10/29/2019
RWC launches diversified return fund
“As such, the fund is entering the final quarter of the year with peak exposure to moves higher in equity volatility and wider in credit spreads.”
Alternative Investments
10/29/2019
Neil Woodford and partner received £20m dividends amid crisis
Woodford came under fire from politicians and regulators for continuing to charge management fees after WEIF’s suspension in June.
10/29/2019
Platform tech firm pledges better service after acquisition
Bravura is paying £13.3m for the company and the transaction is expected to be completed by the end of October
10/29/2019
Luxembourg Raif A Product Of Choice For Asian Asset Managers
They discussed the benefits of the reserved alternative investment fund presented to Asian asset managers.
10/29/2019
Embark agrees to acquire the Adviser and Partnership businesses of Alliance Trust Savings
The deal also includes the purchase of the Alliance Trust Savings building in Dundee, which will become Embark’s platform operation centre and Group headquarters, with platform service partner FNZ also occupying space in the building.
10/28/2019
WorldPensionSummit Innovation Awards 2019
The categories spanned innovation in communication, plan design and investment, and were judged by an esteemed panel of global industry leaders.
10/24/2019
Software blamed for Sipp problems at AJ Bell
The client had raised a series of concerns about the way AJ Bell had administered his self-invested personal pension
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.
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.