06/09/2014
The oil and gas mergers and acquisitions market, long known for its mega deals, is surviving at the moment on pockets of activity. But much like small discoveries of oil, bankers hope these smaller finds will eventually lead to the next big wave of merger
06/09/2014
France-based global insurance company Axa has reportedly expressed interest to acquire insurance assets put up for sale by Brazilian bank Itau Unibanco
06/09/2014
Is discretionary fund management, as offered by advisers, due to feel the chill wind of the charges debate?
06/06/2014
Threadneedle's Philip Dicken reacts to the ECB's measures announced
Following yesterday’s announcement by the ECB, Philip Dicken, head of European equities at Threadneedle Investments, reacts
06/06/2014
£5bn London pension fund withdraws from Brevan Howard
The LPFA manages assets with a value of £4.8 billion and could influence other local authority schemes, which represent a total of £178 billion, to review their own active holdings.
06/06/2014
Natixis launches new Luxembourg Sicavs
The Sicav also incorporates a flexible, quantitative and volatility management approach developed by Seeyond.
06/06/2014
Aviva revitalisation starts to yield positive results
In 2013, Aviva announced it would be cutting 2,000 jobs globally. At the time, the move was seen as signalling a clear intention by group chief executive Mark Wilson – who arrived from AIA Group at the beginning of 2013 – to shake up operation
06/05/2014
What’s the alternative? Buyers struggle to find contrarian funds
Alternatives funds should be directional at the start of the cycle
06/05/2014
The space taken by financial tenants in the area soared by 139 per cent last year to 117,000 sq ft with hedge funds accounting for almost a third of that, according to the study from property advisers Jones Lang LaSalle.
06/05/2014
The latest switch in ETF replication methodology mainly covers exposures to the equity markets of countries in the Asia-Pacific region, and represents approximately €2.5 billion in assets.
06/05/2014
The bank valued the insurer's Netherlands Life business at 5.6 billion euros
06/05/2014
Tesco announced on Wednesday that like-for-like sales in the first quarter of its financial year had fallen 3.7%
06/05/2014
He expects to see further compression in European bond spreads in anticipation of stimulus
06/05/2014
Standard Life has secured Neil Woodford’s new fund at a discount, dismissing claims from rival Cofunds that this was only available to platforms which could ‘guarantee distribution’.
06/04/2014
The difference is also marked at other price points
06/04/2014
Last year TCI's flagship fund gained 47% and in the first quarter of this year it rose just over 3%.
06/04/2014
All other charges are unchanged, although Ascentric says it will review its income drawdown fees following Budget changes that are expected to boost the market.
06/04/2014
Dutch health insurer Menzis has picked Northern Trust's asset management arm to manage its €400m passive equity portfolio.
06/04/2014
Embattled online stockbroker Selftrade has sealed a deal to sell its business to outsourcing company Equiniti.
06/04/2014
Norway’s $880 billion sovereign wealth fund, the world’s largest, is throwing its support behind Brad Katsuyama’s new exchange.