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  • GLIL sets off on M6 Toll journey with new long-term partners
    GLIL Infrastructure has acquired an indirect 25% interest in the M6 Toll concessionaire from a subsidiary of the IFM Global...
    February 26, 2023
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  • Burning desire to tackle climate change
    Phoenix Group, the UK’s largest long-term savings and retirement business, has assigned £338 million of profits with investment funds to a...
    February 21, 2023
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  • Business and logistics park gets off the ground at Stansted
    A new 100-acre business and logistics park at London Stansted Airport is to be developed with the support of Columbia...
    February 19, 2023
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  • BNY Mellon offers sustainability insight with EM debt impact fund
    BNY Mellon Investment Management has launched the Responsible Horizons EM Debt Impact Fund. Managed by Insight Investment (which is part...
    February 12, 2023
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  • Stern attitude to EM debt investing
    Investment partnership J Stern has launched the Emerging Market Debt Stars Fund that will invest only in the best EM...
    February 10, 2023
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  • Real estate regeneration for west London
    City & Docklands Property Group and Housing Growth Partnership (HGP) have announced an equity partnership to develop 208 homes, including...
    February 5, 2023
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  • abrdn works with LGPS Central on launch of inflation linked UK infra debt fund
    abrdn has launched the Inflation Linked Infrastructure Debt Fund, an evergreen, UK focused strategy for institutional investors. The fund aims to...
    December 1, 2022
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  • Sustainable food: M&G puts its money where its mouth is
    M&G has made a £200 million commitment into two impact investment strategies to be launched by ResponsAbility, the Swiss-based emerging market...
    December 1, 2022
    Round-Up
  • Deprived areas targeted by Schroders UK real estate impact fund
    Schroders Capital has launched a place-based impact investment strategy designed to deliver positive social impact outcomes across the UK. The UK...
    December 1, 2022
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  • World’s first clean hydrogen fund closes
    Hy24, the joint venture between FiveT Hydrogen, the clean hydrogen-enabling investment partner, and private investment house, Ardian, has announced the...
    December 1, 2022
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  • First close of Orchard Street impact fund
    UK focused property manager, Orchard Street Investment Management, has announced the first close of its first impact fund, the £400 million...
    December 1, 2022
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  • Allianz launches investment grade trade finance fund
    Allianz Global Investors has launched a second trade finance fund, the Allianz Working Capital Investment Grade Fund, following the success...
    December 1, 2022
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  • The rich got richer in 2021, as global wealth grew by almost 10%
    Wealth grew strongly in 2021, with continued growth across all regions led by North America and China and by year-end,...
    October 1, 2022
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  • Fidelity launches biodiversity fund
    Fidelity International has launched a sustainable biodiversity fund, to offer investors access to a global equity portfolio of companies contributing...
    October 1, 2022
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  • Time for funds committed to sustainability to engage with EU rules
    Europe’s biggest pension funds are failing to engage actively with emerging EU level sustainable finance policy, providing those reluctant to...
    October 1, 2022
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  • London CIV improves standing as sustainable long term investor
    London CIV (LCIV) has been listed as a “world-leading responsible, sustainable long-term investor” by the Responsible Asset Allocator Initiative (RAAI). LCIV...
    October 1, 2022
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  • ACCESS seeks real estate talent
    The ACCESS Pool, which manages £35 billion of assets on behalf of its 11 participating pension funds, has invited tenders for...
    October 1, 2022
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  • Bexley appoints Redington to pursue sustainability ambitions
    The £1 billion London Borough of Bexley Pension Fund has appointed Redington as its investment consultant. The fund is keen to develop...
    October 1, 2022
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  • $7 trillion investor coalition pushes for action and disclosure on mental health
    The CEOs of 100 of the UK’s largest listed companies have been targeted by a campaign by coalition of 29...
    August 1, 2022
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  • Border to Coast makes key appointments in real estate and UK equity
    Border to Coast Pensions Partnership has selected Northern Trust as its third-party administrator (TPA) and depositary (depo) to support its...
    August 1, 2022
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  • Brunel delivers portfolio focusing on affordable housing and renewables
    Cornwall Pension Fund has launched its new Cornwall Local Impact portfolio to channel LGPS investment into affordable private rental housing...
    August 1, 2022
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  • WPP appoints Russell Investments for private credit solution
    The Wales Pension Partnership (WPP), the pool for the eight Wales LGPS funds, has appointed Russell Investments to develop a...
    August 1, 2022
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  • Small caps get help with ESG from specialist manager
    As businesses are placed under increasing pressure to adopt more sustainable business practices, Chelverton Asset Management has increased its support...
    August 1, 2022
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  • Phoenix Group invests £90 million in affordable housing
    Phoenix Group, the UK’s largest long-term savings and retirement business, has provided £90 million of long-term funding through a private placement...
    August 1, 2022
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  • Legal & General invests £4 billion in West Midlands levelling up project
    Andy Street, the mayor of West Midlands Combined Authority (WMCA) has signed a partnership agreement with Legal & General’s (L&G)...
    June 1, 2022
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  • Robeco launches sustainable Asian bonds fund
    Robeco has launched Sustainable Asian Bonds, an SDG-aligned bond strategy investing in diversified Asian fixed income. The fund targets long-term capital...
    June 1, 2022
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  • Legal & General Capital seeds $4 billion life science and technology platform
    Legal & General Capital (LGC) has announced a 50:50 partnership with US based real estate developer Ancora to create a...
    June 1, 2022
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  • Border to Coast to launch £1 billion EM equity alpha fund
    Border to Coast Pensions Partnership will launch a £1 billion emerging markets equity alpha fund in the first half of 2023. The...
    June 1, 2022
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  • LGPS Central launches £1 billion global sustainable equities fund
    LGPS Central has launched a £1 billion global sustainable equities active fund with funding from four of its local authority partners. The...
    June 1, 2022
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  • Environment Agency backs Lombard Odier’s sustainable private credit strategy
    Lombard Odier Investment Managers (LOIM) has announced the first closing of its sustainable private credit strategy, with a commitment from...
    June 1, 2022
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  • Wind down coal funds will miss 1.5°C objectives
    A new report by Universal Owner Initiatives finds that recently established private funds designed to wind down coal assets will...
    April 1, 2022
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  • Border to Coast launches £1.4 billion listed alternatives fund
    Border to Coast Pensions Partnership (Border to Coast) has launched a £1.4 billion Listed Alternatives Fund offering cost-effective access to attractive...
    April 1, 2022
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  • M&G invests in permanent carbon storage business
    M&G has invested CHF600 million (circa £500 million) in Climeworks, a global business operating in direct air capture, to accelerate the company’s...
    April 1, 2022
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  • Schroders launches engagement “blueprint”
    Schroders has published a new set of guidelines on active ownership and targets on engagement for equity and bond fund...
    April 1, 2022
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  • Access LGPS launches four new sub funds for £3.2 billion of assets
    Access has launched four new sub-funds, adding £3.2 billion to the Local Government Pension Scheme (LGPS) pool. Link Fund Solutions (LFS) launched...
    April 1, 2022
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  • Border to Coast £4 billion private markets launch
    Border to Coast Pensions Partnership (Border to Coast) has launched a second private markets programme, known as series 2. Partner...
    April 1, 2022
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  • Strathclyde extends impact investments
    The Strathclyde Pension Fund Committee approved three new impact investment proposals. The first is £25 million into a Glasgow-based growth equity fund,...
    February 1, 2022
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  • Aon launches high conviction MAC fund
    Aon has launched a sustainable multi asset credit (MAC) fund in the UK investing in high conviction MAC strategies. The fund...
    February 1, 2022
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  • Sanlam opens sustainable income fund to external investors
    Sanlam Investments has launched its Sustainable Global Dividend Fund to external investors, having received Article 8 approval. The fund, seeded...
    February 1, 2022
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  • Impact investment delivers new credit source for European SMEs
    Some European mid-caps and SMEs will have access to a new €150 million funding source. Launched by the European Investment Fund (EIF),...
    February 1, 2022
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  • Robeco introduces low carbon indices
    Robeco has launched a range of sustainable indices, the Robeco SDG Low Carbon Indices. The indices are available for seven...
    February 1, 2022
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  • LCIV launches alternative credit fund
    London CIV has launched its alternative credit fund with three seed investors and initial assets of £398 million. The fund seeks a...
    February 1, 2022
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  • MFS adds buy and maintain credit strategy to its arsenal
    MFS Investment Management has launched a UK buy and maintain credit strategy, in response to growing demand for buy and...
    December 1, 2021
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  • M&G backs sustainable micro-mobility through TIER Mobility investment
    M&G has become the latest investor into TIER Mobility, Europe’s leader in micro-mobility through the 135,000 e-scooters, e-bikes and e-mopeds...
    December 1, 2021
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  • RisCura launches impact exposure reporting tool
    RisCura has launched an impact exposure tool to help institutional investors understand the level of impact their investments achieve in...
    December 1, 2021
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  • New charging forecourt is a real gas
    Octopus Hydrogen and MIRA Technology Park (MTP) are to partner to develop a green refuelling forecourt at the park, providing...
    December 1, 2021
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  • Golding Capital Partners launches institutional impact fund of funds
    Golding Capital Partners is launching its first institutional impact fund of funds. The Golding Impact 2021 is a private equity...
