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UK insurance giants stop sale of new travel cover

Direct Line, Churchill and Admiral have also decided to stop the sale of travel cover to new customers as the coronavirus (Covid-19) impact continues to rise globally.

UK financial planner boosts coffers for acquisition spree

Funding will give firm enough capital to complete deals for the next seven years

Alt Managers Need to Adapt Their Fee Structures Amid Increased Price Sensitivity

Fees and alignment of interests are improving in the hedge fund industry

Curtis Banks Sipp numbers fall despite new product

Throughout 2019, the provider added 4,567 new Sipps organically (2018: 5,838), representing a growth rate of 6.6 per cent (2018: 8.7 per cent).

Italian life companies create coronavirus funds

Generali and Allianz to contribute €100m each to support employees and countries affected

Covid-19 And Listed Closed-Ended Investment Funds

While not seeking to be exhaustive, this briefing seeks to summarise some of the key factors to be considered by Listed Fund Boards at this stage.

European private equity firms preparing portfolio firms to fight cash crunch

Businesses controlled by private equity firms tend to carry more debt than others.

British hedge fund Lansdowne racks up multiple losses across funds - data

Landsdowne’s long-only funds were also down, with the European Long Only Fund losing 7.1% for the year to March 6 and the Developed Markets Long Only Fund down 17.4 percent.

Lombard Odier unveils climate transition fund

It will also purposefully target companies within carbon-intensive industries that are fundamental to economic growth - but which are transitioning to practices consistent with a net-zero carbon ambition.

Advisory firm Avonhurst closes two major deals Italy and UK

Innovative advisory firm closes strategic deals in Italy and UK for key clients

Inflows see assets rise 22% at Royal London

Its life and pensions business fared less well, however, with new business sales down 5 per cent to £10.7bn during the year.

Are financial giants contradicting their own climate pledges?

Report says corporate-level financing by five big firms contributes to oil drilling in the Amazon.

Millionaire hedge fund bosses Sir Paul Marshall and Ian Wace make £50m on coronavirus crash

So-called short-selling contracts are used by hedge funds to make money from falling share prices.

Will there be fewer retail funds in the UK post Brexit?

A significant number are domiciled in the EEA and passporting is due to end in December

'Poacher turned gamekeeper' - Nucleus to launch its own discretionary portfolios

In the past, Nucleus has not been shy of voicing its opinions about vertical integration and the fund industry.

Net subscriptions up in Finland through February

Nordea kept a leading market share of 39.3%, with OP on 20.2% and Danske Invest on 8.7%.

Now is the Time for Active Managers to Shine

Many investors will not have experienced a bear market before so panic is understable - but the evidence suggests that active funds can recover faster than the index

FundRock expands footprint into France

FundRock’s recent hire Jean Edouard Mazery will help spearhead this expansion in France.

Nikko AM launches corporate hybrid bond fund

The London-based Global Fixed Income team provides customised and dedicated solutions for clients globally.

Date set for second Woodford payment

The new payment will bring the total to have been returned to clients since the end of October to £2.3bn.

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