An elevator pitch from CEO of Witan, Andrew Bell October 11, 2021 | Sponsored To watch the elevator pitch video in full, visit: https://doceo.tv/funds/witan Andrew Bell, CEO of Witan explains how the Trust is a one-stop shop for global equity investment, offering growth in capital and income and describes the benefits of the multi-manager approach. The Company’s actively managed portfolio covers a broad range of markets and sectors with [...]
An elevator pitch from Fund Manager of Majedie Investments, William Barlow October 11, 2021 To watch the elevator pitch video in full, visit: https://doceo.tv/funds/majedie-investments William Barlow, Fund Manager, explains that the objective of the Trust is to maximise capital appreciation and grow the dividend above the rate of inflation over the long term by investing in Global Equities. He goes on to explain how it is differentiated from competitors [...]
What you need to know about buying bitcoin October 11, 2021 | City Talk If you don’t know your bitcoin from your blockchain, this article is here to help. Is there a bitcoin barrier to entry? For many curious investors who have yet to dip their toes in the proverbial waters, the biggest thing holding them back may be summed up in one word: knowledge. The more you try [...]
An update from Fund Manager of Standard Life Property Income Trust, Jason Baggaley October 11, 2021 To watch the update video in full, visit: https://doceo.tv/funds/standard-life-property Fund Manager, Jason Baggaley talks us through his most recent purchase, as well as providing us with an update on the wider portfolio and recent performance. Visit the page to also watch a three minute elevator pitch video from Jason to understand the investment strategy, how [...]
Hedge fund boss makes shock appearance at GSK investor call to pile pressure on CEO October 10, 2021 Hedge fund boss Gordon Singer dramatically questioned the leadership of GlaxoSmithKline chief executive Emma Walmsley at a virtual investor meeting. Singer, head of Elliott Investment Management’s London office, demanded an answer as to why the drug company’s share price had slumped below pre-Covid levels. Around 50 top investors were present at the private virtual event, [...]
‘PE to PE’ deals soar as firms rush to offload $2.3 trillion post-pandemic dry powder October 4, 2021 Private equity to private equity deals, whereby groups sell UK companies to each other, have jumped by 44 per cent in the past year, as firms rush to please investors and deploy capital accumulated during the coronavirus crisis. The number of so-called “PE to PE” deals increased by 44 per cent to 85 in the [...]
Jefferies sets the mood for Wall Street’s quarter with record revenues October 1, 2021 Jefferies reported record revenues for the third quarter and said its dealmaking backlog for the fourth quarter had also reached new heights, in the first results of the season from Wall Street. Total revenues for the quarter hit a record $1.38bn, up 78 per cent from the $777m reported in the same period a year [...]
SFO launches money laundering probe into £150m leasehold investment schemes September 29, 2021 Following a dawn raid this morning, the UK’s Serious Fraud Office (SFO) has launched a fraud and money laundering investigation into two companies that are suspected of having misled investors into funnelling around £150m into fraudulent leasehold schemes across the country. A group of Alpha-branded companies is being investigated for fraudulently misleading investors into purchasing [...]
‘Alpha-Flation’: A Private Market Syndrome September 28, 2021 | City Talk In private equity (PE), there are more ways to calculate the alpha of a portfolio or fund than any other asset class. And in no sector other than private markets does investing in the average fund seem to go so poorly. Should it be this way? Is the average private market fund a bad fund [...]
Cop26 sponsor NatWest named and shamed for links to Arctic oil and gas drillers September 27, 2021 NatWest is under scrutiny from campaigners due to it financing fossil fuel developers while sponsoring the Cop26 climate summit NatWest is the banking sponsor of the Glasgow conference — where countries will pledge to reduce carbon emissions as part of a wideranging global effort — but was still providing underwriting and loans to energy companies [...]