09/24/2014
A former senior executive of Russian investment bank VTB Capital has launched an emerging market fund dubbed Gemcorp, saying it had already raised USD 500 million from European institutional investors.
09/24/2014
The Preston-based independent studio behind the online multiplayer football management game SoccerManager.com has received a £300,000 investment from a leading tech investor.
09/24/2014
Axa has launched “Intelligent Investment Choices”, a three-tiered investment range which will be available from Axa Wealth International.
09/23/2014
The GEMCORP team brings unique investment expertise in Emerging Markets
09/23/2014
Norway’s $880 billion sovereign wealth fund, the world’s largest, said traditional global indexes are no longer an appropriate model on which to base its investments.
09/23/2014
The move to Luxembourg, along with a structure that complies with European investment regulations, mean that the fund can be widely sold to retail investors
09/23/2014
The plan announced this morning by the Royal Mint to allow private investors to buy gold coins is a ‘pricey’ way to invest in the asset class
09/23/2014
The price of the transaction is not public.
09/23/2014
Carmignac has received approval to access the mainland Chinese markets from the French Ministry of Finance
09/23/2014
Aviva has called for greater transparency among fund managers and pension schemes and a realignment of incentives to work in the best interest of consumers.
09/22/2014
Societe Generale Securities Services in Luxembourg has been mandated by Auriga Global Investors S.V. as custodian, administrator and registrar for its UCITS funds and specialised investment funds
09/22/2014
E-cigarettes are my biggest concern
09/21/2014
Dutch giant to divest holdings in 'expensive' hedge funds
The €55bn pension fund for Dutch metal workers, has said it will fully divest its €1bn hedge fund allocation in favour of investments in local residential mortgages.
09/19/2014
The British territory’s financial services minister visited Hong Kong to promote its profile as a funds jurisdiction to niche Asian managers seeking access to the EU single market.
09/19/2014
Investment funds based in Ireland will no longer have to hire Irish residents as directors under a central bank plan to improve oversight of one of the global fund industry's biggest hubs.
09/19/2014
The most important part of a savings plan is to get it off the ground, even if the initial amount seems small
09/19/2014
The Kuwait Investment Authority (KIA), one of the world's largest sovereign wealth funds and a long-term investor in German auto maker Daimler AG , wants to ramp up investments in Europe's largest economy.
09/19/2014
Pending licence approval, the international arm of China’s Harvest Fund Management is preparing to open a London office up early next year as a gateway to sell products in Europe.
09/19/2014
Nangle said that although Threadneedle had expected a 'no' vote, it ‘would have been irresponsible’ to have taken large positions on it.
09/19/2014
More than 340 institutions managing £15tn of assets say governments must put a ‘meaningful’ price on carbon