Fund management consolidation to increase say private equity executives September 18, 2018 Fund management consolidation is set to increase as firms attempt to grow their asset base in order to compete for deals, according to a survey of top private equity executives. Heavy competition for deals is pushing private equity firms to build scale by merging with other firms, which allows companies to reduce costs and expand [...]
Fund management consolidation to increase say private equity executives September 18, 2018 Fund management consolidation is set to increase as firms attempt to grow their asset base in order to compete for deals, according to a survey of top private equity executives. Heavy competition for deals is pushing private equity firms to build scale by merging with other firms, which allows companies to reduce costs and expand [...]
Crowdfunding 3.0 & 300 Time Bombs a’Ticking September 18, 2018 As we enter this new season, looking back over the last seven years it’s not difficult to see how Crowdfunding has transformed both innovation and entrepreneurship, providing an open door, open access to the open market, for startups and ventures of any size. Meanwhile Fintech has begun to prise open payments and, to a limited [...]
Crowdfunding 3.0 & 300 Time Bombs a’Ticking September 18, 2018 As we enter this new season, looking back over the last seven years it’s not difficult to see how Crowdfunding has transformed both innovation and entrepreneurship, providing an open door, open access to the open market, for startups and ventures of any size. Meanwhile Fintech has begun to prise open payments and, to a limited [...]
First State Investments transfers funds to Dublin ahead of Brexit September 18, 2018 First State Investments will move European Union client assets from the UK to Dublin in preparation for Brexit. The firm, which has 11 offices worldwide including one in The City, will also set up management company operations in the Irish capital next year to continue serving EU investors regardless of the outcome of the Brexit negotiations. Read [...]
First State Investments transfers funds to Dublin ahead of Brexit September 18, 2018 First State Investments will move European Union client assets from the UK to Dublin in preparation for Brexit. The firm, which has 11 offices worldwide including one in The City, will also set up management company operations in the Irish capital next year to continue serving EU investors regardless of the outcome of the Brexit negotiations. Read [...]
The illusion of control in an uncertain world September 13, 2018 | City Talk Anil Gaba, professor of decision sciences and the Orpar chaired professor of risk management at Insead, explains how risk and uncertainty are not the same and how control can be gained by paradoxically giving up control. Professor Gaba offers a fascinating insight into luck, chance, control, the illusion of control, and decision making. For example, [...]
The illusion of control in an uncertain world September 13, 2018 | City Talk Anil Gaba, professor of decision sciences and the Orpar chaired professor of risk management at Insead, explains how risk and uncertainty are not the same and how control can be gained by paradoxically giving up control. Professor Gaba offers a fascinating insight into luck, chance, control, the illusion of control, and decision making. For example, [...]
Revealed: the most expensive tracker funds September 13, 2018 | City Talk Passive investments have been growing in popularity in recent years. In contrast to ‘active’ funds that employ fund managers to try and select the best performing investments, passive investments or ‘trackers’ simply aim to replicate the performance of an index, say, the FTSE 100, usually by holding all or most of the constituents. Investors are [...]
Carlyle Group to buy insurance service Sedgwick for £5.1bn September 12, 2018 Private equity firm The Carlyle Group has acquired US insurance claims service provider Sedgwick for $6.7bn (£5.1bn). Current majority shareholder KKR will exit the group and Stone Point Capital, CDPQ and Sedgwick management will remain minority shareholders when the deal coses later this year. Read more: Plastic packaging giant RPC confirms buyout talks with Apollo and Bain [...]