amundi's CPR AM launches sustainable urbanisation fund
The manager believes that this opens up a whole range of investment opportunities for savers, linked to infrastructure renovation and construction, new technologies designed to manage cities more efficiently and sustainably, new services aiming to make li
10/08/2019
APFI Italy's diversity spotlight: pushing for real and lasting change
The Association of Professional Fund Investors (APFI) is one of the financial industry bodies looking at how to promote diversity in all its strands by contributing to spread the message through its growing professional network of fund investors.
10/08/2019
RJ Capital Partners completes debut investment with funding support from Allied Irish Bank (GB)
The deal is the first investment from Woking-based RJ Capital Partners which was established by Managing Director Raja Prasanna, a highly experienced entrepreneur who has founded and operated start-up companies and managed large business divisions in mult
10/08/2019
Real Estate Update – A lot can happen in a few WeWork weeks
In London especially there are several up and coming competitors including FORA, backed by property specialists Delancey.
10/08/2019
Orbis funds added to Standard Life platform
The firm’s growing presence on distribution platforms highlights its long-term commitment to serving UK retail and intermediary clients.
10/08/2019
PGIM Investments expands high yield offering with global launch
PGIM’s high yield debt platform consists of the PGIM Broad Market US High Yield Bond Fund (with a five-star Morningstar Rating), which is top decile in its respective Morningstar category since inception
10/08/2019
Odey licking his wounds after challenging September
Odey European has fallen 19% this year
10/07/2019
Funds help equine health company to invest in future
The family-owned firm is using a £15,000 investment secured through regional fund management firm NEL Fund Managers to help convert a stable block at its base at Warren Farm Stables into a new manufacturing unit, as well as to invest in new equipmen
10/07/2019
Single manager model failing emerging market debt investors, says new research
Willis Towers Watson argues that this is due to the challenges of any single manager seeking to cover this broad asset class.
10/07/2019
Fed-up board threatens to sack Jupiter from UK Growth trust
Jupiter Fund Management faces dismissal from second investment trust in a week after board of small, poorly performing Jupiter UK Growth announces it is looking for ‘alternative arrangements’.
10/06/2019
Former Barclays banker Roger Jenkins abandons dreams of cannabis ‘green rush’ after marijuana farm is sold
He joined a wave of investors pouring cash into North America’s so-called green rush, a reference to the gold rush of the mid-19th century.
10/04/2019
Lazard to lay off as much as 7% of asset management workforce
Cutting of investment staff and others follows firm’s annual review
10/04/2019
Nervous fund investors run for the exit as mood sours
Investors have been selling down equity funds for the past three months