12/11/2019
Millions of investor funds left minibonds ahead of collapse
The High Court heard this group of people included LCF managing director Andrew Thomson, Simon Hume-Kendall, Elten Barker and Spencer Golding.
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12/10/2019
Tobam launches Swiss equity strategy seeded by local pension fund
It adds that its patented Maximum Diversification approach "is designed to offer a neutral allocation to all the effective independent risk factors available to each market."
12/10/2019
St Andrews luxury hotel and golf course sold to Hong Kong investors
The luxury 520-acre Fairmont St Andrews resort includes a 211-bedroom hotel with cliff-top views, championship golf courses The Kittocks and The Torrance, a ten-treatment room spa and five restaurants and bars.
12/09/2019
UK-based Apis Partners hits final close of second fund at $550m, exceeds target
Apis Growth Fund II expects to make equity investments of between $30 million and $50 million into financial services with a focus on capital-light financial services and fintech companies across the growth markets of Africa, South Asia and Southeast Asia
12/09/2019
The dark side of transparency
Corporate disclosure is a double-edged sword, suggests Darren Bernard
12/09/2019
Number of luxury Edinburgh properties selling for £1 million on the rise
Edinburgh is behind a rise in luxury home sales in Scotland, with the number of properties selling for £1 million or more up 21 per cent year on year in the first half of 2019.
12/09/2019
Portobello Capital co-winner of 'Best Spanish LBO Fund' prize
Madrid-headquartered private equity fund Portobello Capital was honored at the Private Equity Exchange Awards ceremony when it was announced as co-winner of the Best Spanish LBO Fund Award.
12/09/2019
As M&G freezes fund, cash buffers dwindle at rivals
The sector was thrust into the spotlight last week when M&G Investments suspended investor withdrawals from its flagship £2.5bn property fund
12/06/2019
Phoenix group to buy biggest rival
The Acquisition brings additional scale to Phoenix’s Heritage business
12/05/2019
M&G suspends property fund after £900m outflows
M&G stated it had reached a point where it believed suspending the £2.5bn fund would best protect the interests of its customers.
12/05/2019
Neil Woodford’s Income Focus Fund fund to remain frozen until end of year
Income Focus is the smaller of the two open-ended funds set up by Mr Woodford.
12/05/2019
Partner Insight: Finding liquid alternatives when fixed income has turned into 'fixed loss'
"We wanted to create a product that fulfilled these objectives."
12/04/2019
‘World’s cheapest hedge fund’ closes after five years
Co-founders of Devet Capital join the quant team at Gresham Investment Management
12/04/2019
Impax Asset Management Assets Rise Over Year On Strong Inflows
Impax expanded significantly in 2019
12/03/2019
Lindsell Train drops out of multi-managers' top ten as Woodford fallout continues
Fund suffered 1.1% loss over past three months
12/03/2019
FinecoBank inks deal with Columbia Threadneedle
The announcement follows FinecoBank’s launch of its fund investment offer in partnership with M&G.
12/03/2019
Property tycoon agrees to hand over assets worth £190m
Malik Riaz Hussain passed control of £140 million in UK bank accounts and ownership of a £50 million property overlooking Hyde Park.
12/03/2019
Allianz Bank Financial Advisors signs distribution agreement with MFS in Italy
The fund's investment objective is to seek total return over a full market cycle, focusing on capital appreciation without being constrained by benchmark, regional or market capitalisation.
12/02/2019
World’s Most Famous Hedge Funds Battle for Recognition in China
International names like BlackRock don’t resonate much in China’s crowded market of close to 9,000 hedge funds, which has its own set of local stars.
12/02/2019
Hedgies in High Court bid to force up Inmarsat takeover price
They argue that the price tag is too low because Inmarsat is set to receive an income boost from a US project that could gain approval from regulators this month.