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December  2019  (8)

• The changing face of private capital

  Jersey’s and Guernsey’s capacity for innovation and flexibility – as demonstrated through their private fund regimes – is proving attractive to private investors searching for new ways to put their capital to work Last year, the world’s millionaires and billionaires su...     [read more]

  By Dominic Dudley on  20 December 2019 

• RBSI: The evolution of private equity real estate

  Seán O’Callaghan, Head of Institutional Banking at RBS International in Jersey, explains an emerging trend in the management of private equity investments in real estate Nothing stays the same for long in the world of investment, and it is crucial for institutional investors and fund m...     [read more]

  By RBS International on  17 December 2019 

• Time to spend wisely

  With record levels of dry powder pushing valuations sky-high, can alternative asset managers avoid repeating the mistakes of the past? There are few who now doubt we are teetering on the brink of an economic downturn after one of the longest bull runs in history. Indeed, just under two thirds of li...     [read more]

  By Amy Carroll on  16 December 2019 

• Alexander Forbes: Climate change and pension funds

  Three degrees of warming would cause negative returns for almost every sector, including financials, agriculture, industrials and consumer staples A publication by Alexander Forbes’ global strategic partner, Mercer, has revealed the stark realities of the impact of climate change on the plane...     [read more]

  By Alexander Forbes on  13 December 2019 

• The specials

  From pop music to commercial ships to the Airbus A380, we take a look at what’s been piquing the interest of specialist investors It’s the brainchild of Merck Mercuriadis, the former manager to Beyoncé, Elton John, Nile Rodgers and Guns N’ Roses; its assets include more tha...     [read more]

  By Alexander Garrett on  10 December 2019 

• Quilter Cheviot: why your genes are the future of medicine

  Healthcare companies exploring the new frontier of personalised medicine are attracting investors’ interest, says Michael Bull, Investment Director at Quilter Cheviot Over the past 50 years, we have become used to the idea of mass healthcare. Cold as it may seem, our health system is built on...     [read more]

  By Quilter Cheviot on  6 December 2019 

• UBS: Why manager selection is crucial in private markets

  UBS Wealth Management Jersey Director and Senior Client Advisor Paul Raphael highlights the importance of manager selection when investing in private markets   What are private markets?  ‘Private markets’ is a broad term for the range of strategies focused on illiquid investme...     [read more]

  By UBS on  5 December 2019 

• New landscape for climate investors

  Two new climate change benchmarks from the European Union should help investors identify the genuine article when it comes to green funds, but industry watchers say teething problems need to be ironed out before the benchmarks can be really effective  How do you invest responsibly if saving th...     [read more]

  By David Burrows on  3 December 2019 

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