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Invesco Real Estate buys three European office assets for €140m

The real estate manager said the three class-A office properties located in Milan, Prague and Munich, were acquired on behalf a south German pension fund.

Buyers of French property to save thousands following tax changes

The tax is only applicable to the amount of equity an investor has in the property.

M&G transfers four UK funds to Luxembourg ahead of Brexit

Formal notification of the proposals will be sent to shareholders on 10 January.

Macfarlanes advises Regional REIT on secondary fundraise of up to £100m

Regional REIT intends to use the proceeds of the offering to, among other things, acquire two contracted property portfolios.

Barclays Launches Pioneering Range of Green Corporate Banking Products

Barclays Corporate Banking announces the launch of a suite of Green Finance products, designed to help the bank’s clients fund more sustainable projects in the UK and around the world

Ascot Lloyd and Bellpenny become IFA under 'Ascot Lloyd' brand

'Following adviser and client demand'

US expats hit as investment platform abandons funds

Hundreds of ETFs and investment trusts fail to meet new European standards

Natixis Chooses Guidewire Core and Digital Products to Strengthen Customer Service

Guidewire platform to help French insurer enhance core system processes and digital capabilities; Capgemini to manage integration

Apex acquires Warburg’s asset management and servicing business in Luxembourg

Terms of the agreement are not being disclosed.

This is the year that central banks finally stop propping up markets

We’ve been talking about inflation as being one of the big potential themes for this year.

Standard Life adds £400m to books in firm takeover

Standard Life’s financial planning arm, 1825, has struck a deal to acquire a financial management firm, adding £400m to its assets under advice.

Crowdfunding platform ENVESTORS says equity investments via its investor network surpass £100mln

The average investment secured by these companies was around £475,000, with investors making an average investment of £40,000.

R&Q snaps up captive firm from Old Mutual

Regulatory approval for the acquisition has been granted, with the agreed purchase price representing a small discount to Constantia’s pro-forma net assets of £3.4 million.

France Invests N150bn In Nigeria

“Available records also state that at the end of the first quarter of 2017, the trade volume between France and Nigeria stood at N668 .75 billion (1.9 billion euros).

ETF providers hope Mifid II will spur European growth

Regulatory shake-up to provide more transparency on trading of passive investment vehicles

France gears up for big privatisation drive

Sales of state holdings to be accelerated to fund ambitious spending plans

US$19bn hedge fund platform drops funds in offshore jurisdictions

Lyxor, which is owned by French bank Societe Generale, has already doubled assets under management in UCITS hedge funds to €2.5bn over the last three years.

Standard Life’s 1825 acquires Cumberland Place

The acquisition is 1825’s sixth since it was founded in 2015, and its second in London.

Bank Leumi agrees in principle to sell Romanian unit

The final transaction, which is not expected to impact financial results significantly

BlackRock's iShares posts record yearly inflows for 2017

Predicts global ETF industry will more than double by 2022

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