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KBI Energy Solutions Fund wins Best Fund Award

The KBI Energy Solutions Fund has been distributed widely in Taiwan since 2007 and also received this Award in 2016.

Investors continue to flee Premier Miton post merger

The Board remains confident in the future prospects of the Group.

Newcastle adviser to launch DFM business

The first portfolio is designed for investors who want a regular income, and will have an ongoing charge of 0.36 per cent.

MitonOptimal’s Sullivan adds ESG funds to core MPS

MitonOptimal’s James Sullivan has introduced responsibly invested funds to the group’s mainstream multi-asset portfolios

Special Report on The COVID-19 Epidemic Forecasts (Issue 2)

The cumulative number of confirmed cases will exceed 2 million around Apr. 15.

Tavistock furloughs 23% of staff as bosses take pay cut

(Update) Tavistock bosses take a 17% pay cut and 23% of staff are furloughed as adviser and new business revenues take a hit.

Quilter unveils phone-based financial advice service

Firm will have the capacity to help more households across the UK receive the support they need

Hedge fund managers really miss Mayfair: ‘Money is money, but it’s not the same’

Being cooped up at home has an extra sting for the slice of the finance industry that relies heavily on networking

Norway banks on hedge fund tycoon Tangen to lead oil fund

Although AKO Capital’s flagship is the AKO Fund – a hedge fund which avoided last month’s equitiy crash and produced a positive return of 0.2% in the year to 25 March.

Are there any safe havens in this global market crash?

Bonds, gold and cash are the traditional stores of value, but even their performance has been erratic amid Covid-19

Markets are not yet pricing the severity of this crisis correctly - Stephen Jones Kames Capital CIO

The market is still not taking on board the second- and third-order impacts of the last six weeks’ worth of deterioration.

Loan fund Volta Finance cancels dividend as debt downgrades bite

The £114m Guernsey-domiciled debt fund described its move as an ‘appropriate and prudent action’.

Cash trapped in property funds hits £20bn as BlackRock & Schroders gate

The judgement that it was impossible to accurately value the portfolios follows the suspension of a large number of competing property funds earlier in March.

Investors reprice property equities as credit market risk intensifies

In the meantime, property companies’ market capitalisation fell from SEK 610 billion in the fourth quarter to SEK 423 billion, suggesting a shift from premium to discount.

Secondaries playing greater role in private equity investing in Europe

Investors are attracted by the opportunity to diversify a variety of exposures

London homes worth up to £22million are being sold via VIRTUAL tours to high net-worth buyers

Buyers and sellers have also been urged to halt all property sales while the UK is on lockdown.

Deutsche Bank inks $3bn deal for CIP in Taiwan

Deutsche Bank is also among 25 banks in the syndicate group of lenders to the project.

Investment Association statistics 'are a reminder of the benefits of diversification at any stage' – Willis Owen’s Lowcock

The past month has tested that theory at times, but broadly still holds now thanks to governments’ attempts to reassure markets.

JTC Acquires Leading Us Fund Administration Business Nes Financial

The acquisition, which is subject to relevant regulatory approvals, represents a key part of JTC’s ongoing growth strategy

Comment: Beware the secondary impacts of covid-19 for the insurance sector

This is because the significant decline in treasury yields are being more than offset by higher credit spreads. In summary balance sheets are robust.

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