07/14/2013
AXA Self Investor adds 1,000 clean share class funds to platform
AXA has introduced over 1,000 clean share class funds to its self-directed investment platform
Alternative Investments
07/14/2013
Settlement houses team up to streamline Europe's funding market
Two long-standing rivals Euroclear and Deutsche Boerse are to work together to help improve the supply of short-term funding for banks
07/13/2013
Man Group teams up with Nomura
The strategy seeks to capture largely directional opportunities in emerging and developed market swap, futures and FX markets.
07/11/2013
Former Hargreaves Lansdown director puts up £100m for pick of the start-up crop
“If we find the right company, we’ll write the cheque and help them grow,” he said.
07/11/2013
Johannesburg targets high-speed traders
The initial rollout of the service is scheduled for the first quarter of 2014 and will include space for 35 clients.
07/10/2013
Fund managers ‘may be hit by accountant shortage’
SCOTLAND’S fund management sector could be held back by a lack of accountants trained to handle specialist work, according to a senior industry figure.
07/10/2013
Smith & Williamson chooses Novia to unveil portfolios
The investment team is headed by James Burns and includes portfolio managers Peter Lowe, David Amphlett Lewis and Nick Marshall.
07/10/2013
LaSalle finds London remains global investors’ darling
The findings show that with the economic backdrop remaining weak across many parts of the Continent capital flows are focused almost exclusively on prime assets with the UK capital the main beneficiary.
07/08/2013
Insurance giant pushes back panel review
The review will be lead by group general counsel Kirsty Cooper and european general counsel Monica Risam
07/08/2013
Libor moving to NYSE Euronext
NYSE Euronext will take over the Libor in early 2014.
07/08/2013
Deutsche shuts 36 ETPs as demand wanes
Deutsche Asset and Wealth Management has closed 36 of its exchange traded funds
07/08/2013
Generali to take full control of German unit
Generali to pay 171 mln euros for 3 pct of unit
07/07/2013
2013 Best Global Green Brand: AXA, one of the 50 leading companies
For the 3rd consecutive year, AXA is part of the Best Global Green Brand (BGGB); this ranking rewards the companies for their green initiatives.
07/06/2013
Singapore plots £5bn swoop on Lloyds
Over a dozen investment banks will submit proposals tomorrow to UK Financial Investments (UKFI), the government body that oversees the taxpayer’s bank shares, on how they would handle the sale.
07/06/2013
Temasek has not approached UK over Lloyds stake: sources
One of the sources told Reuters the government had received a number of tentative enquiries about the sale
07/04/2013
UBS to shut poor performing small cap fund
UBS Global Asset Management closing underperforming small cap fund.
07/04/2013
London Stock Exchange to acquire Turquoise Derivatives
The London Stock Exchange is to acquire the derivatives business of Turquoise Global Holdings, in which it owns a 51% stake.
07/04/2013
Gottex completes Frontier acquisition
He will continue to lead the Frontier business, and joins Gottex as a senior executive in its multi-asset business.
07/02/2013
L&G reshuffles fund managers on four funds
Legal & General Investments has appointed new managers for four of its funds but is refusing to reveal why the managers have been replaced.
07/02/2013
BlackRock appoints co-manager on European fund
BlackRock has promoted Stefan Gries as co-manager on the European Absolute Alpha fund alongside Vincent Devlin.