03/03/2017
Barclays Non-Core: Sale of Irish insurance businesses completes
I want to thank our colleagues who are moving to Monument Re and wish them every success in the future
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03/03/2017
Emerging economies projected to dominate the global economy by 2050
This shift in global economic power from the advanced economies, particularly in Europe, to emerging economies will continue.
03/02/2017
Board changes prepare Exchange for a new era
This is part of a wider rebrand of the Exchange to The International Stock Exchange with effect from 6 March and which precedes the launch of an office in the Isle of Man on 9 March.
03/02/2017
Saudi Arabian Sovereign Fund may invest in German tech, finance companies
Any stakes would be no greater than 10 percent and PIF was looking at five to six opportunities, he said.
03/02/2017
Avignon Capital completes first hotel acquisition with €48.5m Meininger purchase
The acquisition was completed off-market and marks Avignon Capital’s first entry into the hotel market, as the firm looks to diversify its growing European portfolio.
03/02/2017
Hedge fund Citadel joins industry's standard-setting body
Some 125 hedge funds, which jointly oversee around $1 trillion or roughly a third of the industry's assets, have signed on since the group's founding in 2008
03/02/2017
'Depressed' father-of-two hedge fund executive, 47, commits suicide by jumping out of the window of his ninth-floor luxury apartment
Sources told the New York Post that the hedge fund executive left behind a note saying he was depressed
03/02/2017
Fairstone acquires Lancashire IFA
The acquisition brings revenue of £1.8m to the Fairstone Group and funds under management of around £160m.
03/01/2017
Hong Kong's Property developer in talks to buy Leadenhall Building in London
The Financial Times has reported that C C Land is in talks to buy the building for one billion pounds $1.24 billion.
03/01/2017
Man Group assets rise 3 pct in 2016, profits by lower fees
We put in place a revised management structure and continued to control our cost base
03/01/2017
Catella advisor on MaxFast’s share issue
MaxFast has properties with strong cash flows with a value of approximately one billion kronor.
03/01/2017
Chinese bank to expand into Greek projects
The MoU provides for the promotion of bilateral relations and economic and trade cooperation between China and Greece.
03/01/2017
Entrepreneur Billy Allan launches £92m investment fund
The founders of Aliter combine a highly unusual blend of industrial experience and investment expertise.
03/01/2017
Five years on equity crowdfunding has become the new normal
How can equity crowdfunding be both dominating and diminishing in the press?
02/28/2017
The inside story of how the London Stock Exchange's mega merger with Deutsche Boerse was suddenly derailed by Brussels
British dissent was limited to a fairly small band of eurosceptics, while in Germany it centred on the state of Hesse.
02/28/2017
Unigestion announces Uni-Global – Alternative Risk Premia fund launch
It complements Unigestion’s existing line of direct alternative offer, including the Uni-Global – Cross Asset Trend Follower, Uni-Global – Alternative Equities Compass World, the Unigestion Long/Short Global Opportunities fund and the Un
02/27/2017
L&G appoints operational partner to deliver first BTR scheme
The current UK rental market has not provided its residents with acceptable renting standards across the board.
02/27/2017
BlueRock and NAS Invest Initiate New “BR-NAS German Mittelstand Properties” Fund Series
BlueRock and NAS Invest form “BR-NAS German Mittelstand Properties” joint venture, domiciled in Luxembourg
02/27/2017
L & G Gears up for First BTR Initiative
It is widely hoped that the scheme will be able to be successfully implemented through this partnership between LGIM and urbanbubble.
02/27/2017
Alliance Trust's war with Elliott may rumble on
According to The Times, the deal has been criticised by corporate governance groups, who feel its favours Elliott over other shareholders.