04/17/2014
WisdomTree Completes Investment to Create WisdomTree Europe
WisdomTree Investments, Inc.an exchange-traded fund sponsor and asset manager, announced today that it has completed the acquisition of Boost ETP
Alternative Investments
04/16/2014
London retains edge with Middle East investors
London taking 23 per cent of the entire European capital flow
04/16/2014
Charles Stanley sees encouraging growth
Charles Stanley Group reports encouraging growth in funds under management and associated revenues for the 12 months to the end of March.
04/16/2014
BNY Mellon is Top Fund of Hedge Funds Administrator in Two New Industry Surveys
According to eVestment, total alternative AUA across the industry rose steadily in the six months since its prior survey.
04/16/2014
BlackRock shuts Evy Hambro’s small-cap mining fund
BlackRock has closed a fund that was launched just two years ago for Evy Hambro after it failed to attract sufficient assets.
04/16/2014
Sigma completes successful switch to urban regeneration
The completed phase comprises a 30,000 sq ft two-storey commercial development
04/15/2014
Arts exports climb to a five-year high driven by wealthy Russian and Chinese shoppers
Demand from wealthy Russians and Chinese investors looking to increase their cultural credentials has pushed the UK's art export market to a five year high.
04/15/2014
Aston/Pictet International Fund launched
Aston will act as the investment adviser to the Fund while Pictet Asset Management Limited will act as subadviser, responsible for the day-to-day management of the Fund.
04/15/2014
Brit Singer Allen Wants To Work With Hedge Fund
Frustrated with the music industry, British singer/songwriter Lily Allen says she would like to work with a hedge fund to get her product to the public.
04/15/2014
Chatfeild-Roberts buys property fund for first time in a decade
Jupiter’s John Chatfeild-Roberts and team have added a commercial property play as well as funds from Invesco Perpetual and Majedie as part of the latest changes to their Merlin multi-manager portfolios.
04/15/2014
UK industrial REIT Segro secures €460m of debt
UK industrial REIT Segro has agreed new bank facilities totalling €460 mln with a banking syndicate including Barclays, Bank of China, BNP Paribas, HSBC, Lloyds, KBC, Santander and Bank of America Merrill Lynch.
04/14/2014
Multi-asset funds top Skandia sales charts in Q1
Platform says UK equity funds also sold strongly in the first three months of 2014.
04/14/2014
Newton to build on the success of absolute return
BNY Mellon has confirmed it is to launch a second fund in the targeted absolute return sector, as its Newton Real Return fund approaches £9 billion in assets under management.
04/14/2014
BNY Mellon wins AIFMD deal from Dutch pension administrator
We are well-placed to provide comprehensive support for our clients as they prepare for the far-reaching changes that AIFMD will bring
04/14/2014
Bouwfonds IM acquires several properties and development projects in southern Germany
Bouwfonds Investment Management has acquired several residential properties and development projects in single transactions for the real estate special fund of a pension fund in southern Germany.
04/14/2014
UK fund manager fiddles his fares
Just to cheer you up on a listless Monday morning and/or give you something to rant at other than these markets here's a story currently getting good coverage over here.
04/11/2014
top investment executive at Qatar’s sovereign wealth fund said to Start Hedge Fund
The fund will be one of relatively few based and focused on the Middle East, with offices in both Qatar and Dubai. Goldman Sachs is expected to act as its prime broker.
04/11/2014
Ex-Glencore pair open up hedge fund
A brace of former Glencore and Goldman Sachs commodities traders have launched an oil and agriculture-focused hedge fund, as the market improves for the sector.
04/11/2014
UK investors join forces to fight for boardroom change
British company bosses could face a rougher ride at investor meetings in future after two trade bodies representing trillions of pounds joined forces to fight for change in the boardrooms of the largest firms.
04/10/2014
Aegon and Cofunds cut platform charges following Budget reforms
Aegon and Cofunds have reduced platform charges in the wake of the Budget, with Aegon becoming the first advised platform to introduce a cap on charges.