11/22/2017
StanChart close to selling real estate principal finance unit to Actis: sources
The sources declined to be named as they are not authorised to speak to the media.
Alternative Investments
11/22/2017
U.K. Government to Investors: Fund Our Growth Projects
The U.K. government is hoping institutional investors will back a series of domestic growth projects as the country prepares to leave the European Union.
11/21/2017
Biggest U.K. Index Manager Eyes a Future That's More Active
LGIM says clients need better returns than passive can provide
11/21/2017
Investors Managing $630 Billion React to Norway Oil `Revolution'
The proposal by Norway’s wealth fund still needs government support and may even have to go through parliament.
11/20/2017
Legal & General sets sights on US market
In direct investments we may need to do a bolt-on acquisition in the US.
11/20/2017
Stanhope Capital Launches €100M Entrepreneur-Backed Private Equity Fund
The fund Aims To Provide Investors Access To Fast Growing SMEs Across Europe
11/20/2017
Apollo Acquires Frontier's Offshore Funds
Apollo Multi Asset Management Has Taken Over The Offshore Multi-Asset Business Of Frontier Investment Management
11/20/2017
OMGI and Jupiter to change pricing structures across fund ranges
From 1 March 2018, OMGI will introduce a fixed ongoing charge to replace the existing annual management charge and fixed administration costs across its internally managed, single-strategy UK funds.
11/20/2017
PraxisIFM strengthens position in The Netherlands with acquisition of PES
The move takes the total number of staff employed by PraxisIFM to 437 across multiple global jurisdictions.
11/20/2017
JTC supports unique supermarket investment company listing
JTC’s London office is providing company secretarial, corporate governance, fund accounting and administration services.
11/20/2017
Funds masterclass to explore ‘second age of discovery’
This uncertainty means the UK will undoubtedly be looking further afield for future investment opportunities and will have to reassess its place in the world as a non-EU jurisdiction.
11/20/2017
Brunner Investment trust manager rings the changes in new role
Cash has also been put to work globally, with the cash weighting falling from 11 per cent to 6 per cent.
11/20/2017
UK investor optimism rises in successive months for the first time in over a year
Confidence in UK asset classes also bounced back, following a weak October. Investor confidence rose 3.9 per cent to 4.5 per cent, recovering from a two-month dip.
11/17/2017
Catella establishes fund manager Catella Residential Investment Management
The team manages two mutual property funds and three special property funds.
11/17/2017
Global Alliance Partners Welcomes another Partner in Europe
SEAL Consulting is anchored on its founder’s 20-year experience in company management and international finance, as well as tax consulting for private and institutional clients in different Swiss banks.
11/17/2017
Fabrix Capital acquires Soho Portfolio and launches second fund
Fabrix plans for this acquisition to be the first investment in building a significant estate in Soho.
11/17/2017
Thousands in Switzerland are blacklisted for not playing health insurance premiums
In numerous cases that will be more expensive than treating an illness when it first presents.
11/17/2017
The insurance industry’s biggest disruptor
My first big role came as part of the team that started Capital One UK operations.
11/16/2017
Austrian bank BAWAG reports record third-quarter profit
A range of recent bolt-on acquisitions helped BAWAG boost its net interest income by 12.4 percent in the three months through September compared with a year earlier while operating expenses remained flat.
11/16/2017
Luxembourg is the Delaware of Europe
These international nuances can work to Luxembourg's advantage by virtue of it being the hub of the European funds industry and a nexus for global funds distribution.