Europe
DeVere chief: ‘STM was the best of a bad bunch’
DeVere founder and chief executive Nigel Green said he bought a 24% stake in financial services group STM after struggling to find a good European provider to invest in, referring to the company as the “best of a bad bunch”.
Alternatives | 12 Mar 18
More rules will hit cross-border distribution, warns Efama
Changes to the legislative framework for investment funds could create an additional barrier to cross-border fund distribution, the European Fund and Asset Management Association (Efama) has warned.
Deutsche Bank eyes €1.8bn asset management IPO
Deutsche Bank has set a price of €7.2bn (£6.4bn, $8.9bn) on its asset management arm, DWS, as it details the price per share for its partial listing on the subsidiary.
Australia’s Macquarie Group to buy Luxembourg asset manager
The investment management division of Macquarie Group is to acquire Luxembourg-based ValueInvest Asset Management for an undisclosed sum.
EU adding two Commonwealth, one US territory to tax blacklist
EU officials are set to add the Bahamas, St Kitts and Nevis and the US Virgin Islands to its tax haven blacklist, taking the total number of jurisdictions on the list to nine.