09/08/2013
Henderson revamps International fund
Fewer holdings mean that each individual share will have a greater impact on performance and can therefore increase potential reward
Alternative Investments
09/08/2013
Threadneedle to Launch Second Investment Trust
Threadneedle Asset Backed Income trust to be listed next month and will be run by Henry Cooke.
09/07/2013
Eight in 10 luxury London new-builds sold to foreign buyers
Almost eight in 10 prime London new-build homes bought in the past two years were sold to foreign buyers, according to new research.
09/05/2013
AEGON : Hungary Top In Customer Service
Aegon received the fewest complaints of all insurance companies surveyed
09/05/2013
Schroder Property sells German Logistic Portfolio for €163 million
This disposal follows marketing of the properties by Jones Lang LaSalle which was initiated by Schroders because it was felt a competitive bidding process could be achieved in the current market.
09/04/2013
Braveheart Investment Group plc : Final Results
Yorkshire fund management operation performing well
09/04/2013
AIMA publishes enhanced statement of principles
The paper builds on the AIMA Policy Platform, the landmark 2009 document in which AIMA offered its support for improved transparency, unified global standards, manager authorisation and supervision, aggregated short position disclosure to regulators and n
09/04/2013
French asset manager Zencap launches mezzanine debt fund
French asset manager Zencap AM has launched a new fund targeting mezzanine real estate debt in western Europe, aimed at small or medium-sized property investors who it says are suffering most from the gap in bank financing.
09/04/2013
Fauchier, RIT Vets Launch Asset Manager
Former Fauchier Partners executive Dan Higgins has set up a new boutique alternative investments firm.
09/04/2013
Eastspring Investments launches value-focused Japan Equity Fund
Eastspring Investments has launched a new equity fund designed to capture deep value opportunities in the Japanese stock market, Citywire Global understands.
09/03/2013
Brown Advisory launches mutual funds in UK
The move means US expats who are UK tax residents are able to invest in Brown’s mutual funds
09/03/2013
Lux boutique launches US equity fund
Market risk for the fund is presented by its sole focus on the fortunes of the US equity market.
09/02/2013
Fidelity South East Asia Fund removed from the Wealth 150
The Fidelity South East Asia Fund has been removed from the Wealth 150 list of our favourite funds in each sector for new investment.
09/01/2013
DeAWM announces tie-up with Nomura Asset Management
The fund, which currently has €100 million in assets under management, was launched in 1999 and had previously been managed by Lilian Haang.
08/29/2013
LVMH-Backed L Capital Raises $950 Million for Asian PE Fund
A private-equity firm backed by some of the biggest names in luxury has raised $950 million for its second fund
08/29/2013
JP Morgan announces 17 further fund mergers after Euro review
The new mergers follow on from the liquidation of eight Sicav funds announced on July 23, and the August 2 news of the merger of four sub-funds into two newly named Sicavs, the JPMorgan Funds - Asia Pacific Strategic Equity Fund and the JPMorgan Funds - A
08/29/2013
JP Morgan announces 17 further fund mergers after Euro review
The new mergers follow on from the liquidation of eight Sicav funds announced on July 23, and the August 2 news of the merger of four sub-funds into two newly named Sicavs, the JPMorgan Funds - Asia Pacific Strategic Equity Fund and the JPMorgan Funds - A
08/28/2013
Alliance Trust Savings outlines platform expansion targets
ATS is engaged in active discussions with fund groups including Dimensional, Skandia, Russell, Frontier, Argonaut and Architas.
08/28/2013
IMA: Funds sales hit highest level since 2011
The Investment Management Association (IMA) today publishes its monthly authorised investment fund statistics for July 2013:
08/28/2013
Middle East Investors Drive European Real Esate Market
Capital from the Middle East is generally institutional in nature, with nearly half of the total coming from the region’s sovereign wealth funds.