04/19/2018
Generali sells €540m Belgian unit to Athora
Frédéric de Courtois, group CEO global business lines & international, stated: “This deal underlines our continuing efforts to optimize the Group’s international reach across the world."
Alternative Investments
04/18/2018
Collab Winners Are ‘Building a Long-Term Relationship’ with MetLife
The eight finalists will be invited to attend the collab Summit EMEA and Demo Day in London on 11-12 July 2018 to present their solutions where the ultimate winner will be announced.
04/18/2018
ETF Investors Favour Emerging Markets in 2018
Investors scaled back their ETF purchases in March, but in the first quarter of 2018 there were some clear favourite areas of focus
04/18/2018
DunPort gets €283m to fund SMEs
The fund will target companies with sales of more than €5 million
04/18/2018
Vistra Named ‘Fund Administrator of the Year’
The award recognises the overall achievement of fund administrators in the calendar year of 2017
04/18/2018
Allianz GI unveils 'outperformance' fee on fund range
On any day the fund outperforms its benchmark, the outperformance will be accrued as a fee.
04/17/2018
FSCS declares hedge fund firm in default
At the start of 2017 RSM was appointed as the liquidators to wind up the business.
04/17/2018
M&G takes major step in impact investing with new launch
M&G worked with sustainability research firm Sustainalytics to devise the methodology that calculates the impact of the fund.
04/17/2018
Morningstar launches investment outsourcing unit for advisers
Offers fund selection and asset allocation
04/17/2018
Novia Global launches ‘Trustee Investment Governance Service’
The option of having ongoing annual reviews is also being made available to trust clients, Novia Global said.
04/17/2018
Consolidator unveils new buy-out offer for retiring advisers
The programme already has eight deals confirmed, securing £1.5m in fee revenue and adding £130m assets under management to Fairstone’s financial planning business.
04/16/2018
KBC Securities recognised once again at Euronext Awards
This will allow KBC Securities to further achieve its strategy in the future and become the reference for companies in all markets in which it is present.
04/16/2018
Industry Leaders Put Forward Vision Of Hedge Fund Firm Of The Future
The interviewees also discuss, among other themes, fees; succession planning; employee diversity; and “alpha”, “smart beta” and “alternative beta” based client solutions.
04/15/2018
Brexit will work out rationally – and that's one reason we bought Hermes, says US fund goliath
Federated vice-chairman Gordon Ceresino said while it was right people had concerns about Brexit, the key was "to analyse it and get your arms around it".
04/15/2018
EG Capitals Advisor Launches $75m Emerging Markets Corporate High Yields UCITS
EG Capital Advisors has announced the launched its Emerging Markets Corporate High Yield UCITS.
04/15/2018
Hastings chair Hoffman to reveal mutual interest in Coventry
The former Northern Rock chief is in line to become chairman of the UK's second-biggest building society.
04/15/2018
Investors 'to profit from Sky battle' says hedge fund manager Crispin Odey
Odey, the boss of hedge fund Odey Asset Management, said the development is ‘very good news for shareholders’ because it has brought to light how many firms could be interested in Sky.
04/15/2018
Hedge fund Elliott adds to calls for Whitbread to spin off Costa
The feared American activist is thought to hold the view that as much as £3bn of value could be created by splitting the coffee shop chain from Whitbread’s Premier Inn budget hotel arm, The Sunday Times reported.
04/14/2018
Start-up hedge fund Heijin Capital has big ambitions - but its partners are still at school
The fund called 'Heijin' is named after the Mandarin for ‘black gold’ Read more: http://www.thisismoney.co.uk/money/article-5616401/Would-invest-hedge-fund-partners-school.html#ixzz5CljbDUCM Follow us: @MailOnline on Twitter | Dai
04/13/2018
Parmenion and Sanlam launch onshore bond
Discretionary fund manager and platform provider Parmenion has partnered with Sanlam to launch an open-architecture onshore bond.