03/23/2017
Norway's wealth fund says ethics profile has cost $1.4 billion in a decade
The fund returned 1.11 percentage points less between 2006 and 2016 as a result of exclusions of companies on ethical grounds
Alternative Investments
03/23/2017
Luxembourg shuns ‘aggressive’ Brexit plan to attract UK firms
Luxembourg will not engage in a “race to the bottom”
03/23/2017
First buy-side client live with credit default swaps clearing at LCH
LCH has the broadest CDS coverage of any CCP group
03/23/2017
Dublin-headquartered IFG reports big drop in pretax profits
Shares fall by more than 8% in early trading after full-year profits decline by 26%
03/22/2017
French retailer Carrefour launches online bank account
C-zam is the first current account offered by a retailer in a French online banking market
03/22/2017
Woodford: Asset management industry is 'too risk-averse'
Financial regulators need to "get off the back" of science industry investors
03/22/2017
Standard Life, Aberdeen look to allay concerns over co-CEO structure
The two will share responsibility for “core aspects of the role” including running the executive committee, strategy and monitoring performance, as well as communications and the post-merger integration programme.
03/22/2017
UN 'World Water Day' (Wednesday 22nd March) sets the scene for 'Third Wave' of Water Investing
Today heralds UN-Water's 25th 'World Water Day' and the United Nations' continuing campaign for freshwater and sanitation.
03/21/2017
Axa Wealth and Abbey Life acquisitions drive Phoenix growth
Valuing the UK closed life fund market, excluding Phoenix Group, at more than £300bn in assets, Bannister expects greater market consolidation and opportunity in 2017.
03/21/2017
Six new hedge funds, private equity companies and boutiques launching in London
It’s focused on investments in renewable energy, and so far has four employees, seconded across from Hg Capital.
03/20/2017
Threadneedle and Henderson propose trust merger
Any shareholders who don’t make a decision will be automatically rolled onto the Henderson scheme.
03/20/2017
Athene on the hunt for deals among hard-pressed European insurers
A lot of challenged companies out there, says chief executive James Belardi
03/20/2017
Citadel scouts for prospects at its datathons
op prospects from the datathons are invited to wage data warfare at the final Data Open competition in November with $100,000 at stake.
03/20/2017
Luxembourg reaches new record in assets under management
Luxembourg continues to be one of the most sought after EU countries for setting up investment funds
03/20/2017
JPMAM creates sustainable investing team following ESG fund launch
New team led by Jamie Kramer
03/20/2017
LendInvest funds Canary Wharf mega project
It will act as security trustee and loan servicer, while the public sector pension fund managed the syndication of the loan.
03/17/2017
Saudis Study $65 Billion in China Investments During King's Trip
Saudi Aramco, as the company is known, is already a partner in refineries and petrochemical plants in the country.
03/17/2017
SIX Securities Services develops distributed ledger-based bond issuing solution
It includes the connection of the smart contract to the chain where buyers can allocate money to the bond by paying in digitalized currency to the address of the bond.
03/17/2017
French Asset Managers More Cheery Than Global Peers on Vote Risk
While French fund managers see scope for volatility flaring up in markets, they see a more moderate candidate prevailing by the end of the second round of voting.
03/17/2017
Fidelity's McQuaker makes 'controversial' increase to European equities
Took over range in January