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Institutional investors pile in to private credit market

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Institutional investors now make up the second largest category of lenders to small and medium enterprises (SMEs), behind banks. Furthermore, the majority of these investors...

Orchard Street appoints sustainability head

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Real estate fund manager Orchard Street has named Kathryn Barber as head of responsibility and ESG. Barber will be expected to help bolster Orchard Street’s...

ESMA outlines DLT pilot challenges

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Europe’s securities regulator ESMA has written to the European Commission, Parliament and Council to explain the underwhelming progress of its DLT Pilot Regime. The project...

AXA IM acquires US private equity firm

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French asset manager AXA Investment Managers (AXA IM) has purchased W Capital Management (WCP), a US-based private equity firm. No financial details of the purchase...

IOSCO to examine exchange groups’ business models

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The ever-expanding business models of stock exchanges are set to come under closer scrutiny from the International Organisation or Securities Commissions (IOSCO). The association of...

Manulife IM concludes CQS acquisition

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Manulife Investment Management (IM) has announced the completion of its purchase of UK-based alternative credit manager CQS. The transaction, first announced in November 2023, is...

Ogier bolsters Luxembourg funds team

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Legal and professional services firm Ogier has added an investment management expert to its Luxembourg funds team. Herve Leclercq has been appointed as a partner...

UK investors flock to gilts – interactive investor

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The allure of gilts shows no sign of fading in the eyes of UK investors, according to recently published market data. According to investment platform...

ETF inflows outstrip mutual funds in first two months

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ETFs gathered more than twice the amount of inflows in the first two months of the year than mutual funds, according to estimates just...

Cornwall pension scheme invests in firm’s energy transition fund

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An energy transition fund targeting £500 million has gained £40 million from a UK local authority pension scheme. Cornwall Pension Fund has committed to investing...

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