02/24/2020
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Alternative Investments
02/20/2020
GSAM unveils environmental impact equity fund
The team will leverage GSAM's 80-strong Fundamental Equity team and 40-person ESG & Impact investing and strategy teams.
02/20/2020
Van Lanschot Kempen: net profit exceeds €98 million in 2019
Despite the uncertainties facing the financial markets, economic sentiment in 2019 turned out more sanguine than previously expected
02/20/2020
Model portfolio provider challenges 'unfair fees'
Sparrows Capital said it had priced the service following research with consultancy firm The Lang Cat and the £20 charge was intended to cover costs including portfolio construction, index selection and risk management.
02/20/2020
AXA IM assets hit £670bn amid strong 2019 inflows
The alternatives segment of the business saw particularly strong demand, with AUM rising 13% to €137bn, driven by "appetite from institutional clients".
02/19/2020
SSC receives £2M PE investment for satellite launch programme
Importantly, the investment enables us to proceed with the first stages of gaining the necessary permissions and licences required to operate the facility and get on with building our launch site and ground station.
02/19/2020
How to build a more diverse workforce
This meant being quite clear to agencies when they were hiring that they wanted more diverse candidates.
02/19/2020
ThreeSixty Investments set to operate as an asset manager in Italy
ThreeSixty has continued to build its investment team, with the recent hiring of Marco Mencini, senior equity portfolio manager.
02/18/2020
Barings sells listed St James's office building for £71m
Barings bought the building, which counts Brewin Dolphin, Harbour Litigation Funding and Apollo Tyres among its tenants, for £35m in 2014.
02/18/2020
Investec AM sets out timetable for £120bn listing
Employees will have 20% ownership of the rebranded Ninety One business
02/18/2020
Woodman Group company buys UK multi-asset manager
The firm was founded in 2009
02/18/2020
How the ageing population could be a boon for investors
Healthcare innovation is creating compelling investment opportunities as the need for care increases in parallel with life expectancy
02/18/2020
FSCS: We help boost adviser business
“It also helps them to work with advisers who will be able to support them.”
02/18/2020
No global real estate market despite higher price synchronisation and growing role of international investors, central banks find
Property prices have been rising, reaching record highs in many countries.
02/17/2020
Interactive Investor to buy rival platform for £61.9m
The pace of merger and acquisitions activity in the platforms market has been on the up over the past few years.
02/14/2020
Royal London mulls selling off platform Ascentric
The company was reluctant to comment further today on reports that it has appointed a City firm to help find a buyer.
02/14/2020
UK advisory firm rolls out buyout programme
Designed for advisers looking to retire and avoid a mass asset migration for their clients
02/14/2020
Edinburgh-based Aegon UK wins notable vote of confidence from Dutch owners
Under Mr Grace, Aegon UK shifted its focus from the sale of traditional pensions products to the provision of platform services that people can use to help them manage the savings they make for retirement.
02/14/2020
Canada Life Intl says no new money into property rich funds
After a contentious capital gains tax charge was introduced by the UK taxman in April 2019
02/13/2020
BlueBay AM opens Milan branch in business expansion
BlueBay says that the new office will enable them to serve their Italian clients closely while growing in a market where they are already well positioned.