05/26/2013
Lyxor extends physically replicated ETF range
FTSE Group licenses four additional indices to Vanguard
Alternative Investments
05/25/2013
Schroders star Andy Brough signs up for Ukip
Andy Brough, who manages Schroders’ £1.4 billion mid-cap fund, is understood to have joined Nigel Farage’s party
05/24/2013
3i buys Barclays fund
BRITAIN’S oldest private equity firm s stepping up its exposure to energy investment and other infrastructure projects
05/24/2013
Cazenove moves to limit inflows into Dean's UK funds
Cazenove has confirmed it is moving to stem flows into Julie Dean's UK Opportunities and offshore UK Equity fund as assets in the strategy approach Read more: http://www.investmentweek.co.uk/investment-week/news/2270534/cazenove-moves-to-stem-inflow
05/23/2013
AIMA Investor Steering Committee publishes 'Beyond 60-40'
The paper, ‘Beyond 60/40: The evolving role of hedge funds in institutional investor portfolios’, is based on a survey of some of the most important institutional investors in hedge funds globally.
05/23/2013
Strong Tax Year End for Barclays Stockbrokers’ Funds Activity
Further analysis found April 2013 saw a 72% increase in the number of clients buying funds compared to the same month last year.
05/23/2013
Every penny helps... United's link with Bank of America will save them £10m a year
Manchester United have cut their interest bill by £10million a year after a major refinancing through Bank of America
05/22/2013
PIMS: Ascentric set to soft-launch white-label platform
Royal London-owned wrap Ascentric is soft-launching its adviser self-direct white-label proposition with around 50 firms over the course of 2013.
05/22/2013
Societe Generale Securities Services in Italy mandated by Rinascimento Sicav
Rinascimento Sicav is a Luxembourg-registered open-ended collective investment fund.
05/22/2013
Hargreaves eyes exclusive rights to sell funds
What we are saying to the fund groups is we want them to put their best foot forward in terms of price
05/21/2013
Neuflize OBC outsources its dealing activities to BNP Paribas Securities Services
The outsourcing agreement extends to equities, ETFs, derivatives and bonds for institutional and private clients.
05/21/2013
London property market continues to power ahead, according to Land Registry data
But is that the whole picture?
05/20/2013
London & Capital partners with Alexander Beard group plc to access portfolios on Skandia
London & Capital’s portfolios are constructed to spread risk by investing in numerous asset classes - blending traditional actively managed funds with low-cost tracker funds.
05/20/2013
BlackRock to acquire MGPA
Combination of Highly Complementary Businesses Creates US$25 Billion Global Real Estate Investment Manager
05/20/2013
UK government plans to boost British fund industry
The government's strategy will focus on more efficient and transparent taxation
05/20/2013
Fund supermarkets lose ground to wraps post
The first quarter’s results are an early test of how the industry is faring under the RDR
05/19/2013
FCA ‘guilty’ of driving advisers to guided architecture
Platforms taking advantage of shift in the industry by launching guided architecture models.
05/19/2013
BNY Mellon CSD signs T2S Framework Agreement
BNY Mellon CSD SA/NV will now work with the Eurosystem
05/19/2013
Close Brothers to shut two funds on size concerns
Funds were being closed down because they had become too small to manage effectively
05/19/2013
Aviva signs exclusive protection deal with Lighthouse Financial Advice
We are on target to grow our LFA division’s adviser numbers from 200 to 500 over the next three years