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EFG Private Bank opens new office for stockbroker unit
EFG Harris Allday, the Midlands-based stockbroking division of ... Senior directors Adam Martyn-Smith and Mike Smith from ... Adam Martyn-Smith said, “Having been involved in the...
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UK property values continue to slide
Total returns from UK commercial property fell in ... In May, returns from UK property fell by ... Falling capital values in May led to the ... However, the overall monthly falls have slowed since ... The declines in commercial property returns round out...
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Swiss hedge fund names new chief in management rejig
Absolute Capital Management has appointed its third chief ... The company, which is quoted on London's junior ... He replaces Treacher, who took over from Sean ... The company had to go through extensive legal ... Treacher told Financial News this month that he ... He said this month's appointment of Daniel Bieri...
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Fidelity scoops Prudential man to lead UK retail
Fidelity International, one of the UK's biggest fund ... Gary Shaughnessy succeeds Richard Wastcoat, who left Fidelity ... Shaughnessy is currently responsible for UK life and ... A spokesman for Prudential said Shaughnessy will stay ... At Fidelity he will take charge of FundsNetwork,...
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Man Group buys stake in weather trader
Man Group, the world's largest listed hedge fund ... UK-listed Man Group said it will pay $50m ... Man's minority stake will be part of its ... Man Group chief executive Peter Clarke said: "The ... The weather risk market has experienced robust growth ... Only a few hedge fund managers trade in...
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Eco-friendly funds gain a new following
Goldman Sachs Asset Management and Threadneedle are set ... Their plans coincide with evidence from data provider ... Schroders uses sustainability as a theme in two ... GSAM has been developing a sustainable fund after ... Generation takes a 40-year view of corporate prospects,...
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Ark dinner beats expectations with £25m
Some 1,100 hedge fund managers, other members of ... Ark said it had raised a total of ... Ark chairman Arpad Busson said: “I am thrilled ... Tony Blair, the former UK prime minister and ... Blair referred to Ark's "international effectiveness". A spokeswoman ... Ark is going to become involved with a...
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Equities head Mustoe leaves Pictet
Nick Mustoe, chief investment officer of equities at ... According to a Pictet spokesman, Mustoe left the ... Mustoe joined Pictet in July 2006. He was ... At Hermes, Mustoe was the only internal candidate ... At Pictet, Mustoe has been replaced by Richard ... In addition, Pictet has promoted its head of...
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US fund group on verge of buying Artemis
Federated Investors, the US fund management giant, has ... Federated is among a host of US trade ... Although the offers fall a long way short ... Acquiring Artemis would further boost Federated’s funds under...
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Dylan’s paintings hit the right note
Putting a price on the works of a ... The firm will be exhibiting Dylan’s work at ... A limited run of signed prints is expected ... One art dealer said Halcyon’s commercial nous should ... At the Timothy Taylor Gallery in Mayfair, all ... Galleries arbitrage on price between artists and clients,...
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Baring warns investors to protect against late-cycle inflation
Baring Asset Management has warned that investors need ... Andrew Cole, director of asset allocation, also warned ... He said: “In the 1970s, the German Bundesbank ... The trend will not help residential property. Average ... Commercial property is normally a good inflation hedge...
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UK investors pile into low-risk funds
UK investors placed over £2bn (€2.5bn) into domestic ... Net sales of UK-domiciled funds totalled £2.3bn in ... Richard Saunders, chief executive of the IMA, said ... April is traditionally a strong month for retail ... By contrast, institutional investors invested a net £722m,...
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Brevan Howard listed vehicle attracts UK investors
BH Global, the fund floated today by UK ... A spokesman for BH Global, said £240m (€300m) ... It is a change in the pattern of ... The spokesman said the selection of currency for ... The spokesman said the shift suggested a growing ... Mark James, executive director for alternative investments at...
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Impetus champions venture philanthropy
Impetus Trust, a venture philanthropy organisation which counts ... Impetus said charities it backs have increased their ... Impetus Trust offers venture philanthropy in the UK ... The Trust said in its second Impact Report ... Turnover at its portfolio companies rose 23% which...
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Korean asset manager launches in London
Mirae Asset Financial Group, South Korea's biggest independent ... Hendrik Cosijn von Ripperda joins Mirae Asset Global ... Lawley joins from Credit Suisse where he was ... Von Ripperda was previously head of distribution at ... Chunyong Rhie, chief executive of Mirae Asset Global...
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Cayzer family make killing on float
One of the UK's wealthiest financial dynasties has ... The Cayzer family took 50% control of TGE ... The family bought the stake in TGE through ... The float is also a coup for London's ... The initial public offering was run by City ... In September the Cayzer family, acting through their...
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Is this London's new Mayfair?
A new area of London is being recast ... Fitzrovia, formerly associated with small-scale fashion wholesalers and ... The real-estate brothers, Nick and Christian Candy, have ... Noho Square, so called due to its location ... The development has prompted interest from galleries and...
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Rensburg Sheppards prepares for growth after consolidation
Two years after the creation of UK wealth ... Chief executive Steve Elliott said: “Until recently, we ... UK-listed Rensburg is 48% backed by Investec, a ... Rensburg employs 230 general advisers, plus financial planning ... David Bulteel, director of international portfolios, said: “We...
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UK managed futures make strong start to the year
A, H, L and B are four letters ... It is almost 20 years since Man Group, ... The 1989 purchase looked speculative, since AHL had ... The second-largest firm following the strategy is also ... Adam and Lueck, the “A” and “L” of ... Together, the four funds account for about $45bn...
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Citi Quilter makes senior hire
Citi Quilter, the UK private client unit of ... Chris Beckett joins Citi Quilter from CCLA Investment ... In March Quilter made another senior hire with ... The hire comes after Citigroup said last week ... At the end of 2006 Citigroup bought Quilter...
