07/24/2017
Avignon Capital completes financial year with record figures
Avignon Capital has diversified the portfolio further by entering the hotel real estate market this year, acquiring new assets in Berlin, Frankfurt and Amsterdam.
Alternative Investments
07/21/2017
Aviva Investors demands greater climate change disclosure
UK fund house to vote against companies that do not reveal their global warming risks
07/20/2017
BlackRock's UK renewables fund tops £1.1bn mark
Renewable power is now one of the most active sectors for deal flow in the growing infrastructure asset class.
07/20/2017
The European Real Estate Businesses Private Equity Is Unloading For A Profit
Here are six businesses with a value of more than £4B that are on the market, or expected to be sold soon.
07/20/2017
Overseas investors eye Scottish city properties
The company now looks after the assets of 44 investors who have bought traditional flats in student areas within Edinburgh and Glasgow with a view to building a property portfolio and renting out their properties to young people.
07/20/2017
Hargreaves and Lansdown back fund firm launches
Hargreaves Lansdown founders Peter Hargreaves and Stephen Lansdown back new entrants to UK funds space.
07/19/2017
CDC makes two new impact investments in Africa
Loans are typically used for renovations, medical equipment and working capital.
07/19/2017
Ravenscroft launches two funds into UK market
Mirror version of offshore funds
07/19/2017
Lighthouse in-house fund flows top £1m a week
The company attributes the half year gross revenues to the benefits of pension freedoms.
07/19/2017
AIMing for profits
AIM investing is risky, but the rewards are huge.
07/19/2017
Aviva to sell Friends Provident to RL360
Aviva said the sale will create a loss on disposal of GBP130 million, which is primarily due to the intangible assets held on Aviva's balance sheet arising from Aviva's acquisition of FPIL in 2015.
07/19/2017
Kames' short-dated launch targets mid-single digit returns
We have a hugely successful 14-year track record
07/19/2017
Schroder Real Estate Trust First-Quarter Net Asset Value Rises
Schroder also announced an interim dividend of 0.62p for the first quarter, which will be paid to shareholders on August 31.
07/18/2017
AIMA publishes guide to fund administration
The AIMA guide, previously published in 2009, has been revised to reflect changes to standards for cyber security, recordkeeping and anti-money laundering checks
07/18/2017
Hedge Funds See MiFID Win in EU Warning to Trading Platforms
The publication shows that while MiFID II has been years in the making
07/18/2017
Swedish Banks Start Adding Risk Weights to Government Bonds
Danish regulator doesn’t see “any urgent need to address this
07/18/2017
MidEast buyers snap up 40% of Bahrain-backed London scheme
Paddington Gardens is being developed by Meritas Real Estate and Bahrain’s Ahli United Bank
07/18/2017
Acquisition of Thesis edges closer
Thesis is a regional private client asset management business that offers financial advice and investment management services.
07/17/2017
First Property sets up £180mln fund to capitalise on Brexit vote slowdown opportunities in commercial property
The firm said the Fprop Offices LP fund – which has a term of seven years - closed its first round of funding on 14 July with equity commitments of £182mln
07/17/2017
The unstoppable rise of alternatives - Global Alternatives Survey 2017
Research shows total global alternative assets under management hit $6.5 trillion