12/23/2016
London Stock Exchange Group Block Trading Initiatives ahead of MIFID II countdown
Turquoise Plato Block Discovery™ also demonstrated very strong growth throughout the year.
Alternative Investments
12/23/2016
Irish Funds Market Update 2016
Maples are the acknowledged market leader in the establishment of new Irish domiciled funds with a 27% share of new business, according to the 2016 Irish Funds Report.
12/23/2016
Tavistock Investments Plc announces results for the six-month period ending 30 September 2016
The Group attributes the acquisition of Abacus Associates Financial Services Ltd, in April 2016
12/23/2016
Catella advisor to Baltic Horizon for listing on Nasdaq Stockholm’s new fund market
The listing in Stockholm is an important milestone that has been achieved in a short time
12/23/2016
Investment houses plan to charge European clients extra research fee
Many UK fund managers have said they will use their own money to pay for research used to run investment funds
12/22/2016
Hong Kong Stock Connect - UBS
Given that Shenzhen Stock Exchange gives access to corporates of small and medium size and operating in other economic sectors than the entities listed on Shanghai Stock Exchange, the investment policy of the UCITS intending to invest through Shenzhen Con
12/22/2016
Ireland secures RMB 50 billion RQFII quota
Irish Funds, the representative body for the cross-border investment funds industry in Ireland, welcomed the announcement, saying it “recognises Ireland’s position as a leading cross-border funds centre”.
12/22/2016
Moscow Exchange To Cooperate With Leading Chinese Securities
The MoU also includes assistance for Chinese corporates that want to list their securities in Moscow.
12/22/2016
Hedge funds fees take a trim
Traditional ‘2 and 20’ fees are becoming outdated as managers seek to keep investors happy
12/22/2016
Opportunity fund co-invests with Italian REIT in Milan
Qatar’s sovereign wealth fund participated in the listing of Coima Res, Italy’s first new REIT (or SIIQ), earlier this year.
12/21/2016
London Stock Exchange in talks to sell French clearing house to Euronext
The LSE announced plans to merge with Deutsche Boerse in March
12/21/2016
First Sovereign Joins Luxembourg Green Exchange
LuxSE is one of the biggest stock exchanges for international bonds in Europe
12/21/2016
Fortress Investment to Acquire Italian NPLs from UniCredit
Fortress Investment started investing in Italian loans and loan servicing since 2000
12/20/2016
New Flexible Real Estate Investment Vehicle in Belgium
A new and interesting opportunity for Belgian and foreign fund managers and investors to structure their real estate investments was recently launched, which offers both a flexible regulatory framework for real estate investments and an attractive tax re
12/19/2016
Lloyd’s insurance market to set up European base post-Brexit with Malta in the running
Malta has been trying to entice London insurers to set up there post-Brexit
12/19/2016
Allianz said to consider bid for Generali’s French business
Allianz executives are uncertain whether a combination with the French insurance business would be approved by regulators
12/19/2016
Hedge fund lobby groups outline Brexit wishlist
Access to EU investors and workers top their demands
12/19/2016
Worst year for UK asset management since 2007
Just 21% of fund houses beat the market in the 11 months to the end of November
12/19/2016
European funds slash emerging markets
The US two-year Treasury note yields have risen to 6-1/2 year highs and US benchmark 10-year Treasury yields have hit their highest since December 2015 as investors dumped US government bonds, fearing inflationary policies will undermine their value.
12/19/2016
Insurers face scarce infrastructure investment opportunities in search for yield
The survey identified a serious lack of pipelines of suitable projects in which insurers can invest.