    December 1, 2021
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  • WisdomTree lists ex-agriculture commodities offering
    WisdomTree, the exchange traded fund (ETF) and exchange traded product (ETP) sponsor, has listed the WisdomTree Enhanced Commodity ex-Agriculture UCITS...
    December 1, 2021
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  • Golding makes an impact with €300 million global private equity fund
    Munich based Golding Capital Partners has launched its first institutional impact fund of funds. The fund, the Golding Impact 2021, will...
    October 1, 2021
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  • Sanlam launches sustainable infrastructure fund
    Sanlam Investments has launched a Sustainable Infrastructure Fund that will focus on environmental sustainability as it invests in local (African)...
    October 1, 2021
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  • Border to Coast saves partners £250 million
    Border to Coast Pensions Partnership is set to deliver more than £110 million of cumulative net savings to its partner funds...
    October 1, 2021
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  • Morgan Stanley raises $3.1 billion for real estate fund
    Morgan Stanley Real Estate Investing has raised $3.1 billion for its latest global opportunistic real estate fund. Fundraising for the North...
    October 1, 2021
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  • Lloyds launches Citra in private landlord diversification play
    Lloyds Banking Group has launched Citra Living, a vehicle to enable it to become a major player in the private...
    October 1, 2021
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  • Specialist launches fund to exploit “fourth industrial revolution”
    Specialist investor Gravis is targeting what it calls the “fourth industrial revolution” with a fund launch that invests in digital...
    October 1, 2021
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  • Pantheon launches real estate investment strategy
    Pantheon has announced its expansion into real estate with the launch of a new strategy that is being developed as...
    August 1, 2021
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  • LGPS Central seeks new manager for global sustainable equities fund
    LGPS Central has begun a search for managers to run its new Global Sustainable Equities Fund. The fund will allocate around...
    August 1, 2021
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  • LGPS Funds back social housing initiative
    PGIM Real Estate has expanded assets in its affordable housing fund with the acquisition of eight single family for rent...
    August 1, 2021
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  • LGPS Central launches £680 million multi-asset credit fund
    LGPS Central has launched a £680 million Multi-Asset Credit (MAC) Fund. Two fund managers – BMO Global Asset Management and Western...
    August 1, 2021
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  • Gresham House offers carbon credits through new forestry strategy
    Institutional investors can now receive distributions in the form of carbon credits to offset their portfolio’s emissions through a new...
    August 1, 2021
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  • Border to Coast builds on success of UK listed equity alpha fund
    Border to Coast Pensions Partnership is searching for up to two external managers to run its £1.5 billion UK Listed Equity...
    August 1, 2021
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  • Wales PP partners with Russell for carbon reduction goals
    The Wales Pension Partnership has established a new decarbonisation initiative across the £2.5 billion of its global equity assets managed by...
    June 1, 2021
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  • Invesco unveils China healthcare vehicle
    Invesco has launched its first China Healthcare Equity Fund, focusing on mid-cap stocks with sustainable growth potential. The fund aims to...
    June 1, 2021
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  • LGPS Central unveils multi-asset credit strategy
    LGPS Central has launched a £680 million multi-asset credit fund, with initial investors including Cheshire Pension Fund and West Midlands Pension...
    June 1, 2021
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  • London CIV adds to private markets range
    London CIV has launched a private debt and an infrastructure fund, boosting its private market range. Collectively, the funds have...
    June 1, 2021
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  • LPFA pledges £50 million to social London fund
    The London Pension Fund Authority has committed a further £50 million to the London Fund, bringing total investment capital to £150 million. The...
    June 1, 2021
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  • Brunel initiates private debt strategy
    Brunel Pension Partnership has launched a £945 million private debt portfolio, targeting corporate direct lending strategies in Europe and North America. The...
    June 1, 2021
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  • Federated Hermes unveils global ESG equity fund
    Federated Hermes has launched a new Sustainable Global Equity Fund, the first of a new sustainable suite of products being...
    April 1, 2021
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  • ACCESS expands fund range
    Link Fund Solutions has launched seven new sub-funds on behalf of the ACCESS, adding £5.5 billion to the LGPS pool. The transfer...
    April 1, 2021
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  • Border to Coast allocates to private equity
    Border to Coast has committed over £370 million in five new private equity funds as it continues to provide new investment...
    April 1, 2021
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  • Border to Coast makes first co-investment in infrastructure
    Border to Coast Pensions Partnership has committed £540 million to six new infrastructure funds, including its first co-investment. The six new investments...
    April 1, 2021
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  • Brunel and Northern commit to new PGIM affordable housing fund
    Brunel Pension Partnership and Northern LGPS have committed a combined £190 million to PGIM Real Estate’s newly-launched UK Affordable Housing Fund. The...
    April 1, 2021
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  • LGIM and LCP unveil climate transition range
    Legal & General Investment Management (LGIM) has launched a climate-tilted index equity strategy, which seeks to significantly reduce its exposure...
    April 1, 2021
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  • Northern Trust unveils EM green transition strategy
    Northern Trust Asset Management has launched a sustainable emerging market green transition index strategy, with climate change considerations as a...
    February 1, 2021
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  • LGPS Central unveils active EM bond fund
    LGPS Central has announced the launch of its £630 million Global Active Emerging Market Bond Fund. The pool, which has £45 billion in...
    February 1, 2021
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  • Investors pile into equity funds
    Inflows to equity funds surged to £2.4 billion in December, according to the latest Fund Flow Index from Calastone, as the...
    February 1, 2021
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  • LGIM unveils tilted climate transition tracker fund
    Legal and General Investment Management has launched a passive equity fund that aims to provide exposure to the opportunities arising...
    February 1, 2021
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  • Merseyside boosts infrastructure investment
    Merseyside Pension Fund has committed to a new co-investment vehicle created by French asset manager Mirova to own a share...
    February 1, 2021
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  • L&G LPI Fund boosts holdings
    Legal & General’s Limited Price Inflation (LPI) Fund has expanded its investment portfolio to £1.8 billion after completing a string of...
    February 1, 2021
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  • LGIM tightens climate engagement
    Legal and General Investment Management has made a fresh climate pledge that could see it divest from companies that do...
    December 1, 2020
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  • Just Group launches green bond
    Just Group has become the first UK insurer to launch a green bond, raising £250 million to invest in sustainable assets. The...
    December 1, 2020
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  • Morgan Stanley enhances investment capabilities via Eaton Vance deal
    Morgan Stanley has agreed to acquire investment management group Eaton Vance, which has over $500 billion in assets under management (AuM),...
    December 1, 2020
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  • Hambro affiliate launches UK impact fund
    JO Hambro Capital Management has launched an impact investment fund under the team it hired from Hermes last year. The Regnan...
    December 1, 2020
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  • ASI launches income-focused fund
    Aberdeen Standard Investments (ASI) has launched an equity fund aiming to deliver a premium, monthly income stream through the cycle,...
    December 1, 2020
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  • Close Brothers beef up sustainable bond range
    Close Brothers Investment Management has launched a new sustainable bond fund and rebadged another in response to growing demand for...
    December 1, 2020
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  • Border to Coast secures £1.4 billion for infra investment
    Border to Coast Pensions Partnership has secured £1.4 billion of commitments to infrastructure investments, providing exposure to the pool’s targeted investment...
    October 1, 2020
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  • Axa IM debuts multi-asset impact fund
    Axa Investment Managers has launched its first multi-asset impact fund, aimed at investing in securities that demonstrate a positive social...
    October 1, 2020
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  • LGIM unveils secure income fund
    Legal and General Investment Management has launched a range of secure income asset solutions aimed at UK defined benefit pension...
    October 1, 2020
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  • Woodford fund makes third capital return
    Investors in the former Woodford Equity Income Fund have received the third capital distribution, which will take the total amount...
    October 1, 2020
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  • World’s first property exchange welcomes first IPO
    Mailbox REIT hopes to become the first company to list its shares on International Property Securities Exchange (IPSX), the world’s...
    October 1, 2020
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  • Lombard Odier launches fresh China strategy
    Lombard Odier Investment Managers (LOIM) has expanded its global high conviction equity product range, with the launch of a new...
    October 1, 2020
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  • Link offloads Woodford healthcare assets
    Link Fund Solutions has sold 19 of the stricken LF Equity Income Fund’s healthcare assets in return for up to...
    August 1, 2020
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  • LGPS Central issues multi-asset credit mandate
    LGPS Central has launched a search for active, global, multi-asset credit debt managers to manage their £660 million Global Active Multi-Asset...
    August 1, 2020
    Round-Up
  • Macquarie infra debt fund raises £2.7 billion
    UK corporate pension schemes, local authority pension schemes and insurance companies have ploughed £2.7 billion into Macquarie Infrastructure Debt Investment Solutions...
    August 1, 2020
    Round-Up
  • London CIV launches real assets fund
    The London Collective Investment Vehicle has launched a real assets fund aiming to deliver inflation-linked returns, with seed money from...
    August 1, 2020
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  • Natixis unveils ESG fund of funds
    Natixis Investment Managers has launched a new range of ESG fund of funds. The Lux UCITS range consists of the Natixis...
    August 1, 2020
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  • ASI launches ESG corporate bond fund
    Aberdeen Standard Investments (ASI) has launched a global corporate bond fund focusing on companies demonstrating strong management of ESG issues. The...
    August 1, 2020
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  • Border to Coast launches fixed income fund
    Border to Coast Pensions Partnership has launched its first fixed income product, providing partner funds with access to the investment-grade...
