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F&C optimistic as flows pick up
(Wed, 10 Mar 2010 14:17:16 +0000)
LONDON (Reuters) - British fund manager F&C Asset Management said on Wednesday it was beginning to see an improvement in fund flows after a long period of deterioration, on the back of strong investment performance.
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Natixis funds arm seeks Amundi-style merger
(Wed, 10 Mar 2010 10:18:01 +0000)
PARIS (Reuters) - Natixis Global Asset Management is on the lookout for a transformational deal to grow in Europe outside of France, its head told Reuters on Tuesday.
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UK pension agency ups alternative assets
(Wed, 10 Mar 2010 14:44:56 +0000)
LONDON (Reuters) - The UK agency which steps in to pay pensions when a firm goes bust has earmarked up to a quarter of assets to alternatives like hedge fund-style products and private equity as it seeks to boost diversification and returns.
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Institutions eye role in landmark prop. fund
(Wed, 10 Mar 2010 14:00:24 +0000)
LONDON (Reuters) - Wealthy institutions are lining up to invest as senior lenders to commercial property by way of a 2-3 billion euro fund, replacing hamstrung banks and the comatose European mortgage-backed bond market.
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HSBC moves to tap $2 trln Japan pension mkt
(Wed, 10 Mar 2010 10:19:41 +0000)
HONG KONG (Reuters) - HSBC Asset Management is vying for a slice of the $2 trillion (1.34 billion pounds) Japanese pension market, a senior executive said, aiming to broaden the fund manager's traditional focus on Japanese retail customers.
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Half sovereign funds invest in alternatives-report
(Wed, 10 Mar 2010 14:02:31 +0000)
LONDON (Reuters) - Around one in two sovereign wealth funds invest in private equity, real estate and infrastructure assets to seek a diversified source of returns, a report showed on Wednesday.
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Gartmore profit beats forecasts
(Tue, 09 Mar 2010 11:12:16 +0000)
LONDON (Reuters) - Fund firm Gartmore, which made its market debut in December, swung to a 2009 pretax profit of 47.6 million pounds and said it saw strong net inflows in early 2010 into its hedge fund products.
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UK faces dilemma over bank support
(Tue, 09 Mar 2010 08:31:17 +0000)
LONDON (Reuters) - Britain faces a difficult balancing act in deciding how and when to reduce support for the banking sector, Moody's Investors Service said on Tuesday.
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Company pension deficits fell in 2009
(Tue, 09 Mar 2010 08:28:41 +0000)
LONDON (Reuters) - Pension deficits narrowed among British companies during 2009, but the overall improvement masks yawning liabilities at some notable names including British Airways, research published on Tuesday showed.
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Fidelity's Shah taps unloved media, real estate
(Mon, 08 Mar 2010 14:30:58 +0000)
LONDON (Reuters) - UK stocks in the sold-off media and real estate sectors offer value and unrecognised growth, said Fidelity's Sanjeev Shah, manager of the 2.8 billion pound Special Situations fund.
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