Investment
Alternatives | 27 May 15
Aberdeen bolts on second alternatives business in two months
Aberdeen Asset Management has agreed to acquire private equity and real assets manager FLAG Capital Management as part of an ongoing bid to scale up its presence in the alternatives space.
Advertorials | 22 May 15
Emerging Markets and Sell in April and go away?
Equity markets are beginning to recover from their April correction with Europe and United States stock markets increasing over May. Historically most market corrections take place from May through to October, while most market upward trends take place during November through to April. Hence the famous market saying, “sell in May and go away”. This year however, May came a little early.
Niche investment turning property into cash flow
The UK care home market is undoubtedly a niche one but it still throws up plenty of opportunities for those investors looking for sustainable levels of income – and it is so much more than a play on property.
Alternatives | 21 May 15
AIFMD burden hurting European investment, says tax panel
Some fund managers are passing up European investment opportunities in a bid to steer clear of the compliance demands required to meet the Alternative Investment Fund Managers Directive (AIFMD), according to a panel of tax experts at the recent Guernsey Funds Forum.
Property more complex than securities or bricks and mortar
A property allocation should not be a straight shoot-out between real estate securities and bricks and mortar though any combination of the two still needs to consider their differences in liquidity and similarities in correlation.