Managers of Wealth

Gold retail investment up 31 per cent in 2013, jewellery up 18 per cent

Thomson Reuters has published its Gold Survey 2014 results.

UK's Investec Asset Finance purchases Mann Island Finance

Investec Asset Finance, a UK-based asset and loan finance provider, has purchased Mann Island Finance as part of its plans to develop its asset finance offering and activities in the country.

BlackRock shuts Evy Hambro’s small-cap mining fund

BlackRock has closed a fund that was launched just two years ago for Evy Hambro after it failed to attract sufficient assets.

Arts exports climb to a five-year high driven by wealthy Russian and Chinese shoppers

Demand from wealthy Russians and Chinese investors looking to increase their cultural credentials has pushed the UK's art export market to a five year high.

Aston/Pictet International Fund launched

Aston will act as the investment adviser to the Fund while Pictet Asset Management Limited will act as subadviser, responsible for the day-to-day management of the Fund.

GAM Holding AG: Interim management statement

Investment Management assets under management of CHF 69.6 billion, largely flat from year-end 2013

Bloomberg takes over UBS commodities indices

Since launching in 1998, the rebranded Bloomberg Commodity Indexes have emerged

Goldman, Warburg advance in China Huarong sale: sources

Final bids are due in around mid-April

Harvard adopts 'responsible investment' principles

Harvard University said on Monday it adopted a set of environmental and social investing principles backed by the United Nations for its huge endowment fund

Luxembourg-based fixed income investment boutique announces new distribution focus on Germany

The location provides first class infrastructure on a global level

TIAA-CREF completes joint venture with Henderson

Forms TIAA Henderson Real Estate

Connaught’s Mawdsley found dead

The former company director of an alternatives asset manager which collapsed into administration in 2012 was found dead last month in a car park in Boxhill, Surrey.

Schroders to expand US multi-asset operation

Schroders is in talks to add investment staff to its multi-asset team in the US as it looks to double the percentage of the firm’s revenue that it earns in America.

Qatar backed investment manager sets up in Geneva, launches European long/short hedge fund

Opalesque Industry Update - Aventicum Capital Management today announces the launch of its second investment business, Aventicum Alternative Equities, as the group expands its presence into Europe.

EFG Asset Management unveils Swiss equity fund

EFG Asset Management has announced the launch of its New Capital Swiss Select Equity fund.

Chinese bank eyes Pioneer after ruling out Ignis bid

China’s biggest state-owned lender is considering launching a €2 billion bid for Pioneer.

Swiss & Global Asset Management launches first active ETFs on SIX

According to SIX Swiss Exchange, it currently has 923 passive ETFs and its trading turnover reached CHF 90.728 mn, representing 15 % of the European market share as of 2013.

Aberdeen Targets U.S. to Asian Managers as It Weighs London Fund

Global asset managers using non-publicly traded real estate funds are the largest source of overseas capital in European property, broker DTZ said in a March 11 report.

True Potential says new network is a ‘modern alternative’

True Potential has launched a new network, True Potential Associate Partners, which it described as a “modern way of working that’s based on the current True Potential Wealth Management business model”.

Hedgie swoops into London for glitzy awards

Hedge Fund guru Philippe Jabre had a triumphant time on Park Lane last night, putting his Mayfair trading days and regulatory woes far behind him to take three awards at the HedgePo Investors Choice Awards.