Home REIT set to sue former investment manager as shareholders circle April 18, 2024 Home REIT has threatened to sue its former fund manager Alvarium today as it faces its own legal challenge from a group of shareholders who claim to have been misled.
AJ Bell customers pass half a million as investors flock to low-cost platform April 18, 2024 The number of AJ Bell customers has surpassed half a million, up from under 200,000 when the company listed in 2018.
ESG is ‘dying’ – but that might be a good thing, says former Blackrock green chief April 18, 2024 Tariq Fancy says Blackrock's
Billions vanish from retirement funds after pension providers shutter April 17, 2024 FSCS was able to pay back about £1.2bn in compensation over the last five years, meaning that investors were left with up to £800m in lost pension funds.
Brooks Macdonald outflows surge to £300m as cost-cutting pays off April 17, 2024 Investors in Brooks Macdonald pulled £300m from the asset manager's funds last quarter, much higher than previous months.
Urban Logistics REIT boosts rental income after failed Abrdn trust bid April 17, 2024 Real estate investment trust Urban Logistics has seen rents jump significantly across its properties, as the warehouse owner recovers from its failed M&A bid earlier this year.
Liontrust continues to struggle with investor outflows despite positive fund returns April 17, 2024 Investors continued to pull money from Liontrust’s funds in the first quarter of 2024. In a trading update issued this morning, the asset manager said it had recorded £1.2bn in outflows during the first quarter of 2024. Despite the massive withdrawals, the company’s assets under management stayed flat during the quarter at £27.8bn. A total [...]
The cheapest stocks in the cheapest market: UK small caps set to shine with earnings growth April 16, 2024 The smaller companies in the UK have had a rough time of it recently, with the FTSE Smallcap index down 8.4 per cent over the last two years, compared to a rise of around four per cent for the FTSE 100.
Tatton AM: Meet the one asset manager actually doing well right now April 16, 2024 Customers actually putting money into asset managers, rather than withdrawing billions, may seem like an unbelievable situation nowadays, but Tatton Asset Management is the rare exception. The AIM-listed company’s assets under management jumped by a whopping 27 per cent in the last year, after investors poured billions into their funds. Tatton AM now manages £17.6bn [...]
City minister dismisses calls to axe the share tax after top fintechs push for action April 16, 2024 The City minister doubled down on the Treasury’s contentious tax on share trading yesterday after a group of the UK’s top fintech firms called for the charge to be dropped.