12/03/2013
Ethex sustainable investment marketplace tops £1m milestone
The UK's ‘first' online marketplace for ethical investments has attracted over £1m in its first eight months of operation
Alternative Investments
12/03/2013
Polar Capital warns of slowing asset growth
Asset manager says its growth will be “heavily influenced” by the Japanese market after huge growth in its Japan funds in recent months.
12/03/2013
Emirates NBD Asset Management and Jupiter in tie up
The newly formed strategic partnership announced that Jupiter’s multi-manager team has been appointed as delegate investment advisor for the conventional multi asset class global funds
12/02/2013
Hedge funds launching traditional long-only strategies in direct competition with asset managers
Deutsche Bank has published the results of a survey which examines the expanding role of hedge funds within the wider asset management industry.
12/02/2013
StanChart Makes Plans to Grab London Yuan Market Share
Standard Chartered Bank plans to offer preferential interest rates and waive clearing fees as part of its strategy to win market share for the growing yuan business in London.
12/01/2013
BNP Paribas closes Munich iii buy, names Mattern CEO
BNP Paribas Real Estate said it has completed the acquisition of Munich-based investment manager iii-investments from Germany's HypoVereinsbank
12/01/2013
Hargreaves adds Threadneedle UK Equity Income to Wealth 150
Leigh Harrison and Richard Colwell’s fund added to discount broker’s list of recommended funds.
11/28/2013
'Dilemma For Advisers' As Fund Managers and Platforms Clash
Fund managers and platforms have clashed over the decision by some fund groups not to launch clean share classes until April 2016
11/28/2013
Are Passives Bumping Against a Ceiling or Is There Further To Go?
Advisers continue to increase their use of passive investment products
11/27/2013
German Investors Eye Push
More than 50 high-net worth private and institutional German investors yesterday visited Bahrain to explore investment opportunities in the kingdom.
11/27/2013
Malaysia's Hwang IM selects BNP Paribas for new Ucits product
BNP Paribas is doing its utmost to introduce innovation into the servicing relationship between custodian and client
11/27/2013
RLAM Achieves Gold Standard Award for Fund Management
Royal London Asset Management announces that it has achieved a Gold Standard Award for Fund Management.
11/27/2013
UBS to Combine Foreign Exchange, Rates and Credit Trading
Bloomberg reports that the units “have gone through a number of significant changes that have substantially strengthened and more closely aligned their business models,”
11/27/2013
UBS Launches First Sterling-Hedged MSCI ETFs for Canada and Europe
The first sterling-hedged MSCI ETFs for the eurozone, Canada and Switzerland have been launched by UBS Global Asset Management.
11/27/2013
Looking ahead: what's next for Europe?
Tapering in the US should have a minimal impact on European stocks but will be detrimental to emerging and US markets.
11/27/2013
Standard Life European Private Equity Trust Ups Dividend After Strong Growth
For the final quarter, the portfolio generated a positive return of 3.5% from realised gains and income
11/26/2013
Deutsche Bank Exits Russia Fund Management With UFG Sale
Deutsche Bank is seeking to exit some businesses as it faces more stringent capital rules and possible legal bills from alleged fixing of benchmark interest rates and mis-selling of U.S. mortgage products.
11/26/2013
Bitcoin Breaks Through The $1,000 Barrier
Value of virtual currency has risen fivefold since the beginning of the month
11/26/2013
Consumer Staples Showing 'Three Red Lights', Say €1.5bn Equity Duo
The high correlation of consumer staples means JO Hambro duo Christopher Lees and Nudgem Richyal are shunning the sector in their €1.5 billion global equity fund.
11/25/2013
Ignis launches EMD absolute return fund
Ignis Asset Management has added to its absolute return range with the launch of an emerging market debt fund.