03/05/2015
Exec reveals how Brookfield, Qatar conquered Canary Wharf
Brookfield Property Partners' chief executive has lifted the lid on the three-month long battle for Canary Wharf, which culminated in the largest UK property deal for a decade
Alternative Investments
03/05/2015
A first for International Fund Management
Praxis Fund Services Limited will act as administrator of the fund.
03/05/2015
New organisation to support North West family businesses
A national organisation that has launched a new division in the North West has pledged its commitment to provide ‘fresh and relevant’ support to the region’s 300,000 family run and owned businesses
03/05/2015
Stanley Gibbons wins Best Alternative Investment Provider
The Channel Island-based Stanley Gibbons Group has received the 'Best Alternative Investments Provider' award at the ADVFN International Financial Awards.
03/05/2015
Asset Allocation: Standard Life Investments’ Bambos Hambi looks to Europe and Japan
Fund manager believes the global economy recovery is firmly on track.
03/04/2015
Veteran hotelier ploughs cash into hotel venture fund
The fund is on the hunt for hotels ideally with a minimum of 100 bedrooms, worth between £10m and £20m each.
03/04/2015
R&Q Synergy sale falls through
Randall & Quilter, the insurance services and investment company, has failed to complete the sale of its managing general agent
03/04/2015
Global advisory and fund services firm voted Best European Hedge Fund Administrator
The firm offers independent third-party fund administration globally across all fund types and investment styles, with a focus on institutional asset managers, pension funds and hedge & private equity funds.
03/03/2015
Gibraltar SX to give small funds entry to Europe
Gibraltar’s first stock exchange is to give European investors access to funds that do not have a licence to market in the region
03/03/2015
Architas launches global multi-asset income fund for CIO Rock
The new fund will invest in a mixture of active and passive funds
03/03/2015
Openwork partners with Newton for multi-asset income launch
The new fund will be managed by Newton's Nick Clay and Citywire A-rated Paul Flood and have the ability to invest in equities, alternatives and cash.
03/03/2015
Aegon Completes Sale of Equity Stake in La Mondiale Participations
The agreement to sell Aegon's stake in La Mondiale Participations to La Mondiale for EUR 350 million was announced on November 24, 2014.
03/03/2015
Guernsey QROPS Green Light Flexible Access
Guernsey Qualifying Recognised Overseas Pension Schemes (QROPS) are the latest to green light flexible access withdrawal rules from April 2015
03/03/2015
Robus opens London office
It is anticipated that the office will provide a platform for continued business development in London and the rest of the UK
03/02/2015
Qatar buys prime Milan property
Hines boss Manfredi Catella would not disclose how much QIA had paid
03/02/2015
Thomas Miller Investment Signs Cornerstone to Model Portfolio Range
Thomas Miller Investment, a member of the 129 year old Thomas Miller Group of companies, has been appointed by Cornerstone to manage a new Multi Asset Portfolio (MAP) range.
03/02/2015
Abu Dhabi kicks off £1.6bn bidding war for Claridges
A trio of London’s best-known hotels are facing a bidding war after a Middle Eastern sovereign wealth fund made a £1.6bn offer to take them over, in a move that could resolve an acrimonious dispute.
03/02/2015
Barings rolls out strategic bond fund
The group has converted its £90m Global Bond trust into the Baring Strategic Bond fund to meet investor demand.
03/02/2015
Abu Dhabi Investment Authority launches bid for Maybourne Hotel Group
Abu Dhabi Investment Authority has launched a £1.6 billion takeover bid for the Maybourne Hotel Group
03/02/2015
Kuwait sovereign fund says cutting U.S. investments, raising Europe
The Kuwait Investment Office (KIO), the London branch office of sovereign wealth fund Kuwait Investment Authority (KIA), is gradually reducing its overweight stance on U.S. assets after keeping that position for seven years