11/23/2015
Standard Life invests in additional Leeds offices
Standard Life plc is listed on the London Stock Exchange and has approximately 1.3 million individual shareholders in over 50 countries.
Alternative Investments
11/22/2015
Bond market blues sneak up on asset managers
While screeds are being written about bond market liquidity, or rather the lack of it, and the risks this may entail for global markets,
11/22/2015
‘Chocfingers’ hedge fund drunk on wine success
St Aubyn Leschallas Wines is the main distributor for Vondeling in the UK and sells all its 12 varieties
11/22/2015
Insurance giant Axa planning to sell off wealth management division in UK
Axa has brought in advisors to help it sell off some of its UK businesses, including parts of their wealth management division, the Sunday Times reported today.
11/21/2015
EDINBURGH INVESTMENT TRUST: Manager who took over from Woodford delivers 15% return over past year - and a 3.4% dividend
As its name implies, Edinburgh Investment Trust has strong connections with Scotland’s capital, the city of its birth 126 years ago.
11/21/2015
US hedge fund places a £20m bet against Morrisons
Third Point is the latest fund to take a dim view of the British supermarkets
11/20/2015
AllFunds adds TOBAM and Nordea funds to recommended list
Allfunds Bank, Europe’s largest mutual fund platform, has added two new “hidden gems” to its Insight List of recommended funds.
11/19/2015
Guernsey home to White Star Capital's $70 million start-up fund
The fund is primarily backed by sovereign and institutional funds supported by entrepreneurs and family offices from more than 18 markets.
11/19/2015
Sun Global And Zyfin List World's First Indian Fixed Income ETF On London
The LAM Sun Global ZyFin India Sovereign Enterprise Bond UCITS ETF offers British and international investors exposure to a basket of Indian public sector corporate bonds.
11/18/2015
HKEx Announces Group Structure Changes in Preparation of New Strategic Plan
Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing Limited announced today (Wednesday) changes to its Group structure as it prepares to launch and implement its strategic plan for 2016 to 2018, which will be announced in early next year.
11/18/2015
Standard Life Investments to manage new John Hancock global real estate fund
The objective of the Fund is to provide consistent long-term returns, within acceptable levels of risk, through exposure to global real estate securities markets.
11/18/2015
Nordea launches risk-focused multi asset fund
Nordea Asset Management has expanded its UK multi-asset offering with the launch of a risk-driven diversified growth fund.
11/18/2015
Amundi expands offering in Asian global macro space
Together they will provide investors with an Asian focused global macro strategy, using Amundi AI’s Alternative Investment Fund Managers Directive compliant platform.
11/18/2015
Edge announces £40m fund for creative start-ups
Government-backed Creative Enterprise Fund will target Britain's high-growth businesses with intellectual property assets
11/18/2015
Historic London building unveiled to Dubai investors
Prices start from £1.3 million ($1.97 million) for a one-bed apartment
11/18/2015
French private equity firm Ardian raises €1.1bn for co-investment fund
Ardian said the fund – Ardian Co-Investment IV – was already one-third invested through 11 deals, which began before the fund closed.
11/17/2015
Irish Stock Exchange joins new global initiative to improve financial education and entrepreneurial skills
There is an abundance of best practice in this field that WFE members can share
11/17/2015
The key factors driving four managers' global strategies
Delegates at Investment Week's Channel Islands Summit last month heard from a number of fund managers discussing their current portfolio positioning.
11/16/2015
Death of hedge funds in Germany
There was essentially nothing left of hedge funds in Germany by the time post-crisis regulation was implemented across Europe.
11/16/2015
Pramerica Real Estate Investors and QInvest acquire 16-property retail portfolio in German
The acquisition includes 16 multi-tenant retail assets anchored by major grocery and home improvement retail outlets, comprising more than 140,000 square meters across Germany.