06/26/2017
Old Mutual International launches offshore bond for UK investors
There are no asset dealing charges and investors can withdraw 5 per cent per annum without immediately being taxed.
Alternative Investments
06/26/2017
Biggest quarter growth in four years for Guernsey funds sector
From the end of March 2016, total net asset values increased by £28.6 billion (12%).
06/26/2017
Allianz sells Oldenburgische bank stake ‘at loss’
Allianz added the loss will not affect its profit outlook for the year as it had already been taken into account
06/26/2017
Investec plans new €75m venture capital fund for high-growth Irish companies
South African bank hopes to have new funds in place by the end of this year
06/26/2017
UBS launches Asia ex-Japan ETF in London
The ETF is synthetically replicated, trades in British pounds and has a total expense ratio of 0.37%.
06/25/2017
Jeweller to the stars Theo Fennell saved from administration
The fund has previously backed the West Cornwall Pasty Company during a turnaround period.
06/25/2017
Allianz expects loss of around $224 million from sale of OLB
The insurer said the loss did not affect its profit outlook for the year, because it had already taken it into account.
06/23/2017
The battle for London’s insurers
Dublin was expected to be a big winner, but continental Europe has been more popular
06/22/2017
Hedge fund investors face research bills as firms pass on costs
Investment firms are negotiating with banks' research teams over new pricing models ahead of Mifid II
06/22/2017
Top advisers pull their clients’ investments out of hedge funds
Average FT 300 portfolio dropped allocation by a third over the past year
06/22/2017
The ‘plug and play’ fund solution
The sub-fund that one runs on Discovery is structured as a Cayman Islands Segregated Portfolio Company
06/21/2017
Now anyone can make a difference: Impact Investment Trust is set to list on the London Stock Exchange
Impact Investment Trust will invest in six areas "which people need to lead a life that looks a little bit more like ours", according to Venon.
06/21/2017
Start-up launches audacious £47m bid for Thesis
The company said that it had received acceptance of its terms from just over 29% of Thesis shareholders.
06/21/2017
Luxembourg has the tools to support global distribution ambitions
All of the largest service providers operate in Luxembourg.
06/20/2017
Revealed: 10 fund managers consistently beating the competiton
The number one spot in our top 10 list is given to the manager who has maintained a 100% unbroken ratings record over the longest period of time.
06/20/2017
Hedge fund revival quickens
It will have £670 billion of assets under management and operations in dozens of countries.
06/20/2017
Italian-German bond yield spread at tightest since Jan
Low-rated Southern European government bonds were in demand in general on Tuesday, dropping 1-2 bps on the day.
06/20/2017
BlackRock to take a minority equity stake in digital investment manager Scalable Capital
Investment will support Scalable Capital’s growth ambitions with financial institutions and corporates
06/20/2017
London home prices to stay flat amid political uncertainty, says Knight Frank
The research showed that buyers from Hong Kong and Singapore accounted for almost half of all transactions by foreign buyers, followed by Malaysia and China.
06/20/2017
Thesis AM receives £47m bid from newly-formed Regit Bidco
Combat industry headwinds