10/06/2013
Kinetic Partners offers background checks on fund managers
Kinetic Partners is now offering a global background checking service to complement its investor led fund, fund manager and service provider operational due diligence services.
Alternative Investments
10/06/2013
Schroders launches innovative Insurance Linked Securities Fund
Schroders announced the addition of ILS to its product offering for institutional clients for the first time
10/06/2013
Italy's Banca Generali posts €2,076m YTD in asset management products
The products in greatest demand in September notably included managed insurance investments
10/06/2013
Guinness plans UK fund range expansion by year-end
The Guinness Atkinson Global Innovators fund – run by Ian Mortimer and Matthew Page – has been running for over a decade
10/06/2013
Mir Capital invests in Lima Corporate Group
The fund will be able to invest up to € 300m, and will invest in private mid-sized companies with a significant growth potential operating in Russia and Italy.
10/06/2013
Amundi innovates with the first global implied dividend fund: Amundi Funds Absolute Global Dividend
The management of Amundi Funds Absolute Global Dividend is both active and flexible
10/06/2013
cAP4 Appoints Northern Trust to Provide New Emerging Markets Fund with Low Carbon Emissions Exclusion
The Northern Trust Emerging Markets Custom Low Carbon Dioxide Equity Index Fund has been designed to offer AP4, and other future investors
10/06/2013
Gottex joins ex-Blackstone, Goldman execs to seed Asian hedge funds
The scale of the initial financial backing is substantial.
10/06/2013
Cofunds ramps up platform price war as it drops annual fee
Platform giant Cofunds has dropped its annual £40 fixed platform charge for advisers who use unbundled share classes.
10/03/2013
Secured renewable energy mini-bond launched
The three-year bond, which is looking to raise £7.5m, will fund the design, development, installation and management of UK rooftop and brownfield solar projects.
10/02/2013
Platforms Race to Secure Preferential Terms After Standard Life move
Skandia, Cofunds, FundsNetwork and Axa Elevate are all negotiating preferential share classes with fund groups as Standard Life announces it has agreed terms with six fund groups.
10/02/2013
Aegon eyes D2C offering and better service for ARC users
The insurer plans to make its direct service available for advisers to refer lower value clients they no longer wish to serve.
10/02/2013
Lloyds close to selling Scottish Widows Investment Partnership as deal 'could be signed off within weeks'
A deal to sell the asset management arm of Scottish Widows could be signed off within weeks
10/02/2013
Aviva Adds 2% as US Disposal Fetches $800m than Expected
Insurer says sale will give it cash proceeds of £1.5bn and helps to simplify the business
10/02/2013
What happens when a star fund manager leaves?
Fidelity’s Sanjeev Shah’s departure the latest in a run of manager movements. We analyse what happens when a star heads to pastures new.
10/02/2013
Skandia: half of our business is clean
Transition to commission-free moving at an impressive rate, according to platform marketing manager, without bulk conversions being implemented.
10/02/2013
Kames Capital Launches in Spain and Adds to German Team
Both funds, which are Dublin domiciled, were launched in 2007 by Kames and have now been fully registered with the Spanish regulator, the CNMV.
10/01/2013
LVMH snaps ties with Genesis Luxury
L Capital has also instructed Genesis Luxury to get its financial accounts audited by one of the ‘Big Four’ accounting firm
10/01/2013
Apollo Global Management Informs Investors of Closing of Athene's Acquisition of Aviva USA
Apollo currently provides asset allocation and related services to Athene and directly manages a portion of these assets across its investment platform
10/01/2013
Aviva’s Higham says best returns ‘behind us’
Aviva Investors’ Strategic Bond manager Chris Higham has said the best years for strong returns from the asset class “are behind us” as his funds reach their five-year track records.