Medium-sized and boutique UK-based fund groups without an offshore product range would face costly regulatory barriers to distributing their products more widely if Britain votes to leave the European Union, experts have…
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The joy of giving
I wasn’t planning to post anything on Christmas Eve. But I’m in Myanmar (Burma) on my holidays, and the extreme jet lag and that this post has been buzzing around in my…
Beauty and the beast
This takes me back to an existential lecture I attended at University when I was about 19. Not much of what I learned back then about Descartes stayed with me, but a…
The Luxembourg RAIF – Luxembourg to be a brave pioneer again
Luxembourg is about to surprise the international alternative investments arena by discussing and (most probably) launching a new investment vehicle dedicated to a limitless range of investment classes: the Reserved Alternative Investment…
Baring Asia Completes Deal to Acquire Orangefield
Baring Private Equity Asia (“Baring Asia”), one of Asia’s largest and most established independent private equity firms, following regulatory approvals has completed the deal to acquire Orangefield. Advising funds that manage more…
BNP Paribas replaces fund chief
BNP Paribas replaces fund chief BNP Paribas has appointed investment banker Frédéric Janbon as the chief executive of its fund unit, replacing Philippe Marchessaux. Mr Janbon previously held the role of global…
The truth about lying
I nearly chocked on my breakfast last week. My partner was telling me about the VW story. I’d heard a bit of the news earlier in the week, but it wasn’t until he explained…
Financial services Intertrust will go to IPO
The Dutch financial services company Intertrust seek an initial public offering of shares on the Euronext stock exchange. The public offering should yield approximately 475 million euros, money that Intertrust will include to pay off debts.…
Goldman Sachs AM launches absolute return fund
Goldman Sachs Asset Management has launched a new global absolute return fund. The Goldman Sachs Global Absolute Return Portfolio will seek to generate ‘consistent, attractive returns’ which will be less dependent on…
JTC completes Kleinwort Benson’s Fund Administration acquisition
Nigel Le Quesne, Group CEO & Chairman of JTC announced completion of its acquisition of Kleinwort Benson’s Fund Administration business, taking the company’s global headcount to over 450 staff. Completion follows receipt of…