04/12/2018
Latest U.K. CMA paper raises concerns over abilities to switch consultants, OCIOs
The CMA said its analysis of the switching process in fiduciary management "indicates that the time and costs involved … can be considerable."
Alternative Investments
04/12/2018
HSBC Alternative Investments appoints State Street to provide back and middle office services
There are 325 Reserved Alternative Investment Fund’s registered in Luxembourg, and at State Street we service many of them.
04/11/2018
Royal return for Standard Life Aberdeen as princess opens new HQ
The visit came 21 years after the Princess opened Standard Life’s previous headquarters in the city.
04/11/2018
Bupa Global ‘partners’ with Mercer to offer ‘health scorecard’
It has even been associated with improved company stock value performance, based on the US data since its creation in 2006, Bupa says.
04/11/2018
Fidelity launches six low cost index funds
The low cost fees starting at 0.06% for the S&P 500 fund and reaching 0.20% for the MSCI Emerging Markets fund.
04/11/2018
Hastings Funds Management changes name to Vantage Infrastructure
Vantage will operate as an independent global debt and equity infrastructure investment firm.
04/11/2018
Columbia Threadneedle unveils global absolute return strategy
The company said the launch of this product was timely given the current economic and credit cycles.
04/11/2018
Quarter of UK SMEs going global for growth
Many UK SMEs are also ‘exporting domestically’, within the UK but beyond their local area or town.
04/10/2018
Australian boutique launches second UK fund
The fund will run a high conviction portfolio of between 30-60 stocks, with over 45% of its assets allotted to Asia and a significant underweight to the US.
04/10/2018
HSBC applies AI to track financial crime
Alongside the payout, HSBC agreed a five-year deferred prosecution agreement (DPA) with the US Department of Justice (DoJ) under which it promised to take action to correct compliance failings.
04/10/2018
Standard Life Aberdeen: a £650bn entity fraught with divisions
Six months after the £3.8bn deal's completion, resistance to job cuts and client outflows weigh heavily on the giant firm
04/10/2018
Swedish EQT Partners eyes deeper Asia play with new mid-market fund
EQT’s Asia exposure is currently at only 3-4 per cent but over the medium to long term, the PE player wants to have more business lines come to Asia.
04/10/2018
Japanese funds betting on high yielding European real estate
Total assets under management were little changed over the same period, he said.
04/10/2018
Leigh Harrison: how to pick the right fund manager
Writing an exclusive series for Citywire on funds investing, retired star manager Leigh Harrison tackles one of the first and trickiest decisions.
04/10/2018
Premier AM reports 20th consecutive quarter of flows as AUM hits £6.4bn
Asset manager trading updates
04/10/2018
Ethical investment boosts Impax assets
It also recorded net inflows of £331m during the three months to 31 March.
04/10/2018
Aviva Investors revises asset allocation views on stronger growth and inflation expectations
Duration will be challenged by tighter monetary policy, and valuations in corporate credit are already stretched
04/09/2018
Closet tracker funds face tougher regulatory scrutiny
Thirteen US managers to disclose how far their active funds deviate from benchmark
04/09/2018
Continued expansion of Utmost Wealth Solutions
The portfolio is highly complementary to Utmost Wealth Solutions existing business which is in the process of acquiring Generali PanEurope to create a €24 billion specialist wealth manager.
04/09/2018
AIMA publishes position paper on impact of Brexit on alternative investment industry
The analysis is based on the assumption that the UK will leave the EU’s single market