06/26/2015
Hedge funds say au revoir to glitzy Monaco bash
Ferraris, super-yachts and free-flowing champagne - for a decade, Monaco and hedge funds have gone hand-in-hand
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06/26/2015
Aberdeen New Dawn Investment Trust Confident In Asia Pacific Region
Aberdeen New Dawn Investment Trust PLC is well placed to benefit from young populations, rising wealth and building demand for consumer goods in the Asia Pacific region
06/25/2015
Exit from an investment
Want to exit from an investment in a company but there’s no IPO or sale on the horizon? The duo behind Asset Match offer an alternative solution to sitting and waiting
06/25/2015
Rodney Schwartz: Crowdfunding will help impact investing to grow
Crowdfunding is a cost-effective method for bringing in retail investors, writes our columnist
06/25/2015
Palatine Closes Third Fund At £220M
Palatine Private Equity, the UK regional lower middle-market private equity firm, has announced the first and final close of Palatine Private Equity Fund III at its hard-cap of £220m.
06/24/2015
Marathon Asset Management buys one of Ireland’s best-performing shopping centres
Manor West Retail Park sold to US fund that recently bought Waterford complex
06/24/2015
Knight Vinke readies liquid activist fund launch for September
European investor Knight Vinke will start a new fund in September to open its activist hedge fund strategy to investors looking for daily liquidity and smaller minimum investment, founder Eric Knight said on Tuesday.
06/24/2015
Pictet joins multi-asset race with launch for ex-Barings trio
Pictet Asset Management is aiming to "create noise" with its first onshore product for UK investors
06/24/2015
Launch of new & innovative global multi-asset OYSTER fund with active risk management
Managed internally by the Multi-Asset team, the fund offers dynamic multi-asset management that seeks to generate two-thirds of the performance of global equities over the medium to long term with only a third of their risk.
06/24/2015
WMA calls for more retail participation in IPOs
Retail investors should get more access to IPOs as part of a major educational and cultural shift among the public’s investing attitudes, the Wealth Management Association says.
06/24/2015
Ladbrokes merger with Gala Coral to face scrutiny
Analysts expect up to 1,000 Ladbrokes or Gala shops may be sold to satisfy market regulators
06/23/2015
Isle of Man Bicentenary of the Battle of Waterloo Remembered on Two New Crown Coins
The Treasury of the Isle of Man Government have issued two new commemorative crown coins which mark the bicentenary of the Battle of Waterloo, a decisive conflict which took place two hundred years ago and abruptly ended the aspirations of the French Empe
06/23/2015
APG buys stake in Chinese retail property developer Chongbang
APG, the €424bn asset manager for Dutch civil service pension fund ABP, has taken a €311m stake in Chinese non-listed retail property developer, owner and operator Chongbang.
06/23/2015
150-Year-Old Mallett Hosts Its First-Ever Independent Auction
All items are presented in ‘home ready’ condition thereby removing the perennial risk of buying unseen over the internet.
06/23/2015
Legget to replace Steer on Artemis UK Growth
Artemis has hired Ed Legget to replace Tim Steer as manager of the £737m Artemis UK Growth Fund, after Steer’s decision to retire at the end of the year.
06/22/2015
Hedge fund managers striking the balance between cybersecurity protection and cost
As the costs of doing business have increased, more and more hedge fund managers are adopting the cloud
06/22/2015
Public Investment Fund, Russian Fund sign MoU worth $10 billion
It is noteworthy that RDIF is one of the world’s leading mutual funds
06/22/2015
Global property giant to launch Asian expansion from Singapore
A global giant in real estate management aims to use Singapore as a launching pad to dramatically increase its assets under management across Asia.
06/22/2015
Standard Life Investments Absolute Return Fund Added To Asgard Platform
Global Absolute Return Strategies is an award-winning multi-asset strategy, which aims to provide positive returns in all market conditions with reduced volatility compared to equities.
06/22/2015
L&G unveils own-brand lifetime mortgage
L&G unveils own-brand lifetime mortgageLegal and General has launched its own branded lifetime mortgage product range, following the acquisition of specialist equity release provider Newlife in April.