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.
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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.
09/12/2014
night Frank, Douglas Elliman Join Forces And Target The Wealthy
wo Powerhouse Names In Real Estate Form Largest International Network For Prime and Super-Prime Properties, Release First Co-branded Wealth Report Supplement
09/12/2014
Banks and fund managers prepare assault on UK platform market
Money Marketing understands a number of banks and even fund managers are exploring options to build on their ability to deal direct with investors.
09/12/2014
BNP Paribas merges global equity fund into new strategy
The BNP Paribas L1 Equity World Quality Focus fund, which is Luxembourg-domiciled, was launched on 5 September.
09/12/2014
Fund managers take home gold at annual Sauren awards
Another US-based manager who travelled to Frankfurt especially for the awards ceremony was Eagle Asset Management's Ed Cowart
09/11/2014
Hedge fund boss gives £5 million to build new museum maths gallery
A hedge fund manager who built his business on mathematical reasoning has given the Science Museum an unprecedented £5 million towards building a new maths gallery.
09/11/2014
BNY Mellon backs London to lead European race for offshore RMB
The impact the continued internationalisation of the RMB will have on the global monetary landscape cannot be overstated
09/11/2014
Barnett Waddingham acquires Chase de Vere Sipp and SSAS arm
The firm’s SSAS portfolio now sits at 2,500 schemes with around £4bn assets.
09/11/2014
Skandia pledges to keep Invesco funds open
Mr Feeney said Skandia “had listened to financial advisers” who had told Skandia they wanted to remain invested in the Invesco Perpetual funds and asked that the funds remain open.
09/11/2014
ICE to buy stake in Holland Clearing House
Intercontinental Exchange to acquire majority stake in Holland Clearing House. ABN Amro Clearing to retain minority interest.
09/10/2014
High Net Worth: Getting what you pay for?
Matt Schofield, head of Zurich Private Clients, told Post the reason for introducing this new product came from a realisation of the need to cater for different types of HNW individuals.
09/10/2014
Standard Life to close employee DB scheme
The firm’s DB scheme has been closed to new members since November 2004, and in January 2008 it was changed to a ‘revalued career average salary basis.
09/09/2014
BNP Paribas Securities Services chosen for eDreams ODIGEO IPO
BNP Paribas Securities Services says it has handled the securities mechanisms of the eDreams ODIGEO initial public offering (IPO) on the Madrid, Barcelona, Bilbao and Valencia stock markets back in April this year.
09/09/2014
Pantheon Unseats Partners Group in Investor Rankings
The firm is also a first-mover in efforts to lower the barriers of entry to the asset class. In May, it launched a feeder fund to give wealthy individuals access to its investments without the need to write institutional-size checks.