Major UK asset owners including the BT pension scheme have called on the government to take increased climate action to protect investments and beneficiaries.
Major UK asset owners including the BT pension scheme have called on the government to take increased climate action to protect investments and beneficiaries.
Growing investor interest in alternative assets has seen the number of private funds registered in Jersey grow by almost two-thirds (37%) in the last year.
Donia Rouigueb, head of sales for securities finance and repo at CACEIS, participated in our recent securities finance roundtable. She reflects on whether asset owners are likely to move their sec lending activity in-house and on broader issues, including steps to standardise market practice.
Fund administrator Crestbridge has appointed Alex di Santo as group head of private equity, taking over from Michael Johnson who has been promoted to group head of institutional services.
Biotechnology – in the spotlight thanks to Covid-19 – surpasses even digital in terms of its scope to transform this century. Much of its funding comes from private equity, where investors face ethical as well as financial dilemmas. Alex Rolandi reports.
Luxembourg-based specialist fund administrator Alter Domus has bought a fintech firm to bolster private debt capability.
The UK’s first venture capital fund devoted to “psychedelic healthcare” was launched last week and will invest in “revolutionary mind-altering medicines” to treat illnesses including depression, addiction, anxiety and inflamation.
Charles Schwab UK, the broker, has been fined by the UK financial regulator for safeguarding and compliance failures.
Axxion, a Luxembourg-based management company, has transferred nine of its alternative investment funds to asset servicing bank Caceis in Germany.
Asset servicer Northern Trust has been appointed by US-based fund manager Sands Capital Management to act as the fund administrator for its $6 billion Ireland-domiciled Ucits fund.
