09/16/2014
Anxious Scottish investors buying gold
Gold-buying by Scots shows 'dramatic increase' in the run-up to the referendum, according to the biggest online bullion market
Alternative Investments
09/16/2014
UK timberland fund aimed at global pension funds
The fund is intended to give institutions the chance to invest in high-quality, well-located commercial plantations, taking advantage of current opportunities FIM has in the pipeline.
09/16/2014
Hymans Robertson announces DC tie-up with Friends Life, L&G and Zurich
Hymans Robertson has announced a partnership with Friends Life, Legal & General and Zurich UK Life to deliver its Guided Outcomes defined contribution platform.
09/16/2014
Maidstone firm Lark Group wins at UK Insurance Age Broker Awards
Lark Insurance Group has won the Private Client Broker of the Year award at the prestigious UK Insurance Age Broker Awards.
09/16/2014
Saudi, UAE and Egypt in focus at investment talks
This year’s conference sees some 200 fund managers from 117 institutions in Europe, the U.S., the Middle East and Africa
09/16/2014
Delta Partners Emerging Markets TMT Growth Fund II Investing up to EUR10 Million Into Virgin Mobile Central and Eastern Europe
Delta Partners has approximately 200 employees operating from Barcelona, Bogota, Dubai, Johannesburg, Palo Alto and Singapore.
09/16/2014
BNY Mellon Named as Successor Depositary Bank by Russian real estate developer
PIK Group is a Russian real estate developer focused on large-scale residential projects
09/16/2014
Succession picks Aegon as preferred corporate wrap
IFA consolidator Succession has chosen the Aegon Workplace Savings platform as its preferred corporate wrap for members and its national advice firm
09/15/2014
German insurer plans to sell U.S. consumer business
Fireman's Fund's commercial coverage focused on small and medium-sized U.S. businesses will be integrated into Allianz' industrial insurance unit called Allianz Global Corporate & Specialty, Sueddeutsche Zeitung reported on Saturday.
09/15/2014
Thousands lose pensions in firms' 'Fawlty Towers' bungles
Firms have lost "whole box loads of paperwork" recording pension contributions and entitlements, meaning thousands could be deprived of their retirement income
09/15/2014
Millionaire property moguls buy British arm of Sotheby's estate agency
The British arm of Sotheby’s estate agency has been bought by millionaire property moguls who plan to expand the business and cash in on London’s cachet as a home for the super rich.
09/15/2014
Three star managers who have gone it alone
Some of the UK’s highest profile and best-performing managers have left big-name firms and set up on their own.
09/15/2014
Search for liquidity leads investors to consider alternative sources
Yield-hungry investors are increasingly looking to alternative sources of income and one niche area of the exchange-traded fund industry has attracted considerable attention this year.
09/15/2014
Fledgling fund house reveals fund launch plans
Mr Bowie joined TwentyFour at the start of September, having left Ignis Asset Management after the firm was bought by Standard Life Investments.
09/15/2014
Billionaire hedge-fund manager plans $2 billion IPO
We expect that the public listing of PSH will substantially enhance the stability of our capital base
09/15/2014
Asian investors sought for Russian bonds
Western markets are closed for the time being to state-owned banks, Gazprombank, Rosneft, and the largest private natural gas company Novatek.
09/15/2014
Capitalising on the surge in hedge fund start-ups
“There seems to be no end to hedge fund start-ups,” says Simon Monson. “And those who have been stuck at the $20 million assets under management (AuM) level for many years appear now to be on the move.”
09/14/2014
Poland's mBank sells insurance arm to AXA in $175 mln deal
Poland's mBank, is selling its insurance arm to French group AXA in a deal worth 135 million euros ($175 million), the companies said on Friday, as the Polish lender moves to focus on its core banking business.
09/14/2014
Russia's biggest bank considering listing on SGX
Singapore's Lacklustre Stock Market Could Get A Shot Of Adrenaline If Plans By The Huge Russian Lender Sberbank To List Here Come To Fruition.
09/12/2014
The Ongoing Price War In The European ETF Market Is Bad News For Deutsche Bank
Over the last few quarters, asset manager Vanguard has seen strong growth in its funds by cutting fees for a number of its exchange-traded fund offerings.