06/23/2020
BlackRock says it is warming up to Europe, which could outgrow the US in second half of the year
Fund manager is impressed by the EU's financial response to the coronavirus outbreak
Alternative Investments
06/23/2020
Ex-Hargreaves manager launches consolidator
We are not the traditional consolidator who comes in and strips everything back and fires people.
06/22/2020
Ascot Lloyd adds £1.2bn with six acquisitions
We now have over 18,000 clients serviced by our 18 offices.
06/22/2020
Retirees reconsider their pension plans after Covid-19
Overall around 25% of people with a financial adviser said they were looking at making some revision to their plans, with equity release or unlocking value in a second property also being considered.
06/22/2020
Ardent Financial Launches as a New Global Securities Dealer
Ardent has a highly experienced board of directors and senior management team, with an average of over twenty years’ experience each in global credit markets.
06/19/2020
Swiss Re on key growth driver in emerging markets following COVID-19
Many emerging markets had already started multi-year infrastructure projects before the COVID-19 outbreak, and the associated investments aren’t expected to drop off to the same extent seen in previous crisis periods, according to the report.
06/19/2020
Legal & General acquires site for new retirement homes in London
Legal & General acquires site for new retirement homes in London
06/19/2020
Legal & General enters £100m partnership with Bromford
Legal & General has provided £100m in deferred long-term financing to affordable homes provider Bromford Housing Group.
06/19/2020
Allfunds launches new B2B sub-advisory platform
The new service will operate as a separate business unit to be run by a Luxembourg Management Company in the future.
06/19/2020
UK asset owners lag fund managers on ESG factors
Just one third of asset owners have dedicated ESG governance professionals
06/19/2020
Met Tower developer sets up investment company
The first deal was the acquisition of a ten-acre site in Dublin’s Sandyford.
06/18/2020
Scalable Capital launches neo-broker in Germany
Scalable Capital's broker is available to clients in both the iOS/Android app and on the web.
06/18/2020
Nuveen Real Estate acquires several Dutch logistics assets
The asset is split into two lettable areas, with one currently let to a logistics and transport provider, on a 10-year lease.
06/18/2020
Hedge funds raise short bets against UK companies
Significant bets disclosed this year include short positions against Premier Oil, Intu Properties and Metro Bank
06/18/2020
Fund domiciliation remains key consideration for alternative fund managers
Among the event attendees was AlphaWeek's Greg Winterton
06/18/2020
Bridgepoint to buy private equity firm EQT’s €3.9bn credit business
Deal would create €7bn lender as companies hit by pandemic seek fresh financing
06/17/2020
Legal & General plans debt issue after 8% rise in assets since end-March
A level above 100% indicates an insurer has enough capital, though analysts tend to look for higher solvency levels.
06/17/2020
Sustainable Infrastructure Income Fund listed on Luxembourg Stock Exchange
The objective of the Fund is to achieve an attractive risk-adjusted return across all market conditions through financing, owning and operating a diversified portfolio of high-quality sustainable infrastructure assets
06/17/2020
25 years on: AiM market sheds ‘wild west’ reputation to become fertile hunting ground for investors
The alternative investment market was set up as a sub-market for fledgling companies to access cash, and has grown from just 10 firms with a market cap of £82.2m to house more than 800 companies worth £90bn+.
06/16/2020
iM Global Partner launches the Oyster Sustainable Europe Fund
The two companies have chosen to incorporate an SRI component to the management of the fund and thus will use the extra-financial analysis approach developed by Zadig since 2018.