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Valad Europe confirms main investor Blackstone seeking to sell stake

UK-based asset manager Valad Europe, which has significant real estate holdings on the continent

Alvarez & Marsal buys German manager

Alvarez & Marsal has acquired Captiva Capital Management GmbH, a Hamburg, Germany-based real estate asset management firm.

UK stamp dealer gears up for new investors

"We're in conversation with dozens of others - it takes time," he told The Business Times last week.

‘Champagne Fizz’ Goes Flat for London Homes

Twenty one cranes loom over the south bank of the River Thames from Battersea Power Station to the St. George Wharf tower.

Finnish pension funds to stay with hedge funds

Varma has at least Euro 6.6bn invested in hedge funds.

Infrastructure holdings drive 6% return at London Pension Fund Authority

The fund now holds more than £170m in infrastructure, accounting for 3.5% of total assets.

Munro reveals plan to fortify Aviva Investors

After almost nine months of keeping a low profile, Aviva Investors’ chief executive Euan Munro has finally walked into the spotlight to voice his vision for the company’s corporate strategy.

European and American Banks Consider One-Stop Bond Shop

A group of European and American banking giants as well as a dozen or so asset managers are reportedly working together to set up a one-stop bond shop for buyers and sellers of corporate bonds.

Societe Generale mandated by Agence France Locale to process derivatives operations

Societe Generale, through its securities services business, Societe Generale Securities Services and its derivatives broker, Newedge, has been mandated by Agence France Locale to process its OTC derivatives operations.

German central bank chief criticises ECB asset purchase plan

Germany's central bank chief Jens Weidmann voiced concern about the European Central Bank's latest asset purchase plan to stimulate the eurozone's moribund economy, in an interview published Sunday.

Chinese Firms in Search of European Funding

There have been mixed results for Chinese companies raising funds in European markets

Hedge Fund Startups in London Revive With New Managers

Former managers at Millennium Management LLC, Ziff Brothers Investments LLC, Carlyle Group LP and TPG-Axon Capital Management LP are starting hedge funds, leading a recovery in capital raising in London.

Hedge Fund Startups in London Revive With New Managers

It’s the quality of the startup launches which has really stood out this year

Swiss trading firm Is Expected to Buy Only Part of JPMorgan’s Commodities Business

A rapidly growing Swiss trading firm, is expected to buy a smaller piece of JPMorgan Chase’s physical commodities business than originally expected when the deal closes, possibly as early as Friday

Old Mutual Wealth eyes D2C launch following Skandia rebrand

We’re more than just a platform now, which is good because I think you have to be more than a platform to survive

Chelverton launch UK Equity Growth Fund for James Baker

The duo will be amongst the most experienced teams available to investors in the IMA UK All Companies sector.

Euroclear’s international ETF structure is selected by State Street Global Advisors

We anticipate that the new international structure will alleviate many of the operational complexities

Relational Investors to relaunch fund under new management in 2015

The $6 billion firm plans to liquidate by the end of 2015 the current portfolio

Pictet Select-Global Long/Short Equity attracts EUR200m in first month

Pictet Select-Global Long/Short Equity has attracted close to EUR200 million in commitments since its launch on 29 August 2014.

Woodford fails to hit income target with new fund

Despite a very strong performance in total return terms since launch, the new fund launched in July by Neil Woodford won’t hit its own dividend target for this quarter

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