Investment Week provides the latest investment news, analysis …
5 days ago · Investment Week produces the must-attend events in the investment industry. The Sustainable Investment Awards, Funds to Watch, Investment Week Leaders Summit and Women in Investment Awards are all coming up soon!
Hargreaves Lansdown co-founder claims takeover 'not the …
28 August 2024 • 2 min read. Stephen Lansdown, one of the co-founders of Hargreaves Lansdown, has argued the price agreed for the private equity takeover of the UK’s largest investment platform is “questionable”. Lansdown, who co-founded HL alongside Peter Hargreaves in 1981, told The Times the deal: "Gives the company a new lease of life.
FCA: Woodford compensation payments could begin as early as …
Jul 28, 2023 · The Financial Conduct Authority has said investors in the former Woodford Equity Income fund could begin to see compensation as early as 2024, subject to the approval of the scheme and completion of the sale of Link Fund Solutions. Writing in response to an investor letter issued by LFS this morning (28 July), the regulator welcomed the update ...
Hargreaves Lansdown relaunches new 68-strong Wealth Shortlist
Jun 30, 2020 · Hargreaves Lansdown has released its new 68-strong Wealth Shortlist – a rebranded version of its Wealth 50 list – which has a renewed focus on passive and ESG funds, and now places greater emphasis on performance …
Waystone Group completes acquisition of Link Fund Solutions
Oct 9, 2023 · Waystone Group has completed the acquisition of Link Fund Solutions’ UK and Irish business, as all regulatory and contractually conditions have been satisfied. The completion of the deal marks the meeting of a significant condition to release the potential settlement for investors in the former Woodford Equity Income fund, if they vote in ...
How the pensions industry dealt with the LDI crisis
Oct 3, 2022 · Cardano's Kerrin Rosenberg says it was 'no surprise' that the LDI system could not cope. The events of the past few days have rocked the UK pensions world. We saw a sharp increase in gilt yields which led to a fire-sale of assets and liquidity squeeze just days after the new chancellor Kwasi Kwarteng announced his controversial Mini Budget.
Tritax Big Box agrees takeover of UK Commercial Property to …
12 February 2024•2 min read. Real estate investment trust Tritax Big Box (BBOX) has reached an agreement to take over UK Commercial Property REIT (UKCM) in an all-share offer, creating the UK’s fourth-largest REIT with a combined £3.9bn market capitalisation. In a stock exchange notice today (12 February), the trusts said the net asset ...
Rathbones and Investec W&I complete merger to create £100bn …
Sep 21, 2023 · The transaction was approved by shareholders in June, with 94.4% of votes cast in favour of the merger and 5.6% against, according to a regulatory filing. Investec W&I UK merges with Rathbones in £839m deal Paul Stockton, group CEO of Rathbones, said Rathbones' combination with Investec W&I UK presents "many exciting future opportunities".
Fund Manager of the Year Awards Winners Interview: Liontrust
Aug 23, 2022 · Liontrust was a winner at this year's Fund Manager of the Year Awards in the Group of the Year and Europe categories. It was also highly commended in two categories: UK Smaller Companies and £ High Yield Bond. Here, Investment Week hears from Samantha Gleave, fund manager of the Liontrust European Dynamic Fund, and Simon Hildrey, chief ...
Hargreaves Lansdown launches US equity fund
Oct 4, 2022 · Hargreaves Lansdown has launched an actively managed US equity fund as part of the ongoing expansion of its investment offerings, Investment Week can reveal. The HL US fund will launch on 1 November 2022 with an ongoing charges figure of 0.83%, plus the Hargreaves Lansdown platform fee of 0.45%. According to HL, the fund is designed for long ...