Ashcourt Rowan outsources back office to TD Wealth
UK wealth management firm Ashcourt Rowan has outsourced portfolio, settlement and custody services to financial outsourcing firm TD Wealth Institutional.
BlackRock is to acquire MGPA, an independent private equity real estate company in Asia-Pacific and Europe, which has $12 billion (€9.3 billion) of assets under management.
European pension schemes have increased their allocation to liability hedging – or liability-driven investments (LDI) – from 15% to 26% over the past year, according to research from consultancy Mercer Investments.
Polar Capital Holdings plans an investment trust aiming to produce dividend income plus capital growth by investing in a diversified global portfolio of equity, debt and other securities of listed financial stocks.
A population bulge of young people about to enter the workforce, supported by oil wealth in many countries, is causing the Middle East state pension sector to expand.
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