Catherine Lafferty

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Hermes unveils European lending fund

Hermes Investment Management has launched a European direct lending fund saying it will help investors wanting yield and stable returns. The Hermes European Direct Lending...

UBP teams up with alternative investor for Ucits launch

Geneva-based Union Bancaire Privée (UBP) and alternative investor Cheyne Capital Management are collaborating on an “equity arbitrage” product to be launched in a Ucits...

Church of England investment fund returns below target

The Church of England’s £8.3 billion (€9.4 billion) investment fund made a “very creditable” but below target return in 2017. Public equities and the managers...

Investors tip money into banks

Asset managers’ allocation to banks is the second highest level on record, a survey found. According to Bank of America Merrill Lynch’s (BofAML) May ‘Global...

MJ Lytle plans to storm bond ETF market

A former senior executive of Source ETF has launched an asset management company that plans to issue an array of funds for passive bond...

Why the dollar will continue to weaken in 2018

The US dollar, traditionally a safe-haven currency in volatile times, has been trading at near multi-year lows. Fixed income specialist Michalis Ditsas and co-head of...

Companies “failing to engage” with human rights issues named

Some 28 companies have been named and shamed in a report for declining to engage with the Corporate Human Rights Benchmark (CHRB). The companies, which...

L&G Super ManCo for Dublin gets go ahead

A Dublin-based management company for Legal & General Investment Management (LGIM) European funds has been authorised by the Irish regulator. The Central Bank of Ireland...

Neptune hires head of fixed income strategy

London-based Neptune Investment Management has appointed Theodora Zemek as head of fixed income strategy. In the newly-created role Zemek will lead Neptune’s fixed income strategy...

Quaero Capital opens London office

Geneva-based boutique asset manager Quaero Capital has moved to new offices in London following its recent merger with Asian fund management specialist Tiburon Partners. The...

Luxembourg Green Exchange reveals SRI listings target

The Luxembourg Stock Exchange, which recently began listing socially responsible investment (SRI) funds on a dedicated platform, is aiming to have 250 listings within...

Columbia Threadneedle shifts EU customer assets to Luxembourg

Columbia Threadneedle Investments is to transfer its EU customer assets from its UK Oeic range to its Luxembourg Sicav platform to “reduce uncertainty” as...

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