    June 1, 2020
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  • Border to Coast issues China mandate
    Border to Coast is looking to appoint a specialist China equity manager to add to its existing emerging market equity...
    June 1, 2020
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  • Invesco rings the changes
    Mark Barnett, a former protégé of UK stock-picker Neil Woodford, has left Invesco, following a review of the UK equity...
    June 1, 2020
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  • Investment boost for early stage clean growth companies
    The UK’s most promising early stage clean growth ventures have the opportunity to secure investment from a new £40 million investment...
    June 1, 2020
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  • Iona Capital secures debt financing for UK Anaerobic Digestion
    Iona Capital Limited (“Iona”), the low carbon sustainable fund manager, has successfully closed a debt financing on behalf of one...
    June 1, 2020
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  • J.P. Morgan joins with Calastone for money market funds
    J.P. Morgan Asset Management has partnered with Calastone, the largest global funds network, to introduce new levels of automation to...
    June 1, 2020
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  • Property funds shutter amid market turmoil
    Seven asset managers have suspended trading in their property funds due to material uncertainty over the valuation of UK commercial...
    April 1, 2020
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  • London CIV unveils sustainable equity fund
    The London Collective Investment Vehicle (LCIV) has launched its Sustainable Equity Exclusion Fund, seeded with £200 millon from the London Borough...
    April 1, 2020
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  • Aon bids for rival Willis Towers Watson
    Aon has agreed to buy peer Willis Towers Watson in an all-share tie-up valued at $30 billion, which combines the industry’s...
    April 1, 2020
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  • Mobius unveils asset balancing tool
    UK life insurer Mobius Life has launched a Smart Rebalancing service aimed at ensuring defined benefit schemes’ portfolios remain in...
    April 1, 2020
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  • Brunel and SAUL commit to green infrastructure
    Brunel Pensions Partnership and the Superannuation Arrangements of the University of London (SAUL) have committed £277 million to Greencoat Capital’s new...
    April 1, 2020
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  • Franklin Templeton acquires Legg Mason
    Franklin Templeton has announced plans to acquire rival Legg Mason, creating a global investment management group with more than $1.5 trillion...
    April 1, 2020
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  • London LGPS launch social housing investment strategy
    London CIV (LCIV), Local Pensions Partnership and the London Pensions Fund Authority (LPFA) have teamed up to launch a fund...
    February 1, 2020
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  • Lothian boosts investment management systems
    Lothian Pension Fund has integrated a new software system to help strengthen its investment processes and provide capacity for expansion...
    February 1, 2020
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  • FCA approves IPSX Wholesale
    IPSX UK Limited, the Recognised Investment Exchange (RIE) operated by IPSX Group Limited which offers the world’s first regulated securities...
    February 1, 2020
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  • Kent recoups much of investment as fund is wound up
    Kent County Council Superannuation Fund has recovered £139 million from its investment in Neil Woodford’s flagship fund, but still has around...
    February 1, 2020
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  • BNY Mellon launches sustainable absolute return fund
    BNY Mellon has extended its range of sustainable products by launching an absolute return global bond fund under the management...
    February 1, 2020
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  • Mercer raises $2.7 billion for private market fund
    Mercer has closed funding for its latest private markets fund, raising $2.7 billion from global investors including corporate and public sector...
    February 1, 2020
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  • Muzinich & Co first closes senior secured private debt fund
    Muzinich & Co has first closed its European senior secured private debt fund at €104 million. The fund focuses on providing...
    December 1, 2019
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  • Neuberger Berman launches macro FX offer
    Neuberger Berman has unveiled the Neuberger Berman Macro Opportunities FX Fund. It aims to deliver positive returns of 5-6% in...
    December 1, 2019
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  • Wells Fargo adds investment grade strategy
    Wells Fargo Asset Management (WFAM) has expanded its global investment grade credit strategy with the launch of the Global Investment...
    December 1, 2019
    Round-Up
  • BMO REP launches UK Housing Fund with partner Home Group
    BMO Real Estate Partners (BMO REP), the pan-European property investment and asset management specialist has announced the first close for...
    December 1, 2019
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  • Vanguard expands fixed income offering
    Vanguard has introduced the Vanguard Emerging Markets Bond Fund. The new actively managed fund provides UCITS investors with broad exposure...
    December 1, 2019
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  • BlackRock achieves $1 billion first close for renewables strategy
    BlackRock Real Assets has achieved a $1 billion first close for its Global Renewable Power III fund with commitments from more...
    December 1, 2019
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  • Omnis expands fund choice for investors
    Omnis Investments, Openwork’s £7 billion specialist asset management company, is expanding the choice for its clients with the launch of nine...
    October 1, 2019
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  • Somerset launches EM fund
    Somerset Capital Management, a specialist global emerging markets investment firm, has established the MI Somerset Emerging Markets Discovery Fund. It...
    October 1, 2019
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  • Mirabaud introduces EM fixed income fund
    Mirabaud Asset Management has launched a fixed maturity emerging markets debt fund. The Emerging Market 2024 Fixed Maturity strategy has...
    October 1, 2019
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  • Biometric technology simplifies member engagement
    Target Professional Services has released a new app, mypensionID, which helps pension scheme members ensure their details are up-to-date. The...
    October 1, 2019
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  • M&G Prudential invests in London office complex
    M&G Prudential, an affiliate of M&G Investments, is investing £875 million in 40 Leadenhall in the City of London, where it...
    October 1, 2019
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  • Mirova leads gender equality coalition
    After integrating the issue of gender equality into its line of investment solutions, Mirova, an affiliate of Natixis Investment Managers,...
    October 1, 2019
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  • DWS expands sustainable bonds fund range
    European fund management firm DWS has added the DWS Invest ESG (Environmental, Social and Governance) Euro Corporate Bonds Fund to...
    August 1, 2019
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  • Fidelity launches proprietary sustainability ratings
    Fidelity International has enhanced its global research capabilities with the launch of its proprietary sustainability ratings. Comprising the asset manager’s...
    August 1, 2019
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  • Columbia Threadneedle unveils European high yield vehicle
    Columbia Threadneedle Investments is introducing a new, total return short maturity high yield strategy – the Threadneedle (Lux) European Short-Term...
    August 1, 2019
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  • Artemis introduces short-dated high-yield strategy
    UK active fund manager Artemis has launched the Artemis Short-Dated Global High-Yield Bond Fund. Its aim is to deliver returns...
    August 1, 2019
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  • Aberdeen Standard Investments funds wind farm
    Aberdeen Standard Investments has provided more than £63 million of long-term debt through its infrastructure debt team to finance an operational...
    August 1, 2019
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  • AEW increases commitment to social need
    AEW UK Real Return Fund has increased its commitment to impact investing to meet the demand from the social sector,...
    August 1, 2019
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  • Investment bank Berenberg warns over hard Brexit risk
    Hamburg-based investment bank Berenberg has estimated the risk of a hard Brexit, with the UK leaving the EU without a...
    June 1, 2019
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  • Afinishay seeding milestone
    Afinishay Capital Ltd has raised over £170 million of cornerstone capital for three “first-fund” alternative investment strategies since inception in late...
    June 1, 2019
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  • CMA consulting reforms to apply to LGPS funds
    The Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) reforms to investment consulting and fiduciary management will now apply to the LGPS, after...
    June 1, 2019
    Round-Up
  • Facebook’s cryptocurrency Libra to threaten traditional banks
    The launch of Libra, a digital currency, by social media giant Facebook is a threat to traditional banking, according to...
    June 1, 2019
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  • PLSA launches new ESG and stewardship guide
    The Pensions and Lifetime Savings Association (PLSA) has published a new guide, ESG and Stewardship: A practical guide to trustee...
    June 1, 2019
    Round-Up
  • Schroders acquires European real estate boutique
    UK fund manager Schroders has bought a German real estate manager, Blue Asset Management, which manages €1.2 billion of assets...
    June 1, 2019
    Round-Up
  • Fund for private equity secondaries raises £283 million
    BEX Capital, a new investment firm focusing on fund-of-fund (FoF) secondaries has announced the close of the BEX Fund III,...
    April 1, 2019
    Round-Up
  • MSCI launches new analytics platform
    Data and analysis provider MSCI has launched a new open analytics platform, MSCI Beon, for the investment industry. MSCI said that...
    April 1, 2019
    Round-Up
  • NN IP brings out short duration green bond fund
    NN Investment Partners (NN IP) has developed a green bond fund with a shorter duration of around two years, which...
    April 1, 2019
    Round-Up
  • Atlas Master Trust allocates to Schroder’s ESG systematic fund
    The Atlas Master Trust, one of the UK’s largest master trusts for DC pensions, has allocated £320 million to a sustainable...
    April 1, 2019
    Round-Up
  • Brunel commits £46 million to PE impact fund
    Brunel Pension Partnership has committed $60 million (£46 million) to a private equity impact fund with fund manager Neuberger Berman, for four...
    April 1, 2019
    Round-Up
  • MPG Launches diversified high-yield debt fund
    Managing Partners Group (MPG) has launched a new fund to invest in a diversified portfolio of fixed income and high-yield...
    April 1, 2019
    Round-Up
  • Hearthstone closes private equity fund with above target results
    Hearthstone Investment Management Limited, an institutional investment manager specialising in UK residential property (private rented sector), has announced the final...
