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Equity release referrals jump 285%

It found the average introducer expects 11 per cent of their total income to come from equity release within three to five years.

7IM sustainable balance hits £100m in assets

Camilla Ritchie, senior investment manager at 7IM, said: “Sustainable and ESG investing has come a long way in the past few years and we have witnessed a dramatic rise in demand for these strategies in the UK in recent months.

Deutsche Finance International closes debut fund and builds €856m portfolio

Insurance companies, pension funds, family offices and financial institutions from the US and Europe have committed capital to the fund, either directly or in the form of co-investment.

Pensions watchdogs could pursue Sir Philip Green’s wife in Monaco

The Greens had to offer £300m worth of cash and security to safeguard 9,000 members of the retirement scheme before The Pensions Regulator would sign off on the deal.

Credit Suisse property funds acquire debut Polish and South Korean assets

Financial details were undisclosed.

Dutch Fund Targets SMEs in Southern Africa

Buxeros Capital, a public-private social impact investment fund, has established a presence in South Africa with the aim of investing in emerging market SMEs in Southern Africa

Financial adviser backs athlete's bid for 2020 Olympics

The company — based in Yorkshire, London, Manchester, Durham and Teesside — will take Mr McKenzie on a road trip, where he will run judo classes for local children, and have recorded a series of podcasts with the athlete to help raise awarenes

1825 acquires £1.7bn Grant Thornton advice business

This will be 1825’s eight acquisition since it launched four years ago.

Carey Olsen support Creandum's latest Guernsey fund launch

Carey Olsen's investment funds team in Guernsey, together with fund administration specialist Private Equity Administrators Limited (PEA), have assisted Creandum on the establishment of Creandum V, a €265 million venture fund focusing on early-s

Investors’ concerns over global economic outlook impairs equity funds sales in April

29 associations representing 98 percent of total UCITS and AIF assets provided us with net sales data.

Apex Group Announces the Close of Link Asset Services' CPCS Business Throgmorton Acquisitions

Over the past eighteen months, Apex has continued to expand its capabilities to meet client demand successfully

Four bidders for Green Reit buyout

Kennedy Wilson and Irish Life among firms circling property group

Residential Market: Speculation vs Attractiveness

These elements should continue to fuel the increase in real estate prices, especially in strategic zones of Luxembourg-city and its surroundings.

AXA IM and NBIM offload €620m Frankfurt office complex to Invesco

Jon Pierce, senior fund management director at Invesco Real Estate, said Die Welle’s scale provides huge optionality on business plan, combining strong upside potential and very low downside risk.

Revealed: All the winners at the Money Marketing Awards 2019

The Money Marketing Awards honour those who have reached the top of their fields, from investment and retirement advice to paraplanning and pension provision.

Trium Capital to launch ESG emissions impact fund

Most ESG strategies are backward-looking - concentrating on historic ESG metrics.

Global investment fund assets resurgence in 1Q 2019, up by 9.2%

These strong global sales were mostly driven by inflows in the United States (EUR 123 bn), Europe (EUR80bn) and emerging markets (EUR21bn, of which EUR20bn in China), the report said.

Forsters' Real Estate Finance team advise OakNorth bank

Also advising on the deal was Commercial Real Estate partner Magnus Hassett and associate Danielle Kenyon.

Overseas buyers lead Cypriot property investment, says agent

Buyers can gain residency, work and live freely within the EU and Schengen zone in return for a property purchase of €300,000.

Lloyd’s underwriters launch reinsurance product

This move to “insure the uninsurable” is linked to Lloyd’s existing ‘The Future’ programme.

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