Property funds that are heavily exposed to the retail sector face an exodus of investors, according to Cohen & Steers’ head of Europe real estate Rogier Quirijns.
High yield debt aided stock lending revenues at Aberdeen Standard Investments last year, according to the firm’s securities lending specialist.
Specialist fund administrator IQ-EQ has acquired US-based alternatives investor services provider Blue River Partners.
Real estate investor Hines has bought a mixed residential/office development in Amsterdam’s former shipping docklands, now an area of regeneration.
The Singapore Variable Capital Company (VCC) is a multi-purpose tool, designed to provide asset managers and servicers with flexibility to meet investor needs.
Ahead of its launch in January, Funds Europe discussed Singapore’s VCC framework with panels in Frankfurt and Paris.
Annie Shum, institutional business deputy head at CSOP Asset Management, examines the institutionalisation and internationalisation of China’s capital market, setting up shop in Singapore and the appeal of the city state’s recently launched Variable Capital Company.
Gillian Tan, executive director, financial markets development department at the Monetary Authority of Singapore, explains how it studied and adapted the best-in-class features from leading fund domiciles to cater to the needs of the city-state’s fund managers.
Franklin Templeton is to buy Legg Mason – a deal that will create an asset manager with over $1 trillion of assets under management (AUM).
Equities led bond inflows in Europe’s exchange-traded fund sector in January.
