Asset manager Arrow Global becomes the target of a £540m offer from private equity firm TDR Capital By Daily Mail City & Finance Reporter Published: 22:01 GMT, 8 February 2021 | Updated: 22:01 GMT, 8 February 2021 The latest bid from TDR Capital for asset manager Arrow Global, its fourth offer so far, is worth … Read more
Multi-millionaire private equity tycoons who masterminded a takeover which left Debenhams loaded with £1.2billion of debt are facing calls to bail out its stricken pensioners. The 243-year-old department store firm collapsed after a loss of £491.5million in 2018, buckling under the impact of online competition and a failure to invest in stores and products. Although … Read more
After the extraordinary events of 2020, you would expect Colin McLean to be somewhat circumspect in his predictions for the new year. However, the founder and chief investment officer of SVM Asset Management does not demur when asked to assess what lies in store over the next 12 months. Looking beyond the latest set of … Read more
Asset manager Columbia Threadneedle shutting UK fund that held more than £1bn of investors’ money at its peak By Emma Dunkley, Financial Mail On Sunday Published: 21:49 GMT, 28 November 2020 | Updated: 21:49 GMT, 28 November 2020 Asset manager Columbia Threadneedle is shutting a UK fund that held more than £1billion of investors’ money … Read more
Former Bank of England Governor Mark Carney set to join Center Parcs owner Brookfield Asset Management to lead its push into sustainable investing By Daily Mail City & Finance Reporter Published: 22:13 BST, 26 August 2020 | Updated: 22:13 BST, 26 August 2020 Former Bank of England Governor Mark Carney is set to join Center … Read more
Charity and think tank Future Care Capital has teamed up with RYSE Asset Management to launch a fund investing in innovative early-stage healthcare companies. It has already funded an in house start-up e-learning platform for unpaid carers and an NHS prescriptions management app. Andrew Whelan is founding chairman of Future Care Capital and director of … Read more
Blackrock joins war on climate change: World’s largest asset manager to introduce green investment strategy By Lucy White For The Daily Mail Published: 22:39 BST, 14 January 2020 | Updated: 22:39 BST, 14 January 2020 The world’s largest asset manager has sought to position itself as a climate change champion after announcing a raft of … Read more
Tony Hetherington is Financial Mail on Sunday’s ace investigator, fighting readers corners, revealing the truth that lies behind closed doors and winning victories for those who have been left out-of-pocket. Find out how to contact him below. S.A. writes: I was looking for investments and came across a company called Beside Asset Management. I did some … Read more
Asset managers M&G and Standard Life see billions pulled out of funds in sign savers are shunning active stock-pickers By Lucy White For The Daily Mail Published: 22:49 GMT, 10 March 2020 | Updated: 22:49 GMT, 10 March 2020 Two of Britain’s biggest asset managers saw investors pull billions of pounds out of their funds … Read more
Boris Johnson hails frontline NHS staff UK’s ‘greatest asset’ in face of coronavirus outbreak as he urges nation to wash hands with soap for 20 seconds to stop spread of infection Prime Minister praised NHS workers after meeting frontline staff in Kettering Says ‘fantastic’ medical staff will ensure Britain beats coronavirus crisis Urged the public … Read more