Coronavirus weekly round-up: Boris refuses to ‘cancel Christmas’ as Covid cases surge in the South East
Four investors mull the events shaping portfolios over the past week
Companies
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Polar Capital snaps up Dalton Strategic Partnership for European push
Acquisition will provide Polar with its first Luxembourg Sicav as it eyes European expansion
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Findlay Park partners raked in £92m amid Covid outbreak
Findlay Park American has returned 12.4% in 2020
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River & Mercantile presses ahead with exec pay scheme despite shareholder revolt
New policy will see a reduction in maximum cash bonus opportunity from 300% of base salary to 250%
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Novia Financial sold to private equity firm for undisclosed sum
Anacap has now made three acquisitions in the UK wealth management space over the last year
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Activist investor praises SJP for co-operating over costs and profitability concerns
Primestone Capital had accused wealth manager in October of fostering a ‘high cost culture’
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Weekly outlook: BoE, Fed and Bank of Japan update on monetary policy; UK inflation
The key events for UK wealth managers for the week starting 14 December
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Coronavirus weekly round-up: UK doles out first Covid jabs as Airbnb surges in $100bn IPO
Five investors mull the events shaping portfolios over the past week
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Mike Clements: Why we think Ryanair is still Europe’s best airline
Downing’s new fund manager says it is ‘a stock everyone loves to hate’
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Schroders Personal Wealth to cut roles in business restructure
Workforce reduction is ‘next phase of journey’ as it gains operational independence from Lloyds
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Blue Whale goes on hiring spree after growth fund triples in size
Stephen Yiu’s fund has returned 26% this year but has underperformed peers more recently
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Weekly outlook: ECB could extend €1.4trn recovery fund; UK retail sales data; Ashtead and Marston’s report
The key events for UK wealth managers for the week starting 7 December