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    • Friday, 29 September, 2023
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    • Wednesday, 20 September, 2023
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      Cathie Wood’s Ark buys Rize ETF as it pushes into Europe

      Wall Street investor partners with Martin Gilbert on developing new funds

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    • Sunday, 17 September, 2023
      Private equity
      Private equity M&A set to whittle sector down to 100 ‘next-generation’ firms

      Split between managers that can raise money and those that cannot will lead to consolidation, predicts Partners Group CEO

      David Layton
    • Thursday, 31 August, 2023
      Pensions industry
      UK pension schemes could save £2bn in fees, research finds

      Data showing big gaps in investment costs suggests lack of transparency is hitting pension savers

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    • Thursday, 24 August, 2023
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      Downfall of once-mighty Gars fund offers investors lessons

      Former Abrdn flagship closes after years of underperformance

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    • Tuesday, 15 August, 2023
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      Fund managers grow more gloomy over outlook for European stocks

      Bank of America survey finds investors nervous about high valuations after second-quarter earnings season

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    • Tuesday, 1 August, 2023
      US-China relations
      House committee quizzes BlackRock and MSCI on China investments

      US lawmakers accuse firms of facilitating capital flows to ‘America’s foremost foreign adversary’

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    • Tuesday, 18 July, 2023
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      Buyout groups raise debt against portfolios to return cash as dealmaking slows

      Net asset value financing adds new layer of debt amid surging borrowing costs

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    • Thursday, 29 June, 2023
      UK financial regulation
      City minister rejects claims listing reforms would hurt London’s standing

      Andrew Griffith and LSE chief Julia Hoggett defend FCA’s planned shake-up from complaints by top investors

      Andrew Griffith
    • Wednesday, 28 June, 2023
      UK financial regulation
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      Investors complain fundamental rights of shareholders would be threatened by FCA’s plans to attract more companies to list in the UK

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    • Thursday, 22 June, 2023
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      MPs call for better pension scheme safeguards after UK’s LDI crisis

      Report criticises lax oversight that created threat to economy after Truss ‘mini’ Budget

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    • Thursday, 15 June, 2023
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      WisdomTree board battle comes to a head

      Trio of proxy advisers back calls from major shareholder to remove chair of ETF provider

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    • Tuesday, 13 June, 2023
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      Fund managers cut commodity allocations as China demand doubts grow

      Institutional investors retreat from sector after broad price falls over past 12 months

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    • Tuesday, 6 June, 2023
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      Hong Kong insurer AIA invests $200mn into impact funds

      Allocation to LeapFrog highlights growing Asian demand for funds with social and environmental goals

    • Friday, 2 June, 2023
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      UK’s pension lifeboat fund slashes equity allocation

      Investment chief concerned by ‘stickiness of inflation’ and prefers infrastructure and forestry

    • Friday, 26 May, 2023
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      Hedge funds raise bets against US stocks as debt deadline nears

      Shorts linked to S&P 500 hit 12-year high amid caution on valuations and earnings

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    • Friday, 26 May, 2023
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      Private equity investment trust discounts widen

      Average discount across 14 PE trusts is 34 per cent

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    • Thursday, 25 May, 2023
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      Ministers look at reshaping pensions lifeboat fund to give boost to business

      Government examines sweeping change to role of Pension Protection Fund to unlock billions for investment

    • Tuesday, 16 May, 2023
      Commercial property
      Fund managers cut commercial property exposure to lowest since 2008

      Bank of America survey shows managers’ allocations have fallen sharply from peak last spring

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    • Tuesday, 16 May, 2023
      Share buybacks
      Record buyback spree attracts shareholder complaints

      Purchases by the world’s biggest 1,200 companies triple in a decade to rival dividends in scale

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    • Wednesday, 10 May, 2023
      EU financial regulation
      Brussels backtracks on financial advice inducement ban

      Leaked document indicates EU will allow asset managers to continue to pay commissions to advisers

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    • Friday, 5 May, 2023
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      Corporate culture ETFs aim to gain from happier employees

      Companies included in indices rated for worker perceptions of autonomy, fairness and trust

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    • Thursday, 4 May, 2023
      Waste management & recycling
      Big investors call on companies to slash use of plastics

      Coalition overseeing $10tn in assets warns on financial risks of inaction

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    • Tuesday, 25 April, 2023
      Fund management
      Asset management chiefs — changing of the guard

      New generation of leaders warns of growing complexity and end of industry’s ‘golden decade’

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