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.
Alternative Investments
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
05/25/2015
Crowdfunding expands to global and emerging markets
The potential investment gains to be made in emerging economies can be huge
05/25/2015
CIO Insight: Hargreaves Lansdown IT chief on skills, cloud risks and boardroom debates
Bristol-based firm Hargreaves Lansdown was founded in 1981 and has grown into a major financial services firm over the past 34 years
05/24/2015
Crowdfunding expands to global and emerging markets
A new crowdfunding company Emerging Crowd is focusing on such frontier markets to offer UK investors a chance to do so
05/24/2015
Offering UAE investors options beyond London realty
Waiver of Schengen visa will allow Emirati investors easier access into European asset classes
05/24/2015
Crowdfunding Platform Directory
Crowdfunding is the buzz word for alternative business finance and plenty of investors are looking for a piece of the action
05/22/2015
Bite-coin: Making a Meal out of Money by Toby Birch
One of the topics I had previously been researching was the potential for creating our own digital currency, as a hedge against the damaging effects of Sterling’s devaluation, courtesy of Quantitative Easing.