Willem Sels (pictured), UK Head of Investment Strategy at HSBC Private Bank, on last week’s ECB meeting… The European Central Bank (ECB) last week provided the expected 0.25% rate cut and came to the rescue of banks, but not Eurozone governments. It gave a big boost to banks, by agreeing
Octopus Investments (Octopus) is reducing its annual management charge (from 1.75% to 1.25%) and capping the running costs on its flagship solar Venture Capital Trust (VCT) product, Octopus VCT 3&4. Adviser fees remain unchanged. This action has been taken to ensure that, despite the reduction in Feed‐in Tariffs (FiT) for
After the turbulence, trauma and topsy-turvy markets that investors have endured in 2011, it is no wonder that we are all tiredly gazing towards 2012 with some trepidation, says Thomas Beckett, CIO of PSigma Investment Management… Events over the last few weeks have once again encapsulated the perilous and punishing
Private equity investors (LPs) see major challenges for the industry in the next few years, according to Coller Capital’s latest Global Private Equity Barometer – but despite these worries they think 2012 will be a good vintage year and they expect strong medium-term returns from their private equity portfolios. Fallout
Global fund administrator HedgeServ has successfully completed an independent SOC 1 examination of its middle office, back office, and fund administration controls. The SOC 1 examination certification was completed by a Big Four audit firm, in compliance with SSAE 16 (formerly SAS 70 Type II) and ISAE 3402 Type II. The
+ information request The horrifying thing about MF Global is you can bring in someone with huge experience like John Corzine, who has seen what’s gone on in the past three years, and yet he goes in and completely fails to prevent what has become the biggest blow-up since Lehman’s
The European Commission has published two proposals to further the Single Market on investment management on two specific fields: venture capital and social entrepreneurship. The Commission notes that in the context of the current crisis, marked by a fall in lending to the real economy, it is increasingly difficult
Figures issued this week show that the value of investment fund business in Guernsey fell by GBP3.4 billion (1.2%) during the third quarter of 2011. This decrease follows eight consecutive quarters of growth and takes the net asset value of funds under management and administration in the Island to GBP271.1
The Boards of four Maven managed VCTs have announced their intention to raise further funds through top-up offers, which will close on 27 April 2012 and are available for subscriptions for the tax years 2011/12 and 2012/13. These are strictly limited offers, targeting GBP1.25m each (GBP5m in aggregate). This opportunity
Excellere Partners, a Denver-based private equity firm focused on partnering with middle-market entrepreneurs and management teams, has launched its second fund, Excellere Fund II. In addition to the principals of Excellere investing their own capital, Excellere’s new USD465 million Fund II is comprised of blue chip institutional investors, including large
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