Markets

Blackfinch Unveils Infrastructure And Property Funds

Blackfinch Group has launched two infrastructure and property funds, which seek to invest in the "next generation" of ... Read more

Close Brothers AM Eyes Acquisitions As Hiring Spree Drives Inflows Surge

Close Brothers Asset Management’s hiring spree of bespoke investment managers has contributed to a 10% rise in year-... Read more

Investec Profits Surge 11% Following Rathbones Merger

Investec’s profits have surged by 11.1% following the merger of the firm’s UK wealth and investment business with ... Read more

Financial Services Industry Bodies Call For Greater Clarity On FCA D&I Proposals

Financial services industry bodies have welcomed the diversity and inclusion proposals introduced by the UK’s financ... Read more

FCA: Firms Have 'further To Go' To Meet Upcoming ESG Labelling Regulation

The Financial Conduct Authority has determined there is still a notable amount of progress to be made by fund managers... Read more

CFA Institute's Sarah Maynard: A New Framework For An Inclusive Investment Industry

Inclusion and equity challenges are deeply rooted in the behavioural dynamics of organisations. Read more

Inaugural IA EDI Report Finds Smaller Firms Are Setting Fewer Targets

Smaller fund management firms are significantly trailing behind larger houses in setting targets for equity, diversity... Read more

Global Investors Grow Sceptical Of Corporate Sustainability Reporting

Global investors are growing sceptical of the sustainability performance metrics reported by companies, as wariness ar... Read more

Liontrust Outflows Continue To Mount As AUMA Sinks Below £30bn

Net outflows hit £3.2bn in the six months to 30 September, as Liontrust’s assets under management and advice sunk w... Read more

Manulife IM To Acquire London-based Alternative Credit Manager CQS

Manulife Investment Management has signed an agreement to acquire the London-based multi-sector alternative credit man... Read more

Aussie Dips Amid Mixed Employment Data And Global Market Cautiousness

Australian Dollar weakens broadly in Asian session, as Australian employment data and shifting global risk sentiment t... Read more

Shifting Tides In Finance: A Deep Dive Into The Investment Landscape As Interest Rates Reach A Pivotal Point

Author: Gerardine Lucero                          &nbsp... Read more

BlackRock EMEA Chief To Take Role In BoE Deputy Governor Selection

A BlackRock executive will sit on the advisory panel for the hiring of the Bank of England’s new deputy governor for... Read more

Thematic Fund Investors Miss Out On Two Thirds Of Returns Due To Poor Timing

Investors are missing out on more than two thirds of total returns in thematic funds due to "poor timing" in their buy... Read more

European Opportunities Passes Continuation Vote In Face Of Shareholder Opposition

The embattled European Opportunities trust has successfully passed its continuation vote at its annual general meeting... Read more