07/18/2016
Schroders to merge Japanese equity funds
Gibbs will continue to work at the firm after the merger, which will take place on 17 August 2016
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07/18/2016
Prime London Residential Fund Announces 3% Uplift over Last 6 Months
A flight to quality and the security of blue-chip tangible assets will be underpinned by a weak pound and continuing low interest rates.
07/18/2016
IFAs see EM as the best bet for next 12 months – Baring AM
Baring AM’s holdings in emerging markets funds include Taiwan Semiconductor, Alibaba and Yandex.
07/15/2016
Norwegian SWF drops ten Southeast Asian firms over coal exposure
One of the Southeast Asian firms excluded was Aboitiz Power Corporation, a major power developer in the Philippines and an emerging leader in renewable energy in the region.
07/15/2016
Marlin Equity Partners Closes First European Fund At €325M
The new fund, named Marlin Heritage Europe LP, will target investments in the lower middle market generally among companies located across Europe, according to the company
07/15/2016
BNP Paribas IP to merge multi-asset funds
The BNP Paribas Multi-Asset Isovol fund will be merged into the PARVEST Diversified Dynamic fund on September 9 2016.
07/15/2016
Why The Miton US team Are Eyeing Up Small Caps
The pair, who have managed the fund since launch in March 2013, expect capital to flow to the US since the recent EU Referendum result left America a comparative ‘ocean of tranquillity’.
07/14/2016
Standard Life, Legal & General Join Property-Fund Sales Rush
That was after redemption requests soared across the industry on concern that Brexit will hurt property prices.
07/14/2016
Guernsey to stage insurance forum in London
The first session will focus on structural innovation in the marketplace and centres of excellence.
07/14/2016
How solo star fund managers stack up against the team players
Whether funds run by an individual manager outperform those with multiple managers
07/14/2016
Brexit turmoil breathes life into Icap trading revenues
The currency jolt that was dealt by the Brexit vote is helping the firm’s bottom line.
07/13/2016
Property fund manager puts London HQ of Coutts bank up for sale – source
Managers in these commercial real estate funds need to sell assets to meet those redemption requests.
07/13/2016
Theresa May’s husband is a senior executive at a $1.4tn investment fund that profits from tax avoiding companies
Exclusive: May mentioned Amazon and Starbucks in speech about tax avoidance
07/13/2016
EI Sturdza Investment Funds Launches Emerging Market Fixed Income Fund
However the investment portfolio should exhibit lower risk, lower default risk and lower volatility
07/13/2016
River & Mercantile reports 5% AUM rise in June
Total AUM was up 22% over 12 months, although no performance fees were earned over three months to the end of June compared to £1.5 million for the full-year period.
07/12/2016
UK fund managers face tougher outlook on property fund concerns
‘Triple whammy’ of investor outflows, cuts in fees and falls in assets troubles industry
07/12/2016
Beijing to make good on investment pledge at EU-China summit
From massive Chinese steel exports to Beijing's militarization of islands in the South China Sea, the EU is nervous about the activities of its second-largest trading partner.
07/12/2016
LGIM plans UK expansion and overseas push
The company also wants to add more products like the Real Income Builder it launched in April as a retirement product to focus on clients’ long-term saving needs.
07/11/2016
UK pensions are at risk like never before following Brexit
It was widely reported last week that the UK’s pension funding hole has hit a record high of £935 billion.
07/11/2016
Contagion worries rise over property fund suspensions
Liquidity concerns grow for multi-asset products