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Investcorp, Coller form $1bn European equity fund

The deal also includes fresh capital for any follow-on investments and future investments

Ashmore Reports Negative Investment Performance

"As is typical at such points, there is some moderate underperformance over the shorter term," Ashmore said.

Aberdeen Standard Investments injects $13m in insurer Singapore Life

Last year, Singapore Life was said to acquire the business portfolio of Zurich Life Singapore.

Fund manager Neil Woodford leads push to oust top Kier Group executives

This follows a surprise rights issue before Christmas which flopped, with only 38 per cent of its new shares bought by investors.

Foreigners turn into net sellers of Korean stocks for the first time in 3 yrs in ‘18

By region, investors from the Great Britain net sold 8.8 trillion won in Korea stocks

RBC I&TS appointed depositary and administrator by AMOAI

Japan’s AMOAI recently rebranded from Mizuho Global Alternative Investments and RBC I&TS will also provide depositary, fund administration and transfer agency services to the new RAIF launched by AMOAI.

Hedge fund leverage risk comes under scrutiny

Regulators look at whether businesses could imperil stability of financial markets

Fund managers count cost of December’s stock market fall

UBS analysts called the period “one of the worst quarters in recent years for European asset managers” as it lowered earnings per share forecast for a basket of fund stocks.

HSBC gender pay gap increased to 61% in 2018

HSBC originally warned in its 2017 report that the 2018 pay gap would likely be wider.

Premier posts slower inflows after ‘challenging’ quarter

“Over the period, the UK equity market fell 9.6 per cent and global stock markets fell 10.5 per cent.

TISE breaks records with new listings in 2018

There were 865 new listings on The International Stock Exchange during 2018.

DTCC gets approved for activities in Switzerland

The service has more than 3,500 clients sending over 500 million messages per month, with 46 European regulators accessing its data.

Hargreaves slashes Wealth 150 funds but Woodford survives

Discounts average 30% across all the funds on the Wealth 50.

L&G / Brunel back renewable energy fund launch

John Bromley, head of Clean Energy Strategy at Legal & General Capital, said the decision to back the fund is in keeping with its commitment to investing for the long-term.

Spanish group renames asset management unit following merger's completion

Meseguer joins Santalucía Group from BBVA Asset Management where he worked as marketing and commercial director since 2011

Luxembourg’s value proposition

The Raif is an interesting vehicle because of its quick speed to market.

Schroders launches European sustainable equity fund

The fund will draw on the ESG investment expertise of Schroders' Sustainability team

Foreign investment and the trouble with exchange rates

In addition, once you’ve made a purchase you could find that the value of your dividends or your returns upon selling is wiped out by the exchange rate.

SANNE opens new office in Amsterdam, the Netherlands

The office also provides further opportunities post Brexit for EU based services.

Institutional Investors Batten Down the Hatches

A survey of institutions overseeing $7 trillion shows investors positioning for a downturn.