12/11/2014
BRICS becoming a significant alternative voice in the international arena’
BRICS could emerge as a voice for an alternative world view and development model as there is a good scope to take the relationship forward
Alternative Investments
12/11/2014
Capita seals three year Hiscox outsourcing contract extension
Hiscox has signed a three year contract renewal with outsourcer Capita Insurance Services. The contract, which is effective immediately, will be managed from Capita's Sittingbourne office and overseen by head of operations John Barker.
12/11/2014
Orchard Street buys 4 Hardman Square for £31m
Orchard Street buys 4 Hardman Square for £31m.
12/10/2014
France, Germany to pay lion’s share of euro bank resolution fund
The SRF is to be filled gradually from the banks’ contributions and to reach its full size, equal to 1 percent of all deposits of up to 100,000 euros in euro zone banks, in 2024.
12/10/2014
Rise of liquid alternatives adds to the managed account toolbox
The ways in which investors are employing managed accounts to build their exposure to alternatives are becoming multifarious.
12/10/2014
How Sovereign Wealth Funds Bought Spain
Sovereign wealth funds are known for their sophistication and long-term time frame, so it shouldn’t be a surprise to learn that they were highly active picking up bargains during the European debt crisis.
12/10/2014
How Sovereign Wealth Funds Bought Spain
This is well known. But new research shows just how remarkably busy they were at a time when everyone else was heading for the hills.
12/10/2014
CIBC Said to Mull Offer for LSE’s Russell Asset-Management Unit
The exchange operator said in June, when it agreed to buy Frank Russell for $2.7 billion, that it would conduct a “comprehensive review” of the unit, which manages about $275 billion in assets.
12/10/2014
Allianzgi Launches Alternatives Group
He has worked on AllianzGI's alternatives product offering through this year, having joined the firm in July 2013 from the hedge fund firm Tradewinds Investment Management
12/10/2014
Outsourcing risky for hedge funds, says ViClarity
ViClarity warned against implementing ‘quick fixes’ that may not be effective in the long term
12/10/2014
Italian Banks’ Sovereign Debt Holdings Rise to Record
Italian banks boosted their holdings of the country’s sovereign debt to a record high as a third recession in six years damped lending to companies and individuals.
12/10/2014
Towergate Insurance sells Hayward Aviation to global broker
Insurance broker Towergate has made the first of a number of expected sell offs as it strives to balance the books amid heavy losses.
12/09/2014
Man Group Buys Merrill Lynch Alternative Investments Fund Portfolio
Man Group plc announced today that it has entered into a conditional agreement with Merrill Lynch Alternative Investments LLC to acquire the investment management contracts to manage a portfolio of multi-strategy and strategy-focused fund of hedge funds w
12/09/2014
Mexico’s corporate issuers to gain unprecedented access to international investors through Euroclear
Cooperation between the Ministry of Finance and Euroclear allows Mexican corporates to issue debt denominated in Mexican Peso specifically targeting international investors
12/09/2014
Abu Dhabi Financial Group acquires London’s New Scotland Yard building
Abu Dhabi Financial Group (ADFG) today announced that it has acquired New Scotland Yard, home to the London Metropolitan Police since the 1960s, from the Mayor’s Office for Policing And Crime (MOPAC) for GBP 370 million (AED 2.1 billion).
12/09/2014
Bradesco AM offers Latin American smart beta, appoints new CEO
The move comes as BRAM appointed a replacement for its high-profile chief executive, Joaquim Levy, who became finance minister in the new administration of Brazilian president Dilma Rousseff at the end of November.
12/08/2014
Credit Suisse to shrink prime brokerage
Credit Suisse plans to shrink its unit serving hedge funds amid pressure from investors to reduce the leverage of its investment banking division.
12/08/2014
M&A bankers who cracked the pensions market
Investment banks have long tried to build a business advising pension funds – and failed. However one has succeeded by focusing on a key area that is, it says, being overlooked by other advisers.
12/08/2014
AIMA publishes updated guide for selecting a prime broker
The Guide, which was drafted by a working group of AIMA members, also reflects the greater degree of due diligence being conducted on prime brokers today and the evolution in the prime brokerage model since the financial crisis.
12/08/2014
Major investor backs Qatar's bid for Canary Wharf owner Songbird Estates
If a deal does go ahead, it will be the largest UK property deal in a decade.