03/12/2015
Northern Trust and ABN AMRO Launch Innovative Fund Range
Dutch-Domiciled Funds that Track Broad Equity Index Benchmarks
Alternative Investments
03/12/2015
Aviva boss takes up role on New Anglia LEP board
Aviva’s UK chief operating officer said the region has a bright future as she joined the board of the New Anglia Local Enterprise Partnership.
03/12/2015
Singapore's Temasek, France's Carmignac buying insurance stake in India
India's insurance industry has been attracting foreign investments after the country's Prime Minister, Narendra Modi, allowed more overseas investment in India's insurance companies.
03/12/2015
U.K. Bank Shawbrook Plans IPO
Offering seen valuing the four-year-old lender at up to $670 million
03/12/2015
Bonds: Nama pays €1bn senior debt
The National Asset Management Agency has paid back another €1bn of its senior bonds.
03/11/2015
Here's the Isle of Man's plan to become a Bitcoin paradise
The island will be the first place in the world to pass a "regulatory framework" for the alternative payment method.
03/11/2015
Generation rent, billionaire style
There's a new tier of billionaire landlords and tenants in town who think nothing of paying over £20,000 a week to rent in central London
03/11/2015
Alibaba joins with alternative lenders to open doors to China
Teaming up with two emerging UK alternative lenders to help small and medium-sized British companies do business in China
03/11/2015
Northern Trust Offers DC Plan Sponsors Increased Flexibility in Trading Support using SunGard’s Funds Platform
Northern Trust has enhanced its services for defined contribution sponsors to help them more efficiently manage their custom, multi-manager funds. Using the SunGard Global Network Funds platform, Northern Trust offers more flexibility to support trading f
03/11/2015
UK property market continues to see interest from Middle East
Middle Eastern interest in the UK property market continues to remain high, despite the recent plunge in oil prices.
03/11/2015
Lloyd's of London targets foreign investors for new business
Lloyd's of London wants to encourage more foreign investment to bring in business, its chief executive told Reuters on Wednesday, as the insurance market undergoes rapid consolidation.
03/10/2015
The second phase of evolution for liquid alts has started
Although there have been large flows into the space it is still very concentrated across a limited number of funds.
03/10/2015
The Carlyle Group to acquire UK Insurance Group
This will be the fourth investment by the fund
03/10/2015
New British lender valued at $982 million in London listing
An initial price range had been set at between 175 pence and 195 pence per share. The so-called "challenger bank" will raise 75 million pounds in the listing.
03/10/2015
Isle of Man launches Insurance Special Purpose Vehicle legislation
The Isle of Man Government has launched new legislation in respect of Insurance Special Purpose Vehicle (ISPV) legislation which enhances the Island’s proposition for insurance business
03/10/2015
British ETF price war heats up with BlackRock FTSE 100 fee cut
BlackRock, the world's largest asset manager, has slashed the cost of investing in Britain's oldest FTSE 100 exchange-traded fund, ratcheting up the pressure on rival providers such as Vanguard.
03/10/2015
IFA launches divorce financial planning service
There is no charge for an initial consultation.
03/09/2015
AustralianSuper adds London site to property portfolio
This is the second partnership between AustralianSuper and Hermes in the UK
03/09/2015
Seeder Energy Alpha Strategies re-brands as Stable Asset Management
To accommodate the company’s growth, Stable has moved in to its new offices in the Mayfair, at 25 Old Burlington Street.
03/08/2015
David Harding’s Winton Capital Passes $30 Billion for First Time
Winton Capital Management surpassed $30 billion in assets for the first time, according to an investor update from David Harding’s hedge-fund firm.