Concord to buy entire issued share capital of Hipgnosis
Proposed deal values Hipgnosis at $1.4bn – a 32.2% premium to its closing price last night (17 April)
Investment
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Ark Invest Europe launches three European UCITS ETFs under Cathie Wood
Actively-managed ETFs have OCFs of 0.75%
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LGIM targets ‘next chapter of the global energy story’ with new ETF
It provides exposure to three commodity groups crucial to the next stage of the transition
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CT Fund Watch: IA Japan houses the most consistently performing funds in first quarter
Overall number of funds with top-quartile returns over three consecutive 12-month periods falls marginally in Q1
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AJ Bell: Six companies that could IPO in London this year
UK IPOs have seen a 16.4% average return so far this year versus a 2.5% gain from the FTSE All-Share index
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Robeco to launch range of transition investing strategies
Financing companies that make progress in sustainable development
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Ashoka India Equity proposes share issuance possibly doubling total number of shares
Also proposes removal of cap on number of holdings
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CCLA’s Charlotte Ryland and Joseph Hawkes hop on the Trane over Tesla
Ryland and Hawkes discuss the industrial sector’s role in energy efficiency
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EFG’s Afzal: Highly-concentrated US market is broadening
EFG Asset Management CIO discusses concentration risk and the US equity market in election year
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Balanced Commercial Property Trust initiates strategic review
Board considering options to reduce its ‘material discount’
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Charles Schwab: Investors could return to the UK after the election
There is a ‘growing sense of optimism’ that the UK will prosper post-election
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Nearly all advisers expect their use of DFMs to increase
Consumer Duty playing a role in driving the trend
