10/23/2019
Investment manager Vanguard launches price war to cash in on Woodford scandal
Many investors in Woodford's doomed flagship Equity Income fund had been paying 0.75 per cent until his empire collapsed last week.
Alternative Investments
10/23/2019
Inside LGIM's Clean Water ETF
LGIM's Clean Water ETF is taking advantage of smart meter technology that is driving the water sector.
10/23/2019
Headway hits €372m hard-cap for fourth secondaries fund
HIP IV attracted capital from a diversified mix of institutional investors globally, including pension funds, asset managers, family offices, high-net-worth individuals, and endowments.
10/23/2019
Hedge funds outflows extend to three months
Despite strong performance in US equity markets in June and July, concerns over economic and political news in China, the Eurozone and the UK took their toll.
10/23/2019
Salvaging winners from broken down Alt Ucits sectors
On the Milan-based investor’s naughty step are a range of approaches, from FX to equity market neutral and absolute return funds which seek to arbitrage debt opportunities.
10/23/2019
MJ Hudson acquires Jersey administrator Anglo Saxon Trust
The acquisition separates Anglo Saxon Trust from its sister company, Jackson Fox, a chartered accountancy practice.
10/23/2019
Europe’s largest money manager warns of an investment industry liquidity crisis
Blanqué said that banks’ diminished ability to absorb liquidity demand during selloff periods could pose wider problems for fund managers.
10/23/2019
Transact platform assets up 14%
Transact emerged as the top retail adviser platform in Q2 2019 with sales of £796m, followed by Aviva and AJ Bell.
10/23/2019
Vanguard goes on offensive in European fund price war
Asset manager seeks to undermine rivals with fee cuts on 46 products
10/22/2019
​NBIM, Prologis buy €82m London logistics asset, reap €56m from US sale
Prologis bought the remaining 50% interest in the property, which has total leasable logistics space of 20,519sqm, and will perform the asset management on the property on behalf of the joint venture.
10/22/2019
Financial adviser Shalchi & Partners opens London office
Shalchi said: "We are honoured to establish Shalchi & Partners in the UK and determined to offer our clients the very best in financial services.
10/22/2019
The new Government pension Wake-Up pack: a briefing note and action plan from national advisory group LEBC
The problem with inflation adjusted figures is that they can make retirement funding look like an impossible dream.
10/22/2019
Hedge fund redemptions continue in August as industry sees USD11.3bn in outflows, says Backstop BarclayHedge
Strong US stock market performance early in the summer and positive economic news contributed to significant inflows to US funds in August, but it wasn’t enough to tip the industry wide balance.
10/22/2019
Chinese companies eye Guernsey captives as they expand in Europe
Storey pointed to existing co-operation agreements between Guernsey and China as another reason Chinese companies will comfortable establishing their captives in Guernsey.
10/21/2019
Seems SoftBank’s ‘tech-whispering’ operating partner lost his touch
It's a background that doesn't seem suited to SoftBank's array of tech investments but would seem to recommended him as a man to keep a handle on WeWork,
10/21/2019
BNP Paribas partners with Allfunds and takes stake in the firm
Allfunds will also open offices in Warsaw and Paris as a result of the agreement.
10/21/2019
Pimfa to bolster investor engagement with listed companies
Marc Downes, chief executive at Investor Meet Company, said the company hopes to "redefine" the way individual investors and companies engage.
10/21/2019
PIMFA Annual Summit Addresses Key Areas for Evolution and Innovation in Financial Services
“The industry is stuck and thinks about things a very certain way because they’ve come from very similar backgrounds, Boards and firms often look the same, and it can feel like ‘this is not a club I feel invited to join”.
10/21/2019
FTSE debutant M&G still in shadow of glitzier Prudential
Prudential up 6.5% to lead FTSE 100 gainers
10/21/2019
Fund house shuts as market conditions take their toll
Sanditon pursued a value style of investing, and this has been deeply out of favour for most of the years since the financial crisis.