04/06/2017
London Stock Exchange launches private placement platform
Capital to come from institutional investors such as BlackRock, Fidelity and Carlyle
Alternative Investments
04/06/2017
UK infrastructure projects struggle to attract pension funds
Institutional investors tend to prefer assets that are up and running
04/06/2017
Liontrust inflows nearly double as AUM hits £9.1bn
'Successful year' for the firm
04/06/2017
AJ Bell embraces passive funds with 5 new multi-asset products
The asset allocation of the funds will be updated quarterly so that they consistently perform in line with the risk level selected for each client.
04/06/2017
Legal & General Completes Sale Of Legal & General Netherlands To Chesnara Plc
Legal & General is disposing of non-core businesses, focusing capital and resource on core businesses in growth markets where we believe we can achieve significant scale and deliver attractive returns for shareholders.
04/05/2017
Gulf investors in Italy shift strategy, now look for mid-sized companies
It was asking too much, maybe, for an industrial system that is structurally reluctant to carry out mergers and that continues to express the best of itself in medium sized companies.
04/05/2017
L&G pledges to keep heat up on executive pay
In particular, LGIM says it pushed for a review into Sports Direct’s labour practices after British MPs condemned the retailer’s “Victorian” working conditions.
04/05/2017
BOV’s off-market sale of MIDI shares tagged at nominal 0.01c per share
Bank of Valletta saved on stockbrokers’ fees by registering its off-market sale of 19 million MIDI shares at just 0.01c, with rest of transaction settled privately
04/05/2017
Lenders hike tech spend but brokers want more: Iress
Quite a few lenders provide free valuations
04/05/2017
Harvest Global Investments increases international footprint with first UCITS launch
The investment team implements an alpha-driven investment strategy that combines bottom-up fundamental research with top-down sector allocation and proprietary risk management to exploit market inefficiencies.
04/04/2017
P2P specialist F&P mulls platform launch
Our reputation is on the line in every deal we arrange.
04/04/2017
Steady returns or racy growth? Fund ideas for your 2017 Isa
These cautious investors' expectations are a world away from those who rely on an Isa to top-up the guaranteed income from their pensions.
04/04/2017
Investors start buying Aberdeen wagering on merger success
Investors are buying the asset manager’s shares at a discount to the offer price
04/04/2017
Asian investors waiting for French election result before increasing exposure to Europe -CS
French stock and bond prices have rallied over the last month on growing signs that centrist candidate Emmanuel Macron will win the election
04/04/2017
Börse Berlin increases Turnover by more than Six Per Cent
Thanks to Equiduct’s unique trading model, investors were able to save close to 1.3 million.
04/04/2017
Italian bonds rally after EU hints at solution for struggling lenders
The struggling banking sector is seen as a key factor dragging down Italy's economic prospects and was one of the reasons cited by ratings agency DBRS when it downgraded Italy in January.
04/04/2017
Greece's National Bank gets four bids for insurance unit -source
It provides life and non-life insurance products.
04/04/2017
Amundi teams up with energy agency
CEA Investissement and Amundi Private Equity Funds will each have a 40% stake in the new company, and the CEA Investissement team will own the remaining 20%.
04/04/2017
Revealed: Winners of the Morningstar UK Fund Awards 2017
Funds with a minimum five year track record
04/04/2017
Focused offering for Elevate as Standard Life unveils platform plans
Standard Life is currently talking to a range of DFMs to see which it will work with on the broader offering.