02/22/2018
Hansard half-year results show reduced profits yet wider expansion
All figures refer to the six months ended 31 December 2017, except where indicated.
Alternative Investments
02/20/2018
Knight Frank IM surpasses £2 billion AUM milestone
Notably the diversity of our client base does, we believe, give us a strong platform for the future,” said Kevin Aitchison, CEO of KFIM.
02/20/2018
European pension funds target Dutch ground leases
According to Tido van Wieringen, chief business development officer at DNGB, Dutch pension funds have shown an interest, but first want to see whether the concept catches on.
02/20/2018
AJ Bell launches six-strong active fund model portfolio range
The new active range will contain six portfolios which are benchmarked against risk profiles 3 – 8 in Distribution Technology’s Dynamic Planner risk ratings.
02/20/2018
Investing based on geography is dated approach and ignores multi-year drivers of growth
A portfolio of stocks invested across some of today’s big themes – robotics, automation and artificial intelligence included – is likely to deliver a return which is greater and more durable than funds investing in the developed markets.
02/19/2018
UK business presence will expand in Armenia
Mr. Pritchard, this is already your 4th visit to Armenia since September 2017. How would you assess the level of Armenia-UK trade relations nowadays?
02/19/2018
Blue Noble joins crowded European property funds sector
Real estate boutique to raise initial $100m from Swiss asset manager Woodman
02/16/2018
Guernsey launches investment fund
The aim is to deliver long-term capital growth to its shareholders, including the States of Guernsey, which has committed to investing up to £25 million.
02/16/2018
Former Pioneer parent plots new Irish asset manager
FinecoBank set up new company in Dublin late last year called Fineco AM Limited
02/16/2018
First regulated rare whisky fund launches
The world’s first regulated whisky fund is making it easier for whisky lovers to invest in whisky.
02/15/2018
Numbers Highlight German Economic Strength
The final three months of the year saw exports contribute more strongly to growth than they had between July and September.
02/15/2018
Hedge fund Bridgewater makes $22 billion bet against European firms
Short selling is a mainstay of hedge fund investing and is driven by expectations that shares will fall, which means they can later be repurchased at a lower price to make a profit.
02/15/2018
Standard Life Aberdeen hit as biggest client Lloyds pulls plug
The two sides had been discussing the sale to Lloyds of a book of Standard Life’s corporate pension business now closed to new customers, four sources told Reuters.
02/15/2018
UK property beats pensions, says UK official study
The appeal of property has risen in the year to June 2017, compared to the appeal of pensions, which has fallen back over the same period.
02/14/2018
Edinburgh fund manager launches new £250m US investment trust
Firm seeks to build on its highly successful Baillie Gifford American Fund
02/14/2018
Giant funds vie for £5.5bn chunk of taxpayer-owned bank loans
Cerberus, M&G Prudential, Och-Ziff and Pimco are trying to buy the portfolio of taxpayer-owned mortgages, Sky News learns.
02/14/2018
Hedge funds outperform stocks and bonds on risk-adjusted basis
Risk-adjusted returns, represented by the Sharpe ratio, reflect the volatility of the returns as well as the returns themselves.
02/14/2018
Market Insight 2018
We are proud that 2018 marks 35 years of BPL Global.
02/14/2018
£2m buy-out at risk management firm
The deal gives control of the business to a long-serving management team led by Andy Morley and Ian Laycock.
02/14/2018
Utilico to redomicile to UK from Bermuda
The company is listed on the London Stock Exchange, and has a market capitalisation of £461 million ($642 million), with assets of £570 million ($788 million).