    February 1, 2019
    Round-Up
  • Baillie Gifford launches unicorn fund
    Scottish fund manager Baillie Gifford has launched a new fund for institutional investors that will target “unicorn” businesses, or new...
    February 1, 2019
    Round-Up
  • Tabula brings out high yield ETF for credit hedging
    European fixed income manager Tabula Investment Management has launched an exchange-traded fund (ETF), the New European Credit UCITS ETF, for...
    February 1, 2019
    Round-Up
  • Pictet alternative advisors adds direct real estate investment strategy
    Pictet Alternative Advisors, Pictet Group’s wholly owned alternative investment company, is adding a direct real estate fund to its range...
    February 1, 2019
    Round-Up
  • BMO launches global equity SDG fund
    Fund manager BMO Global Asset Management has launched a global equity fund focusing on the 17 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs),...
    February 1, 2019
    Round-Up
  • MPG launches hedge fund shares for downside protection
    Asset manager Managing Partners Group (MPG) has brought out share classes denominated in euro, Swiss francs and sterling for its...
    February 1, 2019
    Round-Up
  • Schroders brings out GAIA Helix alternatives fund
    UK fund manager Schroders has launched a new fund, Schroder GAIA Helix, as a single access point for investors looking...
    December 1, 2018
    Round-Up
  • Impact manager BlueOrchard plans fund for Emerging and Frontier Markets
    A Swiss-based manager specialising in impact investing, BlueOrchard Finance, has launched an impact bond fund for retail and institutional investors,...
    December 1, 2018
    Round-Up
  • Laven Partners and Fuchs AM launch Brexit Risk Partnership
    London-based Laven Partners and Luxembourg-based Fuchs Asset Management are to set up an investment management platform for hedge funds, private...
    December 1, 2018
    Round-Up
  • EFA Group launches credit fund for Asia and Eastern Europe
    Private debt specialist manager EFA Group has launched a Financial Institutions Debt Fund to provide credit to banks and financial...
    December 1, 2018
    Round-Up
  • UBS launches Global Climate Aware Fund
    Fund manager UBS Asset Management has launched a rules-based global equity strategy fund, with a focus on addressing climate change. The...
    December 1, 2018
    Round-Up
  • Lombard Odier IM launches Alternative Sustainability Fund
    Lombard Odier Investment Managers has expanded its alternative fund range with a new, onshore UCITS regulated fund, offering a market-neutral...
    December 1, 2018
    Round-Up
  • BlackRock launches emerging UK companies funds
    Fund manager BlackRock has brought out a fund that uses an absolute return approach to invest in emerging UK companies. The...
    October 1, 2018
    Round-Up
  • Schroders launches Sustainable Multi-Factor Equity Fund
    Schroders has brought out a sustainable multi-factor equity fund, with a global focus and the integration of environmental, social and...
    October 1, 2018
    Round-Up
  • Lyxor and Dymon Asia launch global macro fund
    Lyxor Asset Management has joined forces with Dymon Asia to launch a liquid discretionary global macro strategy with an Asian...
    October 1, 2018
    Round-Up
  • BlackRock launches range of sustainable ETFs
    The world’s largest asset manager, BlackRock, has developed a range of sustainable exchange-traded funds (ETFs) together with disclosures on environmental,...
    October 1, 2018
    Round-Up
  • Pinebridge Investment closes mid-market buyout fund with £686 million
    Private equity manager PineBridge Investments has closed the PineBridge Secondary Partners fund after raising $880 million (£686 million) over five months. The...
    October 1, 2018
    Round-Up
  • Managing Partners Group sets up cash fund
    Asset management group, Managing Partners Group (MPG), has launched a cash fund that offers investors an operational credit card secured...
    October 1, 2018
    Round-Up
  • Invesco Real Estate buys student housing in Dublin
    Invesco Real Estate bas bought The Brickworks, a purpose-built student accommodation development in Dublin for £47 million from Bain Capital Credit. The...
    August 1, 2018
    Round-Up
  • BlackRock launches EM Debt funds with ESG tilt
    Fund manager BlackRock has launched a range of open-ended emerging market debt funds, which integrate environmental, social, and governance (ESG)...
    August 1, 2018
    Round-Up
  • Pictet eyes emerging market equity bargains
    Fund manager Pictet said that while equity markets are not cheap, it is seeing some bargains emerge in the emerging...
    August 1, 2018
    Round-Up
  • Savills Investment Management takes 25% stake in DRC Capital
    Savills Investment Management has acquired a 25% stake in DRC Capital, a commercial real estate debt investment adviser. Under the terms...
    August 1, 2018
    Round-Up
  • Rise in DB funds aiming for insurer buyout
    The proportion of defined benefit (DB) pension fund trustees targeting a buyout with an insurer has increased significantly in the...
    August 1, 2018
    Round-Up
  • Aon develops manager ESG ratings
    Investment consulting firm Aon has developed an environmental, social and governance (ESG) rating system to assess how well asset managers...
    August 1, 2018
    Round-Up
  • Quant Insight completes latest funding round
    Quant Insight (Qi), a macro analytics firm specialising in financial markets, has completed its latest funding round, with key investments...
    June 1, 2018
    Round-Up
  • Allianz moves into UK student housing market
    Fund manager Allianz is joining forces with rental housing specialist Greystar Real Estate Partners and one of Canada’s largest pension...
    June 1, 2018
    Round-Up
  • Jupiter launches real return fund
    UK fund manager Jupiter has launched the Jupiter Merlin Real Return, an actively managed multi-manager portfolio that aims to deliver...
    June 1, 2018
    Round-Up
  • Legal & General nabs its largest build-to-rent site in Woolwich
    Legal & General has acquired its largest build-to-rent (BTR) site to date in Woolwich, along with its co-investor Dutch pension...
    June 1, 2018
    Round-Up
  • PAAMCO sets up seeding platform for emerging hedge funds
    Alternatives specialist PAAMCO has set up a new seeding platform, the PAAMCO Launchpad, for emerging hedge funds, with the Employees...
    June 1, 2018
    Round-Up
  • Green bond fund market passes €300 billion
    The market for green bonds has passed €300 billion and it is growing rapidly, according to NN Investment Partners (NN IP). NN...
    June 1, 2018
    Round-Up
  • Prudential and PIC make sixth longevity reinsurance agreement
    In a sign of the demand for defined benefit pension de-risking, Prudential Retirement, part of US insurer Prudential Financial, and...
    April 1, 2018
    Round-Up
  • NN Investment Partners launches global convertible bond fund
    Fund manager NN Investment Partners (NN IP) has launched a global convertible bond fund to meet investor demand for exposure...
    April 1, 2018
    Round-Up
  • Hermes moves into European direct lending
    Hermes Investment Management has set up a European direct lending fund, following the success of its UK direct lending fund...
    April 1, 2018
    Round-Up
  • Schroders moves into China A-shares and US real estate loans
    Fund manager Schroder Investment Management has made a 20% equity investment in A10 Capital, a commercial real estate (CRE) lender...
    April 1, 2018
    Round-Up
  • P-Solve to rebrand as River and Mercantile Solutions
    Investment consultant and fiduciary manager P-Solve is to rename itself as River and Mercantile Solutions from July 1, 2018. The...
    April 1, 2018
    Round-Up
  • Muzinich & Co reaches third close on pan-European private debt fund
    Specialist credit manager Muzinich & Co has reached the third close for its pan-European private debt fund at €460 million. The fund...
    April 1, 2018
    Round-Up
  • Psigma launches inflation-plus strategy for fixed income investors
    Psigma Investment Management has launched a fixed interest strategy which aims to produce inflation-beating returns and give a diversified credit...
    February 1, 2018
    Round-Up
  • EisnerAmper opens London office for asset managers
    A leading provider of accounting, tax and consulting services to financial and asset management firms, EisnerAmper, has opened a London...
    February 1, 2018
    Round-Up
  • Macquarie acquires Luxembourg-based value specialist
    Macquarie Investment Management is to acquire ValueInvest Asset Management, a Luxembourg-based specialist in value investing in global and Japanese equities. ValueInvest...
    February 1, 2018
    Round-Up
  • Lombard Odier IM launches equity long-short strategy
    Lombard Odier Investment Managers has hired Arnaud Langlois to launch a global equity long-short investment strategy with a sustainability focus. Langlois...
    February 1, 2018
    Round-Up
  • Prestige Funds sees direct lending assets pass $100 million
    Direct lending specialist Prestige Funds has raised over $100 million in assets from institutional investors in the UK and beyond, as...
    February 1, 2018
    Round-Up
  • PAAMCO launches alternative beta platform
    Hedge fund manager-of-manager and consultant PAAMCO has launched PAAMCO Alternative Beta to offer a portfolio of alternative risk premia strategies...
    February 1, 2018
    Round-Up
  • UBS AM launches sustainability ETF
    UBS Asset Management has launched a new exchange-traded fund (ETF) with exposure to companies with strong records on environmental, social...
    December 1, 2017
    Round-Up
  • MSIM introduces China A-Shares Fund
    Morgan Stanley Investment Management (MSIM) has launched a Luxembourg SICAV domiciled fund version of its China A-shares fund, which was...
    December 1, 2017
    Round-Up
  • HFR launches blockchain and cryptocurrency indices
    Hedge fund data provider HFR has launched two new indices to reflect investor interest in blockchain technology and cryptocurrencies, with...
    December 1, 2017
    Round-Up
  • IFM raises $2.15 billion in 15 months
    Infrastructure manager IFM Investors has announced that it has raised $2.15 billion from 29 investors in Europe and the Middle East...
