07/12/2019
Art-Invest Real Estate opens new London office
The London office is headed up by experienced investor-developer Ali Abbas, and its first project will be the redevelopment of a one-acre/0.4ha site in Cleveland Street, London W1.
Alternative Investments
07/12/2019
Broader Horizons- The Attraction of Alternative Real Estate
In 2018 28% (£17bn) of all commercial real estate investment in the UK was in alternatives - the highest level on record.
07/11/2019
GAM Rises as Investors See Impact of Haywood Scandal Easing
Assets under managment increase this year after plunge in 2018
07/11/2019
Aviva Investors launches multi-asset income sustainable fund
The fund aims to deliver long-term sustainable income for people approaching end of working lives.
07/11/2019
Wren Sterling adds £116m AUA with T D Armstrong purchase
Total AUA now £3.3bn
07/11/2019
Elliott outspends rivals as corporate activism turns to Germany
“Two years ago, many German corporates did not think about activists.
07/11/2019
Jupiter Asset Management Picks Up 6.6% Stake In GYG
GYG PLC said Wednesday that Jupiter Asset Management Ltd now holds a 6.6% stake
07/11/2019
Hargreaves’ Woodford fund investors free to switch to another broker, says Link
For the past five weeks since dealing in the fund was suspended investors were informed they could not transfer their holding to another broker.
07/11/2019
German asset manager launches ESG-focused credit fund
The fund management relies on the proprietary credit rating model
07/11/2019
Credit Suisse launches multi-manager real estate fund
It invests in unlisted real estate funds that have a significantly lower volatility and lower correlations to other asset classes
07/11/2019
Asset manager Q2 round-up: Liontrust off to a good start with £725m inflows
Trading updates to 30 June 2019
07/10/2019
Alternatives in Europe gain in popularity among global investors – report
"Europe's alternative assets industry is in rude health, with assets under management surging even as the wider financial picture remains cool," Preqin CEO Mark O'Hare said in a news release announcing the report.
07/10/2019
AXA Investment Managers agrees to buy NorthStar Realty Europe
"The acquisition of NRE is a rare opportunity to secure a significant portfolio of prime modern European offices in a single transaction," said John O'Driscoll, European head of transactions at AXA IM – Real Assets, in a news release.
07/10/2019
Henderson Park closes European real estate fund at $2.2 billion
The fund makes equity commitments of $50 million to $150 million per deal into value-add and opportunistic real estate investments across Europe.
07/10/2019
Estate agent enters equity release market
To this end the firm will provider the lifetime mortgages as well as advice on downsizing.
07/10/2019
Insights from Fund Forum International 2019
ETFs: The momentum keeps growing
07/10/2019
London Beats New York in Drawing Saudi ETF Investor Billions
Foreigners are net buyers of Saudi stocks each week this year
07/10/2019
Smith & Williamson profits rise as it gears up for IPO
“Clients are seeking more services from us across the full breadth of our capabilities, which enables us to deepen our relationships and expand our offering to their specific needs.”
07/09/2019
Former luxury London home of Onassis on the market for £25m
The palatial brick and stone apartment building at 47 Grosvenor Square was built in 1938-1939 in a neo-Georgian style to designs by Detmar Blow, Estates Manager to the Duke of Westminster, and Fenand Billerey, the French Beaux-Arts architect.
07/09/2019
Hedge funds fret about rising markets across Europe
Central bank support lifts stocks, but also exposes fears of misallocation of capital