Markets

Digital Pound Could Launch Within Ten Years Under Treasury And BoE Plans

Plans for a digital UK currency are being considered by the Treasury and Bank of England under a consultation launched... Read more

Schroder REIT Issues 6.9% Dividend Despite 17% Drop In NAV

The Schroder Real Estate investment trust net asset value fell 17.1% in the fourth quarter of 2022, following a sharp ... Read more

UBP Teams Up With Brigade For Long-short Credit Fund

Union Bancaire Privée has partnered with Brigade Capital Management to launch a credit long/short fund. Read more

Abrdn Forays Into Student Accommodation With New Platform

Student accommodation is an area of expansion for abrdn, which has launched a platform offering “client-led solution... Read more

Liontrust Appoints Hymans Robertson And Defaqto For Multi-asset Range

Liontrust has appointed a new strategic asset allocation (SAA) provider and risk profiler for the firm’s multi-asset... Read more

Why Advisers Need To Know About Embedded Biases In Multi-asset Funds

In the first of a new series on embedded biases in multi-asset funds, Paul Ilott, managing director at Scopic Research... Read more

Confusion About ESG Reporting Rampant In Private Markets

Private market companies are baffled by ESG reporting requirements with 90% of companies held in private equity funds ... Read more

Blackstone Receives Over $5bn In Redemption Requests In Property Fund - Reports

Blackstone has received over $5bn in redemption requests from one of its property funds, adding to the massive number ... Read more

Ex-chancellor Philip Hammond Takes Role At Crypto Firm

Former UK chancellor Philip Hammond has been appointed chair of Copper, a crypto firm. Read more

Ex-chancellor Philip Hammond Takes Role At Crypto Firm

Former UK chancellor Philip Hammond has been appointed chair of Copper, a crypto firm. Read more

Liquid Alternatives Back In The Spotlight After Year Of Solid Performance

Liquid alternatives are back on investors’ agendas after a year of solid relative performance, particularly for syst... Read more

Liquid Alternatives Back In The Spotlight After Year Of Solid Performance

Liquid alternatives are back on investors’ agendas after a year of solid relative performance, particularly for syst... Read more

Five Rules For Investing In Alternative Income Assets

With ‘safe haven’ income assets such as government bonds suffering their worst year in decades, the classic 60/40 ... Read more

Goldman Sachs Slashes Asset Management Investments That Hurt Earnings - Reports

Goldman Sachs is looking to shed some of its holdings in alternative investments following the negative impact it had ... Read more

Light On The Horizon For Quality British Property

After an extended period of strong absolute performance for British property, asset prices are falling and a sharp cor... Read more