06/26/2017
Biggest quarter growth in four years for Guernsey funds sector
From the end of March 2016, total net asset values increased by £28.6 billion (12%).
06/22/2017
Top advisers pull their clients’ investments out of hedge funds
Average FT 300 portfolio dropped allocation by a third over the past year
06/21/2017
Standard Life and Aberdeen AM propose investment management committee appointments
This follows the shareholder approval given to the proposed merger of Standard Life plc and Aberdeen Asset Management PLC at General Meetings of each company on Monday 19th June 2017.
06/20/2017
BlackRock takes Scalable Capital stake in Europe 'robo-advisor' push
Technology is not just a competitive advantage but a requirement for wealth management businesses to be successful in the future.
06/16/2017
Billionaire Platt's BlueCrest Said to Shut Hong Kong Office
James Chen, the head of BlueCrest’s Asia equities group, left with most of his team to start a new hedge fund earlier this year.
06/15/2017
SIX Securities Services adds US Equity and Fixed Income securities on the CO:RE trading platform
Those securities can be financed cross-currency or same-currency as SIX currently offers 14 total currencies for repo transactions including CHF, USD, Euro and GBP.
06/15/2017
Asian giant unleashes Japan fund in the UK
The Luxembourg-domiciled fund will be managed by Tokyo-based Yoshitaka Sakai and be run with a high conviction approach.
06/15/2017
Investec agrees to sell aircraft portfolio
Investec has agreed to sell 18 aircraft from its managed leasing funds to funds managed by Oaktree Capital Management, L.P., working in conjunction with World Star Aviation.
06/14/2017
Vontobel unveils sustainable EM equity fund for UK investors
The new share class will be available on several UK wholesale platforms and is also suitable for pension fund and charity clients.
06/14/2017
Gruppo Campari Calls Time on Still Wine Business
The Château de Sancerre winery spans over 55 hectares of vineyards
06/09/2017
Qatar: Buying Britain by the pound
The next batch of £5bn is headed for sectors ranging from infrastructure and energy to IT.
06/09/2017
Intrinsic buys minority stake in AR firm Charles Derby
Will continue as AR of the network
06/05/2017
Qrops Bureau launches estate planning service for advisers
The QTEPS panel will be made up of a range of standard solutions to include all of the most commonly used trusts such as discounted gift trusts, discretionary trusts and loan trusts.
05/31/2017
Record ILS growth sets the stage for Zurich insurance masterclass
The outstanding market size of $27.19 billion is roughly $377 million higher than at the end of 2016, according to figures from the Artemis catastrophe bond & ILS market Q1 2017 report.
05/30/2017
Responsible Investing: Soon to be a mainstream aspect of investment
The vast majority of survey respondents (84%) say Responsible Investing lacks clear industry standards
05/30/2017
Bond funds reach highest monthly net sales ever in March 2017
Long-term UCITS recorded net sales of €60bn, compared to €52bn in February.
05/30/2017
Neuberger Berman launches put writing strategies
We can take a long-term view and take advantage of this.
05/29/2017
Quintet Partner's maiden deal
The transaction involves Quintet co-investing alongside a group of family offices and high-net-worth investors arranged by Yorkway and Batchelor, formerly chief executive of AMP.
05/25/2017
Vanguard launches wholly-owned subsidiary in Shanghai
Vanguard has been serving institutional clients in China, including insurance, banking, asset managers and other financial institutions, for many years.
05/19/2017
SS&C GlobeOp Forward Redemption Indicator: May notifications 3.08%
Forward redemptions as a percentage of SS&C GlobeOp's assets under administration on the SS&C GlobeOp platform have trended significantly lower since reaching a high of 19.27% in November 2008.