Institutional Asset Manager Newsletter

NEWSLETTER | 2 Nov 2020

“A better way to invest”: Big Society Capital’s Sir Harvey McGrath says structural change is coming to the asset management industry

At a time when governments around the world are burning through billions attempting to rescue citizens from the financial pain of coronavirus, which has created severe crises in healthcare and employment, Big Society Capital says there is a crucial opportunity to use private money to fund social causes.

Mon | 2 Nov 2020, 11:53

Institutional investment plans maintained positive returns in the third quarter of 2020 as global equity and bond markets posted strong gains, according to the Northern Trust Universe. Plan sponsors saw a median plan return of 5.1 per cent from 1 July to 30 September, 2020.

Mon | 2 Nov 2020, 11:53

Global institutional investors are set to prioritise investments into real assets over the next 12 months, as the Covid-19 pandemic continues to have a lasting impact on global economies and financial markets, according to the latest edition of Aviva Investors’ Real Assets Study.

Mon | 2 Nov 2020, 11:53

KingSwap, a regulated DeFi project introducing a liquidity pool platform with fiat conversions, has raised over USD20 million in funding and liquidity support. KingSwap will go live on Uniswap on Saturday, 31 October, 2020.

Mon | 2 Nov 2020, 11:53

Kempen Capital Management (Kempen) has announced a new climate change policy, detailing a timeframe for objectives over the short, medium and long term, and enabling the firm to become a net-zero investor by 2050.

Sterling Trading Tech integrates with Linear Investments

Mon | 2 Nov 2020, 11:53

Sterling Trading Tech (STT), a specialist in compliance, risk and infrastructure solutions for equity, options and futures trading, has completed its integration with Linear Investments, a global trading firm and full-service prime broker with offices in London, Hamburg and Dubai.

Mon | 2 Nov 2020, 11:53

High net worth family offices must build trust between the generations to prepare for the coming transfer of wealth, finds Barclays Private Bank, as caution grows around the handover due to perceived generational differences in commitment to maintaining family wealth, risk appetites, and education levels.

Mon | 2 Nov 2020, 11:53

Nasdaq Dubai has welcomed the listing of a USD600 million Sukuk by the Islamic Corporation for the Development of the Private Sector (ICD), the private sector arm of the Islamic Development Bank (IsDB).