    December 1, 2017
    Round-Up
  • Nordic Bitcoin broker Prasos raises €2.5 million to fund expansion
    Finnish investment firm Prasos raised €2.5 million in equity funding in record time, which it plans to use to expand in...
    December 1, 2017
    Round-Up
  • New high-conviction, global equity portfolio from Hermes
    Fund manager Hermes Investment Management has launched an Impact Opportunities Strategy fund, which will be a concentrated, high-conviction global equity...
    December 1, 2017
    Round-Up
  • M&G finance prime residential property in London
    M&G Investments is providing £517 million as finance to Lodha UK for the development of a high-profile prime residential property site...
    October 1, 2017
    Round-Up
  • Hermes wins $400 million mandate from Swedish state pensions
    Fund manager Hermes Investment Management has picked up a $400 million global high yield bond mandate from AP1, one of...
    October 1, 2017
    Round-Up
  • AXA IM Rosenberg Equities to leverage AI and Big Data
    AXA Investment Manager’s quantitative team, Rosenberg Equities, is to integrate advanced modelling techniques that utilise neural networks in its investment...
    October 1, 2017
    Round-Up
  • Smart Beta index aims to leverage low volatility
    ERI Scientific Beta, a smart beta index provider set up by EDHEC Business School, has launched a long-short equity market...
    October 1, 2017
    Round-Up
  • Northern exposure: London manager wins Alaskan currency mandate
    London-based active currency manager for institutional investors, Adrian Lee & Partners (AL&P), has been appointed by the Alaska Permanent Fund...
    October 1, 2017
    Round-Up
  • Redington widens investment governance service
    Investment consultant Redington is offering its investment governance business, which aims to help schemes improve their decision-making, to a wider...
    October 1, 2017
    Round-Up
  • AXA IM loan fund passes £1 billion mark
    AXA Investment Managers (AXA IM) said its main loan fund has passed £1 billion in assets under management. The fund is...
    August 1, 2017
    Round-Up
  • BMO launches GEMs smaller companies fund
    Asset manager BMO Global Asset Management has launched a global emerging markets (GEMs) smaller companies fund. The fund will be managed...
    August 1, 2017
    Round-Up
  • BlueBay closes senior loan fund at over £3 billion
    Fixed income specialist BlueBay Asset Management has announced the final close of its senior loan fund at £3 billion in investable...
    August 1, 2017
    Round-Up
  • New commodities ETF from BlackRock
    Asset manager BlackRock has unveiled an exchange-traded fund (ETF) with a diversified exposure to commodity markets, which aims to give...
    August 1, 2017
    Round-Up
  • LGIM develops multi-factor global equity strategy for Boots
    One of the UK’s biggest fund managers, Legal & General Investment Management (LGIM), has launched a multi-factor global equity fund...
    August 1, 2017
    Round-Up
  • ICG closes Strategic Secondaries II Fund for $1.1 billion
    Specialist asset manager Intermediate Capital Group (ICG) has announced a successful final close for its Strategic Secondaries II Fund, on...
    August 1, 2017
    Round-Up
  • BlackRock adds student housing to property fund
    Fund manager BlackRock has purchased a second student accommodation development site in Sheffield, taking the number of beds in its...
    June 1, 2017
    Round-Up
  • GLIL backs UK rolling stock deal
    GLIL, the £1.3 billion infrastructure joint venture between the London Pensions Fund Authority, Greater Manchester Pension Fund, Merseyside Pension Fund, West...
    June 1, 2017
    Round-Up
  • BMO targets fossil fuels in updated climate change policy
    BMO Global Asset Management has announced that it will exclude all companies with fossil fuel reserves from its Responsible Funds...
    June 1, 2017
    Round-Up
  • Invesco back £54 million build-to-rent deal in South London
    Invesco Real Estate (IRE) has announced that it is forward-funding a build-to-rent project in South London, as part of its...
    June 1, 2017
    Round-Up
  • Morgan Stanley raises $125 million for global impact fund
    Morgan Stanley Investment Management (MSIM) has raised over $125 million for its first global impact fund, the PMF Integro Fund, to...
    June 1, 2017
    Round-Up
  • Robeco launches global industrial innovation fund
    Fund manager Robeco has launched a global industrial innovation equities fund, which will invest in four secular growth trends of...
    June 1, 2017
    Round-Up
  • Mongolia tipped for sustainable growth
    The prospects for Mongolia look good, following recent volatility, according to fund manager NN Investment Partners. After seeing GDP growth reach...
    April 1, 2017
    Round-Up
  • Lyxor and Harmonic launch daily global macro fund
    French asset manager Lyxor has joined forces with hedge fund Harmonic Capital Partners to launch a global macro strategy with...
    April 1, 2017
    Round-Up
  • Schroders to buy PE business
    Fund manager Schroders is expanding its private markets footprint with an agreement to acquire Adveq Holding AG, a specialist private...
    April 1, 2017
    Round-Up
  • Commodities ETF passes $1 billion mark
    UBS Asset Management has announced that its broad commodities exchange-traded fund (ETF) has passed $1 billion in assets under management. Strong...
    April 1, 2017
    Round-Up
  • Invesco buys ETF provider, Source
    Fund manager Invesco has acquired exchange-traded fund (ETF) independent specialist provider Source. Invesco already has the Invesco Powershares ETF range and...
    April 1, 2017
    Round-Up
  • Private equity looking for record capital raising in 2017
    Private equity data provider Preqin said that private equity funds currently capital raising are targeting a record $635 billion in assets,...
    April 1, 2017
    Round-Up
  • Willis Towers Watson launches Asset Management Exchange
    Consultancy Willis Towers Watson has launched a new institutional asset management marketplace, The Asset Management Exchange (AMX), to connect asset...
    February 1, 2017
    Round-Up
  • Prestige sees rise in direct lending commitments
    Cayman-based loans provider Prestige Fund Management (PFM) said it has sourced $100 million in investor commitments in the final quarter of...
    February 1, 2017
    Round-Up
  • MSCI launches ESG indices for long-term investors
    Index and data provider MSCI has launched a series of environmental, social and governance (ESG) indices for pension funds and...
    February 1, 2017
    Round-Up
  • Credit Suisse sets up liquid, trend-following fund
    Credit Suisse Asset Management has set up a new diversified and liquid trend-following fund, the Credit Suisse Multi-Trend Fund. It...
    February 1, 2017
    Round-Up
  • Aviva launches alternative income fund
    Aviva Investors has continued its solutions-oriented fund launches, with an alternative income solutions fund which offers access to illiquid, alternative...
    February 1, 2017
    Round-Up
  • Standard Life Investments with low vol offer for DB funds
    Standard Life Investments (SLI) has unveiled a liability-aware offering for defined benefit (DB) pension funds, aimed at helping them improve...
    February 1, 2017
    Round-Up
  • LGIM raises more for build-to-rent fund
    Legal & General Investment Management Real Assets (LGIM Real Assets) has raised £170 million in equity from major institutions for its...
    December 1, 2016
    Round-Up
  • UBS lists new inflation-linked ETFs
    UBS Asset Management has listed a new range of exchange-traded funds (ETFs) which hedge against inflation risk by tracking a...
    December 1, 2016
    Round-Up
  • Schroders launches global credit income fund
    Schroders has launched an income-generating fund which will operate across global credit markets on an unconstrained basis, or without following...
    December 1, 2016
    Round-Up
  • New venture platform set up for digital business funding
    Legal & General Capital (LGC), together with Woodford Investment Management and the British Business Bank, has invested in a new...
    December 1, 2016
    Round-Up
  • New sustainable fund from NN Investment Partners
    Fund manager NN Investment Partners (NN IP) has launched the Patrimonial Balanced European Sustainable fund, which aims to provide a...
    December 1, 2016
    Round-Up
  • Event-driven funds move up following US election
    Event-driven hedge funds have edged up following the US election according to the Lyxor Alternative Investment Industry Barometer. Lyxor reported that...
    December 1, 2016
    Round-Up
  • Amundi builds a platform for alternative and real assets
    Fund manager Amundi has launched a platform for its alternative and real assets capabilities, encompassing real estate, private debt, private...
    October 1, 2016
    Round-Up
  • BlackRock sets out global megatrends ETFs
    Fund manager BlackRock has launched a suite of thematic exchange-traded funds (ETFs), following the global themes of ageing populations, healthcare...
    October 1, 2016
    Round-Up
  • AXA creates global alternative credit platform
    AXA Investment Managers is to set up a single global alternative credit platform following the merger of its alternative solutions...
    October 1, 2016
    Round-Up
  • Hermes to offer direct lending strategy
    Hermes Investment Management is launching a direct lending strategy, backed by an initial commitment from an institutional investor, with a...
    October 1, 2016
    Round-Up
  • Legal & General keen on East London infrastructure
    In a sign of growing institutional investor interest in infrastructure, Legal & General has announced support for £1 billion in a...
    October 1, 2016
    Round-Up
  • New sustainability indices launched
    Investment data and index provider Morningstar has launched a family of sustainability indices for investors applying environmental, social and governance...
    October 1, 2016
    Round-Up
  • Aberdeen raises £115 million for PRS portfolio
    Fund manager Aberdeen Asset Management has raised £115 million from UK pension funds to invest in the private rented sector (PRS)....
