Products and strategies
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Green Deals go into the Red
Last year’s green deals have gone into the red, leaving the weight of frustrated ambition resting uneasily over the sector.
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The funds that private banks prefer
Just when wealthy individuals thought it was safe to emerge from their bunkers, they are being inundated with ideas on where to put their hard-earned cash.
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Investors push for improved terms on funds
There have been better times to raise a private equity fund. Many firms, even some well-regarded ones, have had to settle for less than they hoped for or postpone their final closings.
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Deluge of debt masks oil surge
Bob Rodriguez, a renowned US mutual fund manager and chief executive of First Pacifi c Advisors, who spotted problems in the US mortgage system in 2005, isn’t impressed by government efforts to restimulate economies.
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Sowing the seeds of recovery
The appearance of green shoots in the economy is feeding the view that agriculture is also set to become more fertile.
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Fighting back on wealth management fees
With Europe mired in a recession, consumers of all kinds are focusing on value for money. But when it comes to wealth management services, trying to work out whether or not you are getting good value is tricky.
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Multi-millionaire boutique launches new fund management initiative
Wheb Ventures, an investment boutique specialising in backing clean-tech companies and backed by Ben Goldsmith, is launching an asset management company and recruited two senior fund managers.
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Guinness family office launches private pension fund
Iveagh, the private investment house and Guinness family office, is launching a self-invested personal pension for investors in its Iveagh Wealth Fund.
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Asset allocation changes ignored by financial advisers
Thirty-eight per cent of independent financial asvisors in the UK have not changed their asset allocation in the wake of the recession, despite massive losses on client assets.
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Offshore wealth manager braves structured products
Standard Bank Offshore Group, the Jersey-based offshore business of Standard Bank, is launching a series of structured products.
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Relocation, relocation, relocation
Banks have never been shy of firing staff at the merest whiff of a downturn. First the fat, then the muscle and finally the bone. In the past, cuts have been so deep that firms have found it hard to benefit when the markets rebounded, paying over the odds to restaff at speed. Such wild oscillations in staffing numbers are known as “doing a Merrill”.
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$95 Million Trump House Could Be Sold–Again
Donald Trump set a record when he sold a house for $95 million last year. It was, he proudly pointed out, the largest amount paid in the U.S. for a single-family home.
