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Luxembourg pension fund boycots major Israeli banks

The Walla report highlighted that the direct impact of this boycott could be zero

UK fund manager aims to double assets by 2018

Fund manager Henderson Group is aiming to double its assets by 2018 to about 150 billion pounds and its top target is a deal in the United States to fill "a big gap" in the company's business mix.

Kirill Pyshkin sets out plans for new Mirabaud fund

Mirabaud Asset Management’s new hire Kirill Pyshkin is looking to focus on dividend growth stories as he outlines the kind of fund he would like to launch.

British SMEs show appetite for growth as number listed on AIM could double

90% of those SMEs listed on AIM have seen a positive impact on their business and 43% state they have seen a significant positive impact.

Pirate island saved: Planning permission granted for 'Caribbean paradise' built by multi-millionaire family

Photographs of the island sparked amazement around the world when they emerged last July, showing a private hideaway designed to look like an abandoned 18th-century colonial outpost.

Schroders buys Chelmsford retail park

Originally developed in 1995, The Meadows Retail Park is configured to provide eight individual units arranged as four warehouse units, three smaller retail units and a leisure unit.

Twitter icon Email alerts icon Latest News RSS icon Magazine icon Stay connected: JO Hambro Capital boss stands firm in fund price war

Our view is if we focus on performance, we need to keep a close watch on capacity, because volume destroys performance.

Singapore-based investment management firm set to open London office

The Singapore-based investment management firm, is working to establish an office in London

Tech review: Mark Polson on Standard Life's SME auto-enrolment middleware

As the jostle for auto-enrolment middleware market share heats up, Mark Polson takes a look at what Standard Life's SME-focused Good To Go has to offer

Hargreaves Lansdown: The three best funds for your ISA in a bull market

With the FTSE 100 having reached a 14-year high on 24 February, Adrian Lowcock, senior investment manager at Hargreaves Lansdown, has highlighted the three funds that he believes best suit investors eager to capitalise on the rise of the FTSE 100.

JO Hambro Capital boss stands firm in fund price war

JO Hambro Capital Management chief Gavin Rochussen is refusing to bow to downward pressure on fees at a time when platforms are unveiling cut price rates from competitors.

Corpus Sireo confirms it is up for sale by German savings bank owners

A spokesperson for one of Germany's largest asset managers Corpus Sireo confirmed a report in local media that the bank owners of the Cologne-based group, which manages €16.5bn, have put it up for sale.

Charities Property Fund returns 11.2% in 2013

In one of its most successful years since inception 13 years ago, the Fund invested £130 million in 15 new assets, reflecting an average yield of 6.5% after the costs of acquisition.

Euroclear Bank selected for settlement of US stocks by EuroCCP

Under the service which was launched today, transactions in US stocks listed and traded on Turquoise will be settled on behalf of clients at Euroclear Bank in any of the 54 settlement currencies offered by the ICSD.

Kames Capital launches Diversified Income Fund

Kames Capital, an Aegon Asset Management company, has launched the Diversified Income fund for institutional and retail investors seeking income and capital growth over the medium term.

Charles Stanley rolls out portfolio service to five platforms

The service, which consists of 12 actively managed model portfolios which have been risk rated by Distribution Technology, is available on Ascentric, Aviva, Fusion, Novia and Nucleus.

Double global equity fund launch for UK boutique

London-based boutique Heptagon Capital has bulked up its Irish Ucits platform with the launch of two global equity funds

PRA Agrees to Acquire Aktiv Kapital for $880 Million

The transaction is expected to close in Q2 of this year, upon successful completion of certain customary and regulatory closing conditions.

Man Group on acquisition hunt

Man Group is looking to further reduce its dependence on its $12.5 billion flagship strategy AHL with another acquisition.

Ex-Oddo pair launch first converts fund for new firm

The new firm, which sits within the multi-boutique structure of French group Primonial, is designed to focus primarily on convertibles and dated bond funds.

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