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Hymans Robertson leads advice on £18m buy-in with Utmost

Hymans Robertson acted as lead transaction adviser, supporting both the Trustee and Company, together with Gateley providing legal advice.

Preqin announces enhancements to Private Capital Indices

Optimized indices to bring greater transparency to private markets, benefiting both investors and fund managers

Nucleus makes pension calculations easier

The calculators were developed by Dunstan Thomas, the Nucleus group’s specialist fintech solutions subsidiary.

Fund managers expect a surge in fund launches

Private equity is also set to see expansion, according to the survey

Antares Private Credit Fund launches with more than $1.4bn investable capital

ABDC is managed by Antares Capital Credit Advisers

INVL Group raises record €305M PE fund in the Baltics

The INVL Private Equity Fund II has received strong backing from both existing and new investors, forming an exceptional investor base.

Finance growth set to boost Latvian start-ups, says industry chief

LVCA chair Kristīne Bērziņa looks forward to a “very positive” future

TENN Launches New Capital Facility Across the UK

Offering private clients premier finance solutions secured across a range of asset classes including residential & commercial real estate.

Idorsia sweetens the suffering of bondholders

The case shows the power of the bondholders in a crisis.

Canada Life reports 33% leap in international wealth sales

Assets under management stood at over £38bn as of 31 December 2024

IQ-EQ expands middle office services to continental Europe and the UK

This European expansion builds upon nearly two decades of service success in the U.S. and follows the SEC’s recent transition to a single-day (T+1) trade settlement cycle.

UK's Prudential is evaluating a potential listing of ICICI Prudential Asset Management

As of September 2024, ICICI Prudential AMC had assets under management of Rs 8,67,000 crore and 1.1 crore-plus investors across 133 schemes

Germany’s BVI calls for private pensions and market data reform

Richter would also like to see reform of private pension schemes – a move that is long overdue and necessary to make savings more attractive, according to the association.

Hedge funds enjoy January gains amid market volatility

January also saw one of the most volatile days in US stock market history when investors dumped billions-worth of tech stocks when China’s DeepSeek AI software was launched.

Vitality launches Pick and Play to enhance client engagement

Pick and Play brings further gamification to the programme

Fund outflows slashed in 2024 as cautious optimism prevails among investors

Index tracking funds, a clear success story of 2024, took in a record £28.0 billion, exceeding the previous record inflow of £18.4 billion in 2020.

Dividends are still a key selling point for UK investments

The UK is already a tough place to invest, but its robust dividends have been a key selling point.

Global pensions assets reach record $58.5trn

Australia could become second largest pension market by 2030

TIME Commercial Long Income fund confirms plans to transition to hybrid format

Fund managers such as TIME are investing in REITs to retain property exposure while staying below the regulator’s proposed threshold for illiquid investments.

Evelyn Partners Sustainable MPS adds new funds

The rebalance involved trades across all asset classes to reposition the six portfolios for the coming year.

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