05/29/2015
UK investors hold over £400bn in 'dinosaur' funds
More than £400bn is currently held in ‘dinosaur’ investment funds in the UK
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05/29/2015
Norway's sovereign wealth fund accused of 'pretend divestment'
World’s richest sovereign wealth fund increased its investments in coal despite high-profile pledge to dump fossil fuels, financial analysis shows
05/28/2015
Artemis Global Energy Fund - removal from the Wealth 150
The Artemis Global Energy Fund has been removed from the Wealth 150 list of our favourite funds for new investment
05/28/2015
Investec AM exploits RQFII licence for double China fund launch
Investec Asset Management is exploiting flexibility offered by the Renminbi Qualified Foreign Institutional Investor (RQFII) rules to launch China-focused equity and bond funds
05/28/2015
Bravura unveils SaaS transfer agency delivery model
Ideally suited for boutique and mid-sized fund managers, the solution delivers a cost effective and highly scalable self-administration tool.
05/27/2015
London sets up catastrophe bond task force
UK wants to tap into fast-growing $22 bln cat bond market
05/27/2015
Billionaire hedge fund backer of Plus500 hikes stake in embattled Israeli spread better
First the company admitted it had frozen the accounts of 10,000 UK customers, including some of its most lucrative traders.
05/27/2015
Hedge Funds rebound as market conditions normalize by Philippe Ferreira, Lyxor
The relief came from the rebound in equity markets and lower bond yields in Europe following comments by the ECB announcing that it will front-load asset purchases in May and June to take into account lower liquidity during the summer.
05/27/2015
Sahara Group via subsidiary Amby Valley Mauritius rebids for London’s iconic Grosvenor House hotel
The embattled Sahara Group has yet again bid for London's iconic Grosvenor House hotel
05/27/2015
The Adviser Centre adds two Invesco Perpetual income strategies to its Recommended list
The Invesco Perpetual Distribution is a mixed asset fund of equities, bonds and cash, with a permanent bias to bonds.
05/27/2015
Icelandic Funds Target $8 Billion in Offshore Investments
Iceland’s pension funds are hoping talks with the central bank will free them to invest as much as 1 trillion kronur ($7.7 billion) outside the island once capital controls are lifted
05/27/2015
Witan and Investec W&I pour millions into new private equity fund
Apax Global Alpha (APAX) will be a Guernsey-based investment company
05/27/2015
FPI brand will live on after Aviva merger
Aviva completed the agreed takeover for £5.6bn on 10 April, creating a combined group with a potential 34 million clients before any duplications are removed.
05/26/2015
AXA gives coal industry the €500m cold shoulder
French insurer cuts exposure over environmental concerns
05/26/2015
No More ‘Cherry-picking,’ Says The UK’s Peer-to-Peer Finance Association
Our members are very clear that they don’t want to discriminate between retail and institutional investors…Institutions must be offered the same service as ordinary people.
05/26/2015
LNG Capital launches new share class flagship fund
The new investor is a German private bank focused on fixed income securities.
05/26/2015
Samena Capital buys equity stake in Kleinwort Benson's UK-based unit
The transaction brings together an unparalleled group of high net worth, entrepreneurial shareholders from Europe and across the SAMENA markets with a view to advancing their shared desire for a return to relationship-driven banking and access to differen
05/26/2015
Lloyds to inject £1.2bn into UK companies over next three years
LDC, the private equity arm of Lloyds Banking Group, has pledged to bolster the nation's "forgotten army" of medium-sized businesses
05/26/2015
Demand is growing for real estate ETFs
Can property be a successful passive investment strategy?
05/26/2015
LME to expand access to electronic trading
The London Metal Exchange today launched a month-long consultation on proposals designed to broaden access to its electronic trading platform, LMEselect