    August 1, 2016
    Round-Up
  • Hedge funds face testing outlook
    Hedge fund performance has plateaued since 2011 and 2016 could see net outflows from hedge funds, for the first time...
    August 1, 2016
    Round-Up
  • Aquila Capital and Alpha Centauri join up for alt beta strategy
    Alternative investments specialist Aquila Capital has joined forces with Hamburg-based specialist investment boutique Alpha Centauri to develop an alternative beta...
    August 1, 2016
    Round-Up
  • SSGA launches multi-factor EM bond fund
    State Street Global Advisors has launched a new multi-factor premia emerging market bond fund for investors in the UK and...
    August 1, 2016
    Round-Up
  • Major longevity swap for electricity pension funds
    The Manweb Group of the Electricity Supply Pension Scheme has undertaken a £1 billion longevity swap to cover pensioner liabilities. The swap...
    August 1, 2016
    Round-Up
  • Gilt yield curve flattens as QE bites
    The latest round of quantitative easing (QE) measures by the Bank of England led to a flattening in the UK...
    August 1, 2016
    Round-Up
  • Willis Towers Watson launches active share fund
    Willis Towers Watson, which is best known as an investment consultancy, has extended its investment management services with the launch...
    June 1, 2016
    Round-Up
  • Schroders launches global multi-credit fund
    Schroders has launched a new global multi-credit fund which will invest actively in global credit markets, unconstrained by traditional benchmarks....
    June 1, 2016
    Round-Up
  • Barings goes dynamic with bond fund
    Baring Asset Management has launched a dynamic absolute return fund, which aims to produce positive returns by using long and...
    June 1, 2016
    Round-Up
  • Cinven raises €7 billion for latest fund
    European private equity manager Cinven has reached a final close for the sixth Cinven Fund after raising €7 billion. Cinven said it...
    June 1, 2016
    Round-Up
  • AXA IM launches new CLO fund
    AXA Investment Managers (AXA IM) has launched a new fund investing in mezzanine debt tranches of collateralised loan obligations (CLOs),...
    June 1, 2016
    Round-Up
  • AXA IM and BlackRock sell 6 Bevis Marks for £220 million
    AXA Investment Managers and BlackRock Real Estate have announced the sale of 6 Bevis Marks, a trophy office development in...
    June 1, 2016
    Round-Up
  • State Street acquires GE Asset Management
    Fund manager State Street has purchased GE Asset Management (GEAM) from GE for up to $485 million as part of a...
    April 1, 2016
    Round-Up
  • Investec closes second aircraft debt fund
    Investec Aviation Finance, part of Investec Bank, has closed its second managed aircraft debt fund for European insurers and said...
    April 1, 2016
    Round-Up
  • Big Society Capital appoints AXA IM for buy and hold credit
    Big Society Capital has appointed AXA Investment Managers (IM) to manage its treasury portfolio, after a selection process overseen by...
    April 1, 2016
    Round-Up
  • New infra debt fund launched by Edmond de Rothschild
    Fund manager Edmond de Rothschild Asset Management has launched its second infrastructure debt fund aimed at the institutional investment market,...
    April 1, 2016
    Round-Up
  • PIP launches multi-strategy infrastructure fund
    The Pensions Infrastructure Platform (PIP) has launched a multi-strategy infrastructure fund with a target size of £1 billion. The fund aims to...
    April 1, 2016
    Round-Up
  • Aberdeen acquires Albert Dock development
    Aberdeen Asset Management has acquired the commercial element of the Albert Dock development for £42.75 million, giving an initial yield of...
    February 1, 2016
    Round-Up
  • Schroder picks up 55 Bishopsgate, London
    Schroder Real Estate has bought 55 Bishopsgate, a prime, freehold, multi-let building in the City of London for £187.5 million, which...
    February 1, 2016
    Round-Up
  • L&G and PGGM announce £600 million build-to-rent partnership
    Legal & General Capital and the Dutch pension fund, PGGM, have launched a build-to-rent partnership which will initially invest £600 million...
    February 1, 2016
    Round-Up
  • ABI points out EU membership benefits for financial services
    The Association of British Insurers, (ABI), a major trade body for financial services providers in the UK has set out...
    February 1, 2016
    Round-Up
  • Alternative assets increase to over $7 trillion in 2015
    Alternative assets managers now hold $7.4 trillion in assets under management, based on data gathered in 2015, according to alternative assets...
    February 1, 2016
    Round-Up
  • HealthCare Royalties fund launched
    A new fund is to list on the UK stock exchange and will provide exposure to healthcare royalties for retail...
    February 1, 2016
    Round-Up
  • Brexit fears could hit UK asset managers
    Rising fears of Britain voting to leave the European Union, or “Brexit”, could be a risk for the UK’s asset...
    December 1, 2015
    Round-Up
  • L&G to end quarterly reporting
    Fund manager and insurer Legal & General has said it will no longer provide quarterly reporting, as it believes that...
    December 1, 2015
    Round-Up
  • BlueBay closes second private debt fund
    Fixed income specialist BlueBay Asset Management has announced the final close for its second direct lending fund, having taken over...
    December 1, 2015
    Round-Up
  • Hedge fund liquidations rose in Q3, 2015
    Hedge fund launches and liquidations both rose in the third quarter of 2015, following declines in energy commodities and equities,...
    December 1, 2015
    Round-Up
  • East Capital launches third Baltic property fund
    Emerging and frontier market specialist East Capital has launched its third Baltic real estate fund since 2005, the East Capital...
    December 1, 2015
    Round-Up
  • Investors advised to be more selective in 2015
    Standard Life Investments (SLI) has predicted that 2016 will be a challenging year, with different countries and asset classes at...
    December 1, 2015
    Round-Up
  • AXA IM sees benefits of Chinese debt issuance in London
    AXA Investment Managers (AXA IM) has commented on the expected announcement of the issuance of Chinese debt in London, as...
    October 1, 2015
    Round-Up
  • AMP Capital launches new infrastructure debt fund
    AMP Capital has started fundraising for its third infrastructure debt fund in five years with a target of $2 billion in...
    October 1, 2015
    Round-Up
  • UBS lists new smart beta ETFs
    UBS Global Asset Management has listed eight new smart beta exchange-traded funds (ETFs) on the London Stock Exchange to give...
    October 1, 2015
    Round-Up
  • Japanese engagement fund sees assets increase
    A Japanese equity fund, which is based on engaging with small and mid-cap Japanese companies has raised $424 million in assets...
    October 1, 2015
    Round-Up
  • M&G raises £1.5 billion for ABS strategy
    Fund manager M&G Investments has raised £1.5 billion since March for a range of European asset-backed securities (ABS). M&G said it has...
    October 1, 2015
    Round-Up
  • Schroders offers trend-following strategy
    Fund manager Schroders is to offer investors a systematic trend-following strategy that will invest in over 150 markets and across...
    October 1, 2015
    Round-Up
  • Hermes completes major PRS deal
    Fund manager Hermes Investment Management and UK property firm Countrywide, through their jointly-owned residential property fund, Vista, are to buy...
    August 1, 2015
    Round-Up
  • Momentum close Africa Real Estate Fund for second time
    Momentum Global Investment Management, working with Eris Property Group, has completed the second close of its Africa Real Estate Fund,...
    August 1, 2015
    Round-Up
  • AMP Capital takes a stake in Angel Trains
    A group of institutional investors managed by infrastructure specialist AMP Capital have acquired a majority stake in Angel Trains, the...
    August 1, 2015
    Round-Up
  • First close for Pemberton European mid-market debt strategy
    Independent asset manager Pemberton has announced a first close for its European mid-market debt strategy at €547 million. The fund provides...
    August 1, 2015
    Round-Up
  • Aberdeen AM to acquire US hedge fund business
    Aberdeen Asset Management is to acquire Arden Asset Management LLC, a hedge fund business based in New York and London. Arden...
    August 1, 2015
    Round-Up
  • China Universal Asset Management offers new UCITS fund
    China Universal Asset Management, one of China’s top 10 asset managers, is launching a new Luxembourg-based Chinese bond fund aimed...
    August 1, 2015
    Round-Up
  • Aquila Capital makes first close on renewable funds
    Alternative asset manager, Aquila Capital, has reached its first close for its Renewables Fund III with a significant investment from...
    June 1, 2015
    Round-Up
  • NN goes Dutch with an EM loans fund
    NN Investment Partners, which was formerly ING Investment Management, and the Dutch development bank FMO, have jointly launched an emerging...
    June 1, 2015
    Round-Up
  • AXA launches global property fund
    AXA Investment Managers has launched a global flexible property fund to give exposure to long-term returns from direct property, through...
    June 1, 2015
    Round-Up
  • Source launches revenue-based ETFs
    Source, a provider of exchange-traded products (ETPs), has launched a Eurozone Exporters exchange-traded fund (ETF) and a Japan Exporters ETF....
    June 1, 2015
    Round-Up
  • Hermes and Countrywide launch UK residential property fund
    Hermes Investment Management and Countrywide, the UK’s largest property services group, are to launch a new residential property fund for...
    June 1, 2015
    Round-Up
  • Aviva completes social housing funding arrangement
    Aviva Investors has announced a new funding loan from its REaLM (Returns Enhancing and Liability Matching) Social Housing Fund, secured...
    June 1, 2015
    Round-Up
  • NEST appoints LGIM for Gilt mandate
    The National Employment Savings Trust (NEST), the national, low-cost defined contribution pension provider, has awarded a Gilt fund mandate to...
