10/21/2014
Aegon launches protection policy to meet IHT gap
Aegon UK has launched a new Whole of Life protection policy designed to provide money to help cover an inheritance tax bill payable on a customer’s estate when they die.
Alternative Investments
10/21/2014
CVC eyes $700 mln deals in Middle East, North Africa
A target deal size of around $700 million means that opportunities for CVC to invest have so far been limited
10/20/2014
Dark pools boost trade sizes to rise above EU caps
The operators of European dark pools are stepping up efforts to encourage larger institutional orders because forthcoming European Union caps on dark pool volumes will not apply to large trades.
10/20/2014
Defection of top talent spells trouble for asset managers
It’s official the fund managers are in revolt.
10/20/2014
Dark pools boost trade sizes to rise above EU caps
The operators of European dark pools are stepping up efforts to encourage larger institutional orders because forthcoming European Union caps on dark pool volumes will not apply to large trades.
10/18/2014
Sowefund: First Investment Crowdfunding Site Approved by French Regulators
The French investment crowdfunding platform Sowefund, launched in September 2014, has been approved to operate a crowdfunding platform under the French statute designating the Conseiller en Investissements Participatifs by ORIAS. The French investment cro
10/17/2014
State Street launches world’s first passive global convertible bond ETF
State Street Global Advisors has launched what it claims is the world’s first passive global convertible bond exchange traded fund.
10/17/2014
Cordea Savills to place €750m for German investors in 2014
London-based property investment manager Cordea Savills aims to place €750m in German investor equity commitments in 2014, and plans €300m more acquisitions for this client group across Europe before year end.
10/17/2014
Wealthy Hong Kong Chinese see London Residential Property as a buying opportunity
Despite mounting General Election concerns and Mansion Tax threat: ""Investment fundamentals for the London market remain strong"
10/17/2014
Former Conversus execs kickstart first project
Two former Conversus Capital executives that launched a specialist advisory firm have laid the groundwork for their first project.
10/17/2014
F&C Commercial Property Trust Secures Refinancing From L&G
The L&G facility will entitle the group to draw down up to GBP260 million to finance the repayments.
10/17/2014
Sick of pensions: Welsh dairy farmers become fund managers of multi-million Swedish property empire
The trio felt they could do better than poor value returns served up by pension companies
10/17/2014
SLI tops Investment Adviser 100 Club Awards
The awards come in what has been a busy year for the group, which recently acquired rival fund group Ignis.
10/17/2014
Westminster replaces BNY Mellon as custodian after joint tender with London fund
One of London’s local authority schemes has dropped custodian BNY Mellon in favour of Northern Trust, marking further gains for the company on the back of a national procurement framework. The £964m (€1.2bn) City of Westminster Superannu
10/17/2014
Cofunds extends Pension Account to self-directed investors
Cofunds has extended its Cofunds Pension Account to self-directed investors to meet a growing need in current market conditions that has developed over the last few years.
10/16/2014
LME wins bid for provision of London Platinum and Palladium Prices
The London Metal Exchange (LME) today announces its appointment by the London Platinum and Palladium Fixing Company Limited (LPPFCL) to be the new provider of London Platinum and Palladium Prices.
10/15/2014
The Securities Commission of The Bahamas signs agreement with French regulator
The Securities Commission of The Bahamas has signed an agreement to allow alternative investment fund managers to market or to perform fund management activities in markets supervised by co-signatory European securities regulators.
10/15/2014
GLG Said to Pick Mason to Manage European Equity Hedge Fund
GLG’s European Long-Short Fund is down 6.4 percent so far this year after rising more than 7 percent in 2013.
10/15/2014
UK opens sovereign offshore renminbi market
The United Kingdom priced the first non-Chinese sovereign offshore renminbi bond on Tuesday, in a move that points to the currency's growing global appeal and the UK's desire for London to be the major offshore renminbi hub.
10/15/2014
Hargreaves shelves bank plans but eyes your cash
While around £4 billion of Hargreaves Lansdown's £47 billion assets are in cash, that is made up of pensions being drawn down and money yet to be invested, generating little in the way of interest.