- Managers of Wealth - Europe - Wealth, private banking and asset management news and opinion

Debevoise Advises HarbourVest in the Acquisition of Interests in Bridgepoint Europe III

The total equity commitment of the acquisition is in excess of €360 million, with an aggregate enterprise value in excess of €2 billion.

Fidelity latest broker to abandon Crest

Personal Crest accounts allow investors to be named on shareholder registers as the legal owners of shares, enabling them to receive company accounts and voting rights directly.

Directors want to be considered trusted partners by new manager

Harbor particularly enjoys working with new managers who are setting up a best-in-breed shop from day one

Chris Blackhurst: Truth behind ‘sold’ signs as foreign buyers go cold on luxury London homes

The irony is that Berkeley is one of the more carefully managed builders.

Investor demand for QIAIF products on the rise

One of the funds will be launched on a standalone basis

Costa's Tyndaris Launching New Global Convertible Bond Fund

The amount of assets under management was not available.

Oddo Seeks Businesses With German Lenders After Doubling Assets

Our idea is not to compete with the Sparkassen and Volksbanken, but rather to work together on a complementary basis.

Lombard International Assurance to Open Belgium Branch

The opening of a new branch in Belgium is an important step in this direction

The Nottingham's finance director wins top accolade at British Muslim Awards

Mr Piranie joined the board of The Nottingham in 2007 and was previously the finance director and joint managing director at the Islamic Bank of Britain

ESMA’s advice on the application of the passport to non-EU alternative investment fund managers

It might soon be possible for alternative investment fund managers (AIFMs) in the United States of America, Hong Kong, Singapore, Japan, Canada, the Isle of Man, the Cayman Islands, Bermuda or Australia (the Countries), to “market” non-EU alte

Allianz Global Investors acquires £24bn bond fund manager

As at the end of September 2015, AllianzGI's assets under management totalled EUR 427bn on behalf of clients

Woodford Leads Way In Tough 2015 For Fund Sales

Investors continued to pile into the Woodford Equity Income fund in what proved a weak year for fund sales.

Equity market 'whiplash' weighs on Ruffer's performance

Reduced equity exposure to lowest since crisis

Royal London Asset Management warns bankers not to expect US-style salaries and bonuses

The UK-based investment management company issued the warning after Tidjane Thiam, chief executive at Credit Suisse, asked the board to slash his bonus.

Hedge funds short London luxury homes

The short positions run against analysts’ consensus that Berkeley is well positioned to continue growing — and indicate the hedge funds believe pricing and transaction levels for luxury London homes have further to fall.

Italy’s Islamic Bond: Nctm seeks to open a window of opportunities for Italian SME’s

We being an Italian law firm focused on capital markets, project finance, banking, insurance sectors and technology believe that introducing Islamic financial bond will be an important milestone for our clients and our firm,” Stefano Padovani, Partn

Artemis, Newton and Polar Capital bumped from FE Alpha Manager list

The number of new awards handed out to managers in the top decile totalled 47, up from 37 last year, of which 39 had never before received an Alpha rating.

AIMA publishes new guide to operational risk management

This is the first time that AIMA has produced a Guide covering all aspects of operational risk.

Ex-CQs, ex-Bluegold Capital managers to launch hedge fund - source

Smith will be chief investment officer of the fund and Le Mee will be co-chief investment officer

U.K. Green Bank, BlackRock Buy GLID Wind for $615 Million

“For investors, the sector can provide opportunities for less correlated, inflation-linked, long-duration income and attractive risk-adjusted returns,” said Rory O’Connor, a managing director at BlackRock.

Alternative Investments