08/21/2013
Blackstone to sell London office stake to GIC - report
Blackstone bought the stake with 77 million pounds of equity in 2009 from British Land
Alternative Investments
08/21/2013
Ignis reveals new funds as inflows hit £0.9bn
Ignis Asset Management revealed two new funds set to be launched later this year as it announced inflows of £0.9bn into its funds in the first half of 2013.
08/20/2013
AFH Financial raises £2.8m to fund acquisition strategy
Since AFH's June 2011 flotation the company has completed 14 acquisitions and adviser numbers have grown from 53 to 120. The company paid a maiden dividend in May 2013 and remains debt free.
08/20/2013
Revealed: The Best All-Round Fund Supermarkets
Bestinvest is Britain's top investment "platform" or online shop for shares and funds according to authoritative research conducted by a specialist consultancy,
08/19/2013
Neptune Income Fund removal from Wealth 150
Our analysis suggests that the manager's stock selection has been the main reason for the disappointing performance.
08/18/2013
Gold flows from Britain to Switzerland surge in H1-Macquarie
The UK exported 240 tonnes of gold to Switzerland in May alone, while its exports over the first half of this year totalled 797 tonnes, Macquarie said in a note.
08/16/2013
Hedge fund linked to RBS collapse backs bid for branches
W&G Investments is one of three bidders trying to buy the unit alongside consortiums led by AnaCap and Corsair Capital which will control 5pc of the SME market and have 2m retail customers.
08/16/2013
Lloyds to sell insurer at cut-price
The likely sale price is less than half the price Lloyds had originally been hoping to achieve.
08/15/2013
Catley Lakeman launches fund of structured products
It is managed by Catley Lakeman’s asset management subsidiary Atlantic House Fund Management, which received Financial Conduct Authority permission to trade last month,
08/15/2013
Italy's Mediobanca hires manager for new platform
The project was announced earlier in June by CEO Alberto Nagel.
08/15/2013
Change afoot at fund manager F&C
Sherborne Investors said it would distribute its stake in F&C.
08/14/2013
ING IM Renta Fund Global High Yield hits €3 billion in AUM
ING IM expects the asset class to post a positive total return in the range of 5.5 to 6% over the next 12 months.
08/13/2013
EFG plans revamp for dynamic Euro equity fund
The $32 million fund is currently managed by Robin Milway, who has overseen the Dublin-domiciled strategy since March 2012.
08/13/2013
Generali Deutschland reports Improved investment income
Generali Deutschland Group Generali Deutschland continues its successful development in the first half of 2013: Group net profit on target despite the flooding
08/13/2013
Neptune to merge and rename UK funds
Neptune Investment Management is merging its UK Equity and UK Special Situations funds
08/12/2013
Martin Currie suffers first loss following China 'conflict of interest'
The China investment book has taken a significant hit as a result of this conflict,
08/12/2013
Piquant Technologies becomes first AIFMD compliant UK hedge fund
Andrew Shrimpton, global head of regulatory compliance, at Kinetic Partners said: "It's extremely rewarding for us to know that we have helped Piquant Technologies become the first hedge fund to be authorised by the FCA according to the EU AIFMD
08/12/2013
Sesame fine hits parent company profits in first half
Resolution’s UK and closed life business units reported a combined operating profit of £129m at the end of June 2013, a drop of around £8m compared to £137m at the end of June 2012.
08/12/2013
Schroders to put fund managers in front of advisers
The roadshow will give advisers the opportunity to put questions to some of the group's leading fund managers, including Julie Dean, who runs the UK Opportunities and UK Equity funds, and the asset manager's global head of equities, Peter Harris
08/11/2013
Hirander Misra stages a comeback with derivatives exchange group
Addressing key financial stability and economic development issues identified by the G20