Baillie Gifford late stage growth trust enjoys sharp rebound in August
Emerging market funds, particularly Latam, dominate last month’s winners
Private Equity
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Industry veterans set up ‘revolutionary’ private markets platform
Private Markets Alpha has raised £1m at launch
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Natwest and trio of private equity firms vie for Quilter
Rumoured acquisition offers value the wealth company in the region of £1.4bn
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Investment trusts trail open-ended rivals in H1
Equity focused closed-ended funds trounced but infrastructure and private equity vehicles prove more resilient
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F&C Investment Trust boosts cash levels sixfold as volatility ramps up
World’s oldest investment trust divests from global small caps and sheds more big US growth stocks in interim period
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Axa merges private market businesses
Unified group would manage circa €20bn in assets
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European PE investor buys Ascot Lloyd
IFA firm is currently owned by US investor Oaktree Capital Management, which bought Sanlam’s wealth operations in 2021
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Is there such a thing as a ‘good’ performance fee?
‘It should not be like winning the lottery – you want managers to outperform the following year, not think about early retirement’
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Scottish Mortgage lands buy rating despite starting 2022 with 15% fall
‘Taking a contrarian view, the shares are starting to look interesting’
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Schroders trust rebalances away from Woodford portfolio with third fresh private holding
Woodford Patient Capital Trust was handed to Schroders almost two years ago
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FCA takes forward plans to create long-term asset funds for illiquid assets
City watchdog is still examining whether the structure is appropriate for UK retail investors
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Wealth managers shift to alternatives as bonds offer low returns
More than two thirds of wealth managers have added new asset classes in the past three years