    April 1, 2015
    Round-Up
  • Lombard Odier and ETF Securities join forces
    Lombard Odier Investment Managers, a fixed income specialist, and ETF Securities, which provides exchange-traded products including ETFs, have joined forces...
    April 1, 2015
    Round-Up
  • SLI launches unconstrained EMD fund
    Standard Life Investments has launched an emerging market debt (EMD) fund with an unconstrained approach, as its fourth EMD product...
    April 1, 2015
    Round-Up
  • China syndrome
    BlackRock has launched an exchange-traded fund (ETF) for institutional investors which will track the MSCI China A International Index of...
    April 1, 2015
    Round-Up
  • AXIOM launches new CoCo fund
    Axiom Alternative Investments, a specialist in bank debt, has launched a new fund dedicated to contingent convertibles, or “CoCos”, a...
    April 1, 2015
    Round-Up
  • Australian super fund invests in London's King's Cross
    AustralianSuper, a large Australian multi-employer superannuation fund, has taken a 25% stake in a 67-acre site at London’s King’s Cross,...
    April 1, 2015
    Round-Up
  • Hermes warns on 'bond proxy' 'stocks
    Fund manager Hermes has warned investors that share prices of some consumer stocks, such as supermarkets, could be hit in...
    February 1, 2015
    Round-Up
  • Giant dutch fund and L&G start property joint venture
    PGGM, the €180 billion Dutch pension fund and Legal & General (L&G), have announced a £375 million London office joint...
    February 1, 2015
    Round-Up
  • Government relaxes advice for small DB transfers
    The government is to allow people approaching retirement with small defined benefit (DB) pots, valued at less than £30,000, to...
    February 1, 2015
    Round-Up
  • Actis to build $230 million renewable energy platform in India
    Pan-emerging market private equity specialist Actis is to build a $230 million renewable energy platform, Ostro Energy. The first project for...
    February 1, 2015
    Round-Up
  • US equities face headwind, ING warns
    ING Investment Management has warned that US equities face headwinds from the rising value of the US dollar and falling...
    February 1, 2015
    Round-Up
  • Baring sees boost from lower oil prices
    Baring Asset Management said the fall in oil prices will give the US consumer a $200 billion boost in disposable...
    February 1, 2015
    Round-Up
  • Danish fund hires Hermes EOS for stewardship services
    A large Danish labour market pension fund, PensionDanmark, has appointed Hermes EOS to help with engagement with companies, as part...
    December 1, 2014
    Round-Up
  • Alcentra closes €850 million mid-market European debt fund
    Alcentra, a specialist sub investment-grade manager within BNY Mellon, has carried out the final close of the Alcentra European Direct...
    December 1, 2014
    Round-Up
  • NewSmith eyes European large cap opportunities
    Fund manager NewSmith has launched a UCITS long-short equity fund focusing on large cap European stocks. The fund will be...
    December 1, 2014
    Round-Up
  • £100 million sought for European bank debt fund
    Axiom Alternative Investments has announced plans to raise at least £100 million from institutional and sophisticated investors, for a fund...
    December 1, 2014
    Round-Up
  • Standard Life makes new move in commercial real estate
    Standard Life Investments has announced the launch of a new commercial real estate lending fund, designed for institutional investors seeking...
    December 1, 2014
    Round-Up
  • UBS Global Asset Management broadens ETF range
    UBS Global Asset Management has listed three exchange-traded funds (ETFs) on the London Stock Exchange offering medium-duration exposure to US...
    December 1, 2014
    Round-Up
  • Hermes and Countrywide team up for residential property fund
    Hermes Investment Management and property services group Countrywide have announced a new strategic partnership and the creation of a residential...
    October 1, 2014
    Round-Up
  • First State launches global interest rate and currency fund
    First State Investments has brought out a new absolute return fund which will offer exposure to global bond and currency...
    October 1, 2014
    Round-Up
  • Danes collaborate on infrastructure investing
    Eight Danish institutional investors have committed €1 billion to an infrastructure fund focusing on energy infrastructure in Europe and North America. The...
    October 1, 2014
    Round-Up
  • Polar Capital launches absolute return fund
    Investment manager Polar Capital has launched a UK absolute return equity fund. It will be managed by Guy Rushton, and...
    October 1, 2014
    Round-Up
  • MSCI develops low carbon indices
    Index provider MSCI has launched a series of low carbon indices for investors concerned about the risks of holding stocks...
    October 1, 2014
    Round-Up
  • Global markets correcting in line with reduced expectations
    Corrections in global markets are a reflection of reduced growth expectations, a challenging environment and the prospect of a first...
    October 1, 2014
    Round-Up
  • Active China A shares equity fund launched
    Heptagon Capital and Harvest Global Investment have launched what they claim is the first UCITS fund to take an actively...
    August 1, 2014
    Round-Up
  • Gilts ETP to give triple exposure
    Exchange-traded product (ETP) specialist Boost has launched a three times short fixed income ETP to track the returns from UK...
    August 1, 2014
    Round-Up
  • LCP launches 21st annual Pensions report
    Pension contributions from FTSE 100 companies fell in 2013 after many years of steady increases, according to the 21st annual...
    August 1, 2014
    Round-Up
  • First half property deals top £1 billion for Cordea Savills
    International property investment manager Cordea Savills has completed over £1 billion of property transactions in the first half of 2014, spread...
    August 1, 2014
    Round-Up
  • Pictet launches European Equity Market Neutral fund
    Pictet Asset Management has launched PTR-Agora, an equity market-neutral fund, as part of its total return fund range. The fund...
    August 1, 2014
    Round-Up
  • Aberdeen launches fifth infrastructure fund
    Aberdeen Asset Management has launched its fifth infrastructure fund, seeded by a range of Asian institutional investors. The launch brings...
    August 1, 2014
    Round-Up
  • Hermes and Canadian pension fund buy South Bank Tower
    Hermes Real Estate, the property manager owned by the BT Pension Fund, and the Canada Pension Plan Investment Board (CPPIB)...
    June 1, 2014
    Round-Up
  • Investors approve Abe’s latest move in Japan
    Japan is attractively priced for investors, and interest is growing following the latest set of reforms from Prime Minister Abe,...
    June 1, 2014
    Round-Up
  • Pictet increases EM bonds fund range
    Pictet Asset Management has increased its emerging market debt product range with a fund investing in short-term emerging market corporate...
    June 1, 2014
    Round-Up
  • Amundi launches ETF of smart beta strategies
    Fund manager Amundi is to launch an exchange-traded fund (ETF) which will give investors exposure to a range of smart...
    June 1, 2014
    Round-Up
  • Invesco Real Estate acquires private rented units for local authority fund
    Invesco Real Estate (IRE) has purchased 118 private rented sector (PRS) units in Hayes, West London for $32.5 million on...
    June 1, 2014
    Round-Up
  • Neptune remains positive on African equities
    Fund manager Neptune said it is broadly positive on African equities and it expects Nigeria and Kenya to outperform South...
    June 1, 2014
    Round-Up
  • Aviva closes real estate recovery fund
    Aviva Investors has announced a third and final close for its UK Real Estate Recovery II Fund at £140 million, below...
    April 1, 2014
    Round-Up
  • BlackRock institutional liquidity fund reaches €1 billion
    The BlackRock institutional euro assets liquidity funds has reached the €€1 billion in assets milestone within one year of its...
    April 1, 2014
    Round-Up
  • Source launches small and mid-cap ETF
    ETF specialist Source has launched the Source Russell Europe SMID 300 UCITS ETF to provide liquid exposure to the Russell...
    April 1, 2014
    Round-Up
  • Russell fundamental indices beat market cap benchmarks
    Russell Investments said its fundamentally weighted indices in Europe have outperformed their market capitalisation-weighted counterparts in 2013 and the first...
    April 1, 2014
    Round-Up
  • Amundi and Tikehau announce strategic partnership
    Europe’s largest fund manager Amundi is to form a strategic management partnership with fixed income specialist Tikehau Investment Management. The...
    April 1, 2014
    Round-Up
  • Neuberger Berman launches EM debt fund
    Fund manager Neuberger Berman has launched an emerging market debt blend fund in Europe, following the success of its US-regulation...
    April 1, 2014
    Round-Up
  • Alcentra completes unitranche in packaging business
    Alcentra, a unit of BNY Mellon specialising in sub-investment grade corporate credit, has completed a unitranche investment in Chesapeake’s Plastic...
    February 1, 2014
    Round-Up
  • Brandywine sees opportunity in equity-like bonds
    Fund manager Brandywine has said equity-like bonds and higher yielding sovereigns in developing markets offer good opportunities in 2014. Regina Borromeo,...
    February 1, 2014
    Round-Up
  • AllianzGI brings out EM opportunities fund
    Allianz Global Investors has launched an emerging markets opportunities fund which aims to take a systematic approach to exploit existing...
    February 1, 2014
    Round-Up
  • ING IM takes €5 billion in high yield fund
    ING Investment Management has announced its global high yield fund has surpassed €5 billion in assets under management. ING IM said...
    February 1, 2014
    Round-Up
  • SYZ launches Continental European equity fund for UK investors
    Swiss fund manager SYZ & Co. has launched a concentrated continental European equity fund designed to appeal to UK investors. The...
    February 1, 2014
    Round-Up
  • TOBAM launches world equity fund
    Quantitative manager TOBAM has launched the All Countries World Equity fund which seeks to maximise diversification across 23 developed and...
