12/16/2015
American fund could take over three banks in Romania
If the US fund manages to buy all three local banks, it will reach a share of 4.1% in the Romanian banking system.
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12/16/2015
Europe set to take a bigger bite of global M&A
Europe has traditionally played second fiddle to the US bond market, which is notorious for easily absorbing multi-tranche, multi-billion trades.
12/16/2015
Oasis500 Reaches For the Stars with New Tech Fund
The fund was created in collaboration with the European Investment Bank , the European Space Agency, and the King Abdullah Fund for Development.
12/15/2015
Paradigm partner to launch robo-advice service
There will be seven passive model portfolios, with investments either held in trackers or exchange traded funds.
12/15/2015
Promoting Japanese direct investment in Italy
The symposium was held at the ambassador’s residence inside the Italian Embassy in Tokyo’s Minato Ward.
12/15/2015
OMGI hands over EMD fund to Peta
The fund invests in fixed and variable rate debt securities in emerging markets, which will remain the same.
12/15/2015
Snake or Ladder? by Dominic Field, Temple Field Property
Many of us like to play an old fashioned board game at Christmas. Apart from Monopoly, Dominic Field, CEO at London-centric boutique residential investment buying agency, Temple Field Property enjoys a good old fashioned game of Snakes and Ladders.
12/15/2015
Private equity group acquires British shoe retailer
The price point values the business at eight times its trailing EBITDA, a source familiar with the matter told Reuters
12/15/2015
Investec launches new fund targeting low volatility stocks
The fund, which will launch next year, will track the 30 lowest volatility stocks from the UK mid-cap index.
12/14/2015
Wealthy Iranians eye London property market
Some of them are concerned about the government changing direction in a few years’ time, and that sanctions could return.
12/14/2015
Standard Life Investments Completes Closing of Second European Real Estate Club
This vehicle is now fully committed, having secured a total of 10 deals to date.
12/14/2015
AllianzGI unveils multi-factor strategy for UK investors
The global equity fund was launched in December 2014 and has returned -0.01% over one year against a sector average of -4.2%.
12/13/2015
Asset managers pour billions into direct lending
The fund management industry has flocked to the direct lending space in the wake of rules introduced since the financial crisis, which have made it less attractive for banks to loan to businesses to the same degree they once did.
12/13/2015
‘Cannibal’ exchange traded funds embraced by active managers
Some of these investment companies are now changing tack.
12/12/2015
Pay jumps at hedge fund Marshall Wace
Bosses received bigger payouts last year as profits held strong but the number of partners dropped, splitting the income among fewer bosses
12/11/2015
UK life insurers set to catch up next year, Nomura says
Changazi lowered his target to 1630p from 1645p but he stuck by his ‘neutral’ recommendation on the shares.
12/11/2015
Minerva and Meghraj Group announce joint venture
The business will be leveraging the collective relationships of Minerva and Meghraj to help clients raise money, and to buy and sell businesses.
12/11/2015
Fergus Wilson sells buy-to-let property empire to foreign consortium
Controversial landlord says entire portfolio of hundreds of homes has been sold for more than £250m, but tenants will not be affected
12/11/2015
Nine EM funds to consider for 2016
Investors in emerging markets are taking a view that the gap in GDP per capita can be closed by above-average growth in these economies and, consequently their equities markets, argues Caspar Rock, CIO at Architas.
12/11/2015
Wealth management: five funds set to rally in Europe
Now the ECB has committed to its QE program, the odds are that European equities will make further gains.