Funds & Trusts news

BlackRock Inc. (NYSE: BLK) published its earnings report for the fiscal fourth quarter on Thursday that topped analysts’ estimates for earnings and revenue. The American multinational valued assets under management at £6.37 trillion as of the end of Q4. Earlier this week, BlackRock said that it had been…

Global Infrastructure Partners said on Monday that it struck a deal to acquire Signature Aviation plc (LON: SIG) for £3.43 billion. The investment fund trumped buyout proposals from rivals, including Carlyle and Blackstone.   Signature’s spokesman commented on the news on Monday and said: “Nothing precludes either Blackstone and…

An investment fund belonging to Wall Street giant Goldman Sachs Group Inc (NYSE: GS) is making a bet on stores, warehouses, and other real estate properties, according to The Wall Street Journal. Sale-leaseback strategy A Goldman Sachs fund called Petershill bought a minority stake in another fund called…

Global investment giant Guggenheim Partners wants to get in on the bitcoin action and informed clients through a regulatory filing it could allocate up to 10% of its net asset value in a bitcoin ETF, Bloomberg reported. Only interested in one ETF According to the regulatory filing, Guggenheim is…

SoftBank (TYO: 9984) said on Monday that it swung to a net profit in the fiscal second quarter, on the back of earnings attributed to its Vision Fund business, including its investment in Beike (Chinese property brokerage). Shares of the company opened about 3% up in the stock market…

Billionaire legendary activist investor Carl Icahn is one step closer to retirement after his son Brett is rejoining the family office Icahn Enterprises LP (NASDAQ: IEP), The Wall Street Journal reported. Succession plan Icahn is 84-years old and has no immediate plans to leave his namesake firm. He…

Billionaire investing legend Warren Buffett caught some investors off guard when the now 90-year old disclosed five separate investments in Japanese companies. What he saw At the most basic level, Buffett’s shopping spree in the Japanese stock market shows investors should have a global attitude. Sure, the “Oracle of…

As part of what may seem like a confusing move to some, asset manager Blackstone Group Inc (NYSE: BX) agreed to acquire the consumer health care business of Japan-based Takeda Pharmaceutical for 242 billion yen (£1.75 billion, $2.29 billion), The Wall Street Journal reported. Who is Takeda? Takeda…

How does Amazon.com Inc. (NASDAQ:AMZN) fuel its growth? In part by investing in companies that are complementary to its own products and accessing its trade secrets, The Wall Street Journal reported. Case in point: DefinedCrowd Amazon’s venture capital arm invested in a company called DefinedCrowd Corp which…

The Wall Street Journal revealed on Monday that SoftBank Group Corp. (TYO: 9984) is negotiating with Deutsche Telekom AG (ETR: DTE) to sell a sizeable chunk of its investment in T-Mobile U.S. Deutsche Telekom currently has a controlling stake in the American wireless network operator.   As per the…

Ares Australia Management (“AAM”), a joint venture between Fidante Partners and Ares Management Corporation (NYSE: ARES) has launched its first product in Australia, the Ares Global Credit Income Fund. AAM developed the Fund owing to a growing demand for an investment approach that offers high-income generation while preserving capital…

Some of the world’s biggest sovereign wealth funds, from oil-rich countries, could dump more than $200 billion worth of stocks. According to JPMorgan strategist Nikolaos Panigirtzoglou, sovereign wealth funds across the globe lost around $1 trillion of funds invested in equities due to the coronavirus outbreak. As a result,…

One of the UK’s most well-known Fund managers, Neil Woodford, has warned of a global stock market bubble. Speaking to the Financial Times, Woodford said he’s been concerned for a year or two and that if this bubble bursts, it could be one of the worst in history.

Shell’s disposals continue with Saudi Arabia joint venture

Deutsche Bank share price up almost 4.5%

Poorly performing pensions are big news, but the property market is largely strong. Are bricks and mortar a better bet than a traditional pension scheme?

Regulations that limit foreign investment into Chinese financial markets relaxed

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Over £3bn in real estate assets to come together

The best part of vehicle investment is that it's easy to get started regardless of where you are and what your experience is.

After the Fed rate hike on December 16, 2015 many interesting challenges await investors in the New Year. Foremost among them is the impact of US policy on EM countries.

Company notes ‘heightened’ market volatility