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Global funds raise stock allocations to four-month high

Unsurprisingly, investors raised their equity allocation to 48.3 per cent, the highest level since April. They cut bonds to 38.8 per cent and cash to 5.2 per cent.

Avignon and Cedrus acquire creative campus building in Amsterdam

The firm has identified the Netherlands as a focus area within its European investment strategy, where it sees multiple real estate investment opportunities across a variety of sectors.

Former KKR executive to launch infrastructure fund

It will target returns in low to mid teens in fast-growing asset class

Guernsey Green Funds – an environmentally friendly wrapper

It is intended that investment managers and investors will see the Guernsey Green Fund designation as a valuable green assurance mark

Markel CATCo CEO Belisle, Directors acquire more London fund shares

Belisle then followed that up with another acquisition of a further 1,000,000 Ordinary shares in the fund, taking the total purchased at the time to 2 million in that share class, alongside 500,000 C Shares purchased.

Invesco says price not right for Ashley's Debenhams bid

Sports Direct has taken a £85 million hit on its investment in Debenhams, as its price tumbled almost 70% from 40p a year ago.

Janus Henderson to scrap misfiring world equity fund

The move will see the fund formally merged away on 20 September, with existing Global Equity managers Ian Warmerdam and Ronan Kelleher remaining in place.

Generali Said in Talks to Buy French Asset Manager Sycomore

Transaction may value Sycomore at more than 200 million euros

Hargreaves targets adviser clients for platform growth

"A significant amount of this investment pool will have been initially advised upon, maybe many years ago, but now receives no ongoing advice and little support.

UK launches ambition to generate billions more investment in Africa to trigger transformational growth

The City of London manages over £8 trillion of assets but at the moment only around 1% of those assets are invested in Africa

CEE sees record private equity investment in 2017

Polish companies were the big draw, receiving 71% of the total amount, followed by firms in Romania, Hungary and Latvia.

CBRE Global Investors acquires Hanseviertel in Hamburg

The 1.5 ha plot includes several historic buildings and postmodern structures developed by Allianz Real Estate

The time is RIPE for SMARTER Beta

Designed to provide investors access to a more sophisticated smart beta approach, the indices employ active measures to enhance differentiation and risk-adjusted excess returns.

Isle of Man moves to close pension funding gap

The crown dependency proposed to deal with the problem in a number of ways, including introducing a voluntary defined contribution scheme for public servants, capping pensionable salary and moving to a career average pension scheme design.

Italy said to weigh state lender role in Autostrade takeover

Autostrade is the largest toll-road operator in Italy, controlling about half the market

A Hedge Fund’s Lesson for the World’s Biggest Sovereign Wealth Fund

Bank stocks have performed terribly, yet the fund seems unaccountably fond of them

International US hit longest bull market history

UK investors in US stocks have done particularly well from a combination of strong stock market returns and a weakening of the pound against the dollar.

Fidelity slashes multi asset charges

Fund group is ditching third-party funds for segregated mandates

Legg Mason launches 'best ideas' global bond fund

Targets 'the three Cs'

Here's where foreign real estate investors are buying in New York City

New York has remained one of the most expensive real estate markets in the world, helped by foreign buyers.

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