    February 1, 2014
    Round-Up
  • Carillion plants £1 billion longevity hedge
    Construction and support services company Carillion has implemented a longevity swap for £1 billion in liabilities at five of its...
    December 1, 2013
    Round-Up
  • Momentum CIO warns against relying on central bank support
    Mike Allen, CIO and portfolio manager of the Momentum diversified growth fund, has warned investors against a reliance on central...
    December 1, 2013
    Round-Up
  • Hermes GPE Infrastructure buys into Scottish wind farm
    Hermes GPE Infrastructure has agreed to buy a majority interest in the Fallago wind farm, located in the Scottish Borders,...
    December 1, 2013
    Round-Up
  • Alcentra makes mezzanine investment in Mountain Warehouse
    Sub investment-grade corporate credit specialist Alcentra has invested in Mountain Warehouse, the UK’s largest outdoor clothing and equipment store. A mezzanine...
    December 1, 2013
    Round-Up
  • EM macro strategy added to Deutsche Bank’s liquid HF platform
    The Coeli Macro Strategy, which covers emerging markets, has been added to dbSelect, Deutsche Bank’s platform for liquid hedge fund...
    December 1, 2013
    Round-Up
  • Muzinich & Co launches two new bond funds
    Corporate credit specialist Muzinich & Co has launched an absolute return global tactical credit fund and an emerging markets short-duration...
    December 1, 2013
    Round-Up
  • Jupiter launches global equity income fund
    Fund manager Jupiter has brought out a global equity income fund for investors looking for income from the growing dividend...
    October 25, 2013
    Round-Up
  • Invesco RE raises €200 million for second hotel fund
    Invesco Real Estate has announced that it has closed its second hotel fund with around €200 million in equity. Invesco...
    October 25, 2013
    Round-Up
  • Prequin finds a natural fit in private equity
    Investors have put $9.7 billion into six private equity natural resources funds in the first quarter of 2013, according to...
    October 25, 2013
    Round-Up
  • Sarasin offers low-cost option for access to emerging markets
    Sarasin & Partners has launched a new fund which will invest across 19 emerging markets using systematic rebalancing, as a...
    July 17, 2013
    Round-Up
  • First State asks for more emphasis on ESG
    More work is required by asset owners in order to accelerate the adoption of ESG principles by asset managers, according...
    July 17, 2013
    Round-Up
  • Barings launches frontier markets fund
    Baring Asset Management has launched a frontier markets fund which will seek long-term capital growth with an exposure of at...
    July 17, 2013
    Round-Up
  • Insight and Pareto to combine forces
    Insight Investment, a liability-driven investment (LDI) specialist fund manager, is to join forces with currency manager Pareto Investment Management, to form a global investment manager...
    February 9, 2013
    Round-Up
  • Global high yield bond EFT from iShares
    iShares, the exchange-traded fund (ETF) platform of BlackRock, has launched the first European ETF to invest in global high yield...
    February 9, 2013
    Round-Up
  • New China bond fund launched by Barings
    Baring Asset Management has launched a China bond fund with the aim of maximising total return over the long term,...
    February 9, 2013
    Round-Up
  • Schroders and Fidelity see equity opportunities in 2013
    According to Schroders head of global and international equities, Virginie Maisonneuve, global equities are attractively priced and could perform well...
    February 9, 2013
    Round-Up
  • Towers Watson takes manager OXIP under its wing
    Consultants Towers Watson has announced that it will buy Oxford Investment Partners (OXIP) for an undisclosed sum, in a deal which will expand its...
    February 9, 2013
    Round-Up
  • Schroders bags US bond manager
    Schroders is to acquire 100% of the share capital of STW Fixed Income Management, a US fixed income manager with...
    January 13, 2013
    Round-Up
  • AMP capital becomes new infrastructure partner for Newcastle airport
    AMP Capital’s European flagship fund, the Strategic Infrastructure Trust of Europe (SITE) has been chosen as the new partner for...
    December 21, 2012
    Round-Up
  • Aviva investors launches real estate fund for liability matching
    Aviva Investors has launched the REaLM (real estate and liability matching) multi-sector fund which has received initial investment from a...
    December 21, 2012
    Round-Up
  • Long lease fund raises £1 billion in assets for SLI
    Standard Life Investments (SLI) has announced that it long lease property fund has now taken over £1 billion in assets...
    December 21, 2012
    Round-Up
  • Uss to provide inflation-linked finance to South East Water
    USSIM, the wholly owned investment management subsidiary of the UK’s second largest pension fund, the Universities Superannuation Scheme (USS), has...
    December 21, 2012
    Round-Up
  • PPF pulls out 25% investment return through liability hedging
    The Pension Protection Fund (PPF) produced a return of 25% on invested assets in the year to 31 March 2012,...
    December 21, 2012
    Round-Up
  • SYZ brings equality to the emerging markets index
    Swiss fund manager SYZ & Co. Group has launched an equally-weighted emerging markets index covering the 21 countries in the...
    December 21, 2012
    Round-Up
  • ECM launches senior secured fund
    Specialist fixed income and credit manager ECM has brought out a senior secured fund which will concentrate on Northern, non-peripheral...
    October 28, 2012
    Round-Up
  • Barings plans China bond fund
    Baring Asset Management plans to launch a China bond fund to maximise total returns from income, capital appreciation and currency...
    October 28, 2012
    Round-Up
  • SSGA adds to its LDI options
    State Street Global Advisors (SSgA) has tweaked its liability-driven investing (LDI) strategies with the addition of 22 leverage swap funds,...
    October 28, 2012
    Round-Up
  • Aberdeen offers German and Swedish residential property funds
    Aberdeen Asset Management has launched a German residential property for institutional investors with initial seed capital of €115 million, and...
    October 28, 2012
    Round-Up
  • Deutsche Bank lists ETF for China A-Shares
    Deutsche Bank’s exchange traded fund platform, db X-trackers, has listed a new ETF, CSI3000 Index ETF on the London Stock...
    October 27, 2012
    Round-Up
  • Brown Advisory's US SRI Fund reaches $50 million
    Independent investment firm and US equity specialist Brown Advisory has announced that its American SRI fund has reached $50m in...
    July 30, 2012
    Round-Up
  • Academic research supporting CTA strategies unveiled
    CTA (commodity trading advisor) strategies, which use quantitative techniques to follow trends across a broad selection of markets, can deliver...
    July 30, 2012
    Round-Up
  • "Funding for Lending" to contribute to credit easing
    Fidelity fixed income portfolio manager, Ian Spreadbury, said that the Government’s recently announced targeted measures to ease credit conditions could...
    July 30, 2012
    Round-Up
  • First State awaits road privatisation programme
    First State Investments head of infrastructure asset management, Europe, Niall Mills, said a well-planned road privatisation programme in the UK...
    July 30, 2012
    Round-Up
  • Irish wind farms are capital investment
    The Irish Infrastructure Fund, which is managed by AMP Capital, has bought a controlling stake in a portfolio of 10...
    July 30, 2012
    Round-Up
  • Barings to launch emerging market corporate debt fund
    Baring Asset Management is to launch an emerging market corporate debt fund, with the aim of maximising total return, through...
    July 30, 2012
    Round-Up
  • Barclays optimistic on the big picture
    Investors should add to positions in developed equities and high yield credit and cut holdings expensive government bonds, according to...
    April 24, 2012
    Round-Up
  • Barings makes the case for Latin America
    Baring Asset Management says attractive share price valuations provide a strong chase for investment in South America, in particular for...
    April 24, 2012
    Round-Up
  • MSCI launches the MSCI frontier markets 100 index
    Index and investment support provider MSCI has launched a new index for the frontier markets, the MSCI Frontier Markets 100...
    April 23, 2012
    Round-Up
  • Morgan Stanley alternative investment partners wins $1.3 billion
    Morgan Stanley Alternative Investment Partners (AIP) has won $72 million for its Morgan Stanley Private Markets Fund V (PMF V)...
    April 23, 2012
    Round-Up
  • Demand rises for assets held by illiquid hedge funds
    Gamma Finance, a specialist in alternative investments, is reporting growing demand, mainly from private equity investors and real asset specialists,...
    April 23, 2012
    Round-Up
  • Brics countries plan multi polar agenda
    At the recent BRICS annual summit in New Delhi, the BRICS signed an accord to promote intra-BRICS currency convertibility to...
    April 23, 2012
    Round-Up
  • Barclays optimistic on the big picture
    Investors should add to positions in developed equities and high yield credit and cut holdings expensive government bonds, according to...
    April 23, 2012
    Round-Up
  • T&N buys out £1.1 billion of liabilities with bulk annuity
    The trustee of the T&N Retirement Benefits Scheme has bought out £1.1 billion of liabilities in one of the biggest...
    October 10, 2011
    Round-Up
  • First State launches emerging market bond fund
    First State Investments has launched an emerging market bond fund for UK and European investors to be managed by Helene...
    October 10, 2011
    Round-Up
  • Unilever makes money market fund allocation
    The Unilever pension fund, Progress, based in the Netherlands has allocated €200 million to a AAA liquid euro money market...
    October 10, 2011
    Round-Up
  • New mortgage-backed bond sub-fund launched
    Bond manager M&G Investments has added a new sub-fund investing in investment grade bonds backed by UK, German or Dutch...
    October 10, 2011
    Round-Up

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