Chris Flood

Wednesday, 20 September, 2023

Sunday, 17 September, 2023

Private equity M&A set to whittle sector down to 100 ‘next-generation’ firms

Split between managers that can raise money and those that cannot will lead to consolidation, predicts Partners Group CEO

Thursday, 31 August, 2023

Pensions industry

UK pension schemes could save £2bn in fees, research finds

Data showing big gaps in investment costs suggests lack of transparency is hitting pension savers

Thursday, 24 August, 2023

Advice & Comment

Downfall of once-mighty Gars fund offers investors lessons

Former Abrdn flagship closes after years of underperformance

Tuesday, 15 August, 2023

European equities

Fund managers grow more gloomy over outlook for European stocks

Bank of America survey finds investors nervous about high valuations after second-quarter earnings season

Tuesday, 1 August, 2023

US-China relations

House committee quizzes BlackRock and MSCI on China investments

US lawmakers accuse firms of facilitating capital flows to ‘America’s foremost foreign adversary’

Tuesday, 18 July, 2023

Financial services

Buyout groups raise debt against portfolios to return cash as dealmaking slows

Net asset value financing adds new layer of debt amid surging borrowing costs

Thursday, 29 June, 2023

UK financial regulation

City minister rejects claims listing reforms would hurt London’s standing

Andrew Griffith and LSE chief Julia Hoggett defend FCA’s planned shake-up from complaints by top investors

Wednesday, 28 June, 2023

UK financial regulation

Pension schemes argue London listing reforms would damage City

Investors complain fundamental rights of shareholders would be threatened by FCA’s plans to attract more companies to list in the UK

Wednesday, 28 June, 2023

Moral Money

Politics hang over US brands during Pride month Premium

Also in today’s newsletter, how asset managers boost fossil fuel expansion via bond market

Thursday, 22 June, 2023

Pensions crisis

MPs call for better pension scheme safeguards after UK’s LDI crisis

Report criticises lax oversight that created threat to economy after Truss ‘mini’ Budget

Thursday, 15 June, 2023

Exchange traded funds

WisdomTree board battle comes to a head

Trio of proxy advisers back calls from major shareholder to remove chair of ETF provider

Tuesday, 13 June, 2023

Fund management

Fund managers cut commodity allocations as China demand doubts grow

Institutional investors retreat from sector after broad price falls over past 12 months

Tuesday, 6 June, 2023

ESG investing

Hong Kong insurer AIA invests $200mn into impact funds

Allocation to LeapFrog highlights growing Asian demand for funds with social and environmental goals

Friday, 2 June, 2023

Pension Protection Fund

UK’s pension lifeboat fund slashes equity allocation

Investment chief concerned by ‘stickiness of inflation’ and prefers infrastructure and forestry

Friday, 26 May, 2023

US equities

Hedge funds raise bets against US stocks as debt deadline nears

Shorts linked to S&P 500 hit 12-year high amid caution on valuations and earnings

Friday, 26 May, 2023

Investment trusts

Private equity investment trust discounts widen

Average discount across 14 PE trusts is 34 per cent

Thursday, 25 May, 2023

UK economy

Ministers look at reshaping pensions lifeboat fund to give boost to business

Government examines sweeping change to role of Pension Protection Fund to unlock billions for investment

Tuesday, 16 May, 2023

Commercial property

Fund managers cut commercial property exposure to lowest since 2008

Bank of America survey shows managers’ allocations have fallen sharply from peak last spring

Tuesday, 16 May, 2023

Share buybacks

Record buyback spree attracts shareholder complaints

Purchases by the world’s biggest 1,200 companies triple in a decade to rival dividends in scale

Wednesday, 10 May, 2023

EU financial regulation

Brussels backtracks on financial advice inducement ban

Leaked document indicates EU will allow asset managers to continue to pay commissions to advisers

Friday, 5 May, 2023

ETF HubLatest news on ETFs

Corporate culture ETFs aim to gain from happier employees

Companies included in indices rated for worker perceptions of autonomy, fairness and trust

Thursday, 4 May, 2023

Waste management & recycling

Big investors call on companies to slash use of plastics

Coalition overseeing $10tn in assets warns on financial risks of inaction

Tuesday, 25 April, 2023

Fund management

Asset management chiefs — changing of the guard

New generation of leaders warns of growing complexity and end of industry’s ‘golden decade’

Monday, 24 April, 2023

Pensions industry

FCA demands tougher tests for pension funds after gilts chaos

UK watchdog says ‘more to be done’ over liquidity risks and conflicts of interest in LDI strategies

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