07/14/2017
Generali puts $50bn German life book up for sale
Dutch insurer Aegon sold its £9bn closed book of UK annuities in two separate deals
Alternative Investments
07/13/2017
Samsung arm picks Berlin for HQ because London “not a fun place to live unless you are really rich”
Samsung’s Next technology fund has announced it intends to open shop in Berlin over London because Britain’s capital city is too expensive, and “not a fun place to live unless you are really rich.” In an interview with The Times,
07/13/2017
BMO launches trio of enhanced income ETFs
Income is distributed quarterly and the ETFs target a yield enhancement of 3% over the chosen equity benchmark.
07/13/2017
Baltic International Bank has established an alternative investment management company
To create and manage an alternative investment fund with objective to make investments in the field of renewable energy.
07/13/2017
AIMA targets fund admin clarity with updated guide
AIMA has vowed to reflect the modern fund administration sector with the launch of an updated guide aimed at alternative investment managers.
07/12/2017
Avignon Capital acquires Hyatt Place Amsterdam Airport Hotel for €53.8m
The modern, purpose-built property was originally constructed in 2014 and covers 8,336 sqm.
07/12/2017
Aegon: we expect FCA to focus on platform tech
Data is a big challenge.
07/11/2017
Deutsche Börse buys into Soros-backed bond trading platform
NY-based Trumid has also previously raised money from venture capitalist Peter Thiel
07/11/2017
Premier Asset Management Sees Net Inflows Drive Rise In Assets
The company noted this was its seventeenth successive quarter of positive net flows.
07/11/2017
Deutsche’s former head of structured product syndicate has just launched his own hedge fund
Neptune Capital is the latest new launch from former senior employees of bulge bracket investment banks who have decided to go it alone.
07/10/2017
Calamatta Cuschieri opens new head office, is UBS funds representative
Calamatta Cuschieri’s offices have been designed with the aim of enhancing intra company communication and have been finished with state-of-the-art technology.
07/10/2017
This Giant Metals Exchange Is Taking on the Gold Elite
The group will need to overcome inertia among those wary of moving to a new benchmark for pricing precious metals.
07/10/2017
Landbay partners with Legal & General
The solution will be delivered via insurtech company KASKO, enabling real-time quoting and underwriting of building, contents, tenant, and rent guarantee insurance.
07/10/2017
KKR-Backed United Group Further Invests in South East Europe
United Group, a KKR- and EBRD-owned company, to acquire media assets from Central European Media Enterprises
07/10/2017
RWC Acquires Former Fidelity Star’s Pensato Capital
Dan Mannix, chief executive of RWC, says the move is indicative of a wider trend in the industry.
07/10/2017
Vanguard’s European profits up 40% in 2016
Low-cost fund provider’s attempts to break into the continental market is working
07/10/2017
Vanguard's European profits increase to more than £5m
In particular, the group increased its footprint with fee-based IFAs
07/10/2017
Hedge fund boutique launches India fund
The fund is open to investors with over $1 million (£780,000) to invest and has a 1% management fee.
07/10/2017
Ex-Amundi UK chief expands with Arctic funds deal
It was first sold to Canadian bank CIBC and then to Millennium.
07/10/2017
Scotland’s economy: private sector growth ‘subdued’
Manufacturers upped their output at a steady rate, and while the rate of growth eased since May, production growth was above that of business activity in the service sector.