03/25/2019
Revenues up by 12% at IFG as it agrees takeover deal with UK private equity fund
Epiris is to acquire financial services group IFG in a deal valued at some £206m
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03/25/2019
Global investor services provider rebrands as IQ-EQ
Our new name unifies our brands under a unique and vibrant new identity. It bonds our staff under one promise: global technical expertise combined with a deep understanding of the needs of our clients.
03/25/2019
Maven Capital Partners hits £100m with MBO fund
The fund has already deployed close to £30m in three transactions
03/24/2019
Italy signs deals worth 2.5 billion euros with China
Italy’s state lender Cassa Depositi e Prestiti (CDP) signed an agreement with Bank of China to let it sell “Panda” bonds - debt sold by foreign entities to investors in mainland China.
03/24/2019
Private Credit Fund Managers Are Ready to Step in Where Brexit Banks Retreat
Banks may become less active, making space for funds: Tikehau
03/24/2019
Investment house City Financial goes to the wall
Late last year it closed its Decca fund — which was worth about a third of the group’s entire $3.3bn (£2.5bn) value — after it lost 21% of its own value.
03/24/2019
Cover story: how Irish insurance brokers have become targets for private equity
Is the wave of consolidation good news for customers?
03/22/2019
RLAM sees record inflows of £4.1bn in 'turbulent' 2018
On a group level, Royal London announced record EEV operating profit before tax of £396m compared to £329m for 2017, representing an increase of 20%.
03/22/2019
Aberdeen Standard and Gresham House team up for small-cap truffle hunt
The two asset managers believe Mifid II’s unbundling rules have created opportunities to snap up smaller, ‘unloved’ companies
03/22/2019
Aberdeen wins asset deal under Virgin venture
The two parties believe there is a substantial investment opportunity at the smaller end of the quoted market.
03/21/2019
AXA starts new blockchain scheme in Sweden
“Using advanced technology like blockchain to offer our customers a seamless and unique experience is part of our mission and fully aligned with AXA’s payer-to-partner strategy.”
03/21/2019
Assets to leave London ahead of Brexit top £1tn
Among those firms to have declared their asset transfers, the figure has risen to £1 trillion, up from £800 billion three months ago.
03/21/2019
Allianz turns picky as it shops for asset managers
Germany’s biggest insurer eyes bid for DWS, the former Deutsche Bank business
03/21/2019
LV= proposes to change company status to make nimbler decisions
We will continue to exercise rigorous cost control in the future
03/21/2019
Revealed: where experts who manage billions of your money invest their Isas
The Jupiter and Evenlode funds are domestically-orientated
03/21/2019
Aberdeen Standard Investments to advise on five Virgin Money funds
Martin Gilbert, chairman of ASI, said: “The appointment of ASI as investment adviser for these five funds is a significant step in developing our joint venture with Virgin Money.
03/21/2019
Benson Elliot raises €800m for fifith value-add European property fund
BEREP V received commitments from around 40 institutional investors, including university endowments, insurance companies, pension plans, sovereign wealth funds and family offices.
03/21/2019
Asset management flows drive record profits at Royal London
Mr Loney urged the government to move forward on auto enrollment, in terms of timescales and funding.
03/21/2019
BNP Paribas AM unveils roadmap to deliver Paris-aligned investment portfolio by 2025
Built around the three key sustainability themes of the energy transition, the environment, and equality, the strategy sets out how BNPP AM plans to engage with companies in its portfolio, including fossil fuel firms, on climate issues and governance.
03/21/2019
Kempen announces two UK fiduciary mandate wins
Many pension schemes are navigating a volatile global financial world