01/21/2014
Oppenheim Asset Management Services appoints KNEIP for AIFMD reporting
The service has been fully adapted to meet AIFMD reporting requirements
Alternative Investments
01/21/2014
2014 inflows for hedge funds set to be best since 2007, says Barclays survey
2014 could be a great year for hedge fund asset raising
01/21/2014
Cazenove UK Smaller Companies Fund - removal from Wealth 150
We view this as a positive move for existing investors. If the fund continues to see large inflows of capital, it could become more difficult to manage.
01/21/2014
FundsNetwork claims support for bulk switch stance
Less than half of surveyed advisers said they were ‘confident’ platforms are doing enough to support them.
01/21/2014
All that glitters: Century-old gold benchmark faces overhaul
Gold-fixing refers to a ritual dating back to 1919 in which banks speak by hone from a couple of minutes to more than an hour about buying and selling gold
01/20/2014
Old Mutual Global Investors eyes extra mandates for Buxton
The Schroder UK Alpha Plus fund, which stood at £3.5bn before Buxton announced his departure, had shrunk to £1.7bn as at 3 January, according to Morningstar.
01/20/2014
Gazprombank Asset Management Launches Emerging Europe Equities Fund
Gazprombank, has launched its first UCITS fund. The GPB Emerging Europe Equities Fund is registered in Luxembourg.
01/20/2014
Robust ETP flows in December Mark Strong 2013 with equity ETPs reaching all-time record - BlackRock
Global ETP flows accelerated in December to $24.7bn, following the Fed's decision to begin trimming its $85bn monthly bond-buying program.
01/20/2014
Ex-Standard Bank staff form London-based advisory firm
Five former employees of Standard Bank Group Ltd., Africa’s biggest lender, have formed a London-based advisory firm to arrange financing for companies and projects across the continent.
01/17/2014
HedgeGuard launches UK business
HedgeGuard’s software is designed to be user-friendly
01/17/2014
New investment fund vehicle to make Ireland more attractive location for fund administration
The Irish Government is creating a new type of fund vehicle, expected to be highly attractive to international asset managers.
01/16/2014
Northern Trust to Provide Tailored Investment Oversight Solutions for Dutch Industry Wide Pension Fund
The Dutch industry wide pension fund for the wholesale of building and construction material -- Stichting Bedrijfstakpensioenfonds voor de Handel in Bouwmaterialen has appointed Northern Trust to provide tailored investment oversight solutions for the fu
01/15/2014
Taiwan, HK, London should cooperate in offshore RMB
This will generate benefits for three parties
01/15/2014
Hedge funds boost investments in trade receivables
Through the agreement, these funds will buy the receivables from a variety of regions with short-term maturities, with average annualized yields around 20%.
01/14/2014
China's first RQFII ETF launched in London
Investors across Europe are now able to invest into China's A share market, through the first RQFII exchange traded fund
01/14/2014
Brooks Macdonald Funds Ltd launches first actively managed property UCITS fund
Today’s improving economy provides a positive outlook for property
01/14/2014
Henderson Value trust managers to avoid 'face-saving' sales
The trust’s chairman Shane Ross stressed the managers need time to perform: “While the company is still underperforming its peers, we have discouraged the new managers from feeling pressurised into making short-term decisions in pursuit of eph
01/14/2014
Financial Crisis may have created greater opportunities in Cyprus' insurance sector
While some have insisted they knew all along that an economic downturn was on the horizon, there are only few examples of companies preparing for such a devastating event.
01/14/2014
Argos Investment Managers to expand in the UK
Specialist boutique investment firm Argos Investment Managers has announced its intention to expand its presence in the UK market.
01/13/2014
Double for group as emerging markets bonds duo take top places in new league
Franklin Templeton's emerging markets bonds duo Laura Burakreis and Marco Freire have soared to the top of The Herald's table of top-performing houses with a strong Scottish presence.