City Moves: Who’s switching jobs in the Square Mile today? October 13, 2021 City A.M.’s Millie Turner provides a roundup of the most important hires and job moves across the City, every morning. Email citymoves@cityam.com to be featured. Riverstone Property developer Rivertsone has hired a new Chief Experience Officer who will help ensure a smooth experience for its over 65s residents in Kensington and Fulham. Greg Mace joins as the firm readies itself for new developments, [...]
Lockdown savings drained as Brits worry about price rises October 13, 2021 Three quarters of UK adults are worried about rising living costs with the sandwich generation of 45-64-year-olds the most anxious. Some 35 per cent feel more anxious about the future compared with before the pandemic, rising to 42 per cent among people aged 45-54. The data comes from Aviva, who said one in five people [...]
Thank you for the music: Blackstone bets on lucrative music rights with $1bn Hipgnosis deal October 12, 2021 Blackstone has moved into the lucrative music copyrights market by backing Merck Mercuriadis’s music investment firm Hipgnosis with $1bn firepower to snap up music rights and manage catalogues. As part of the deal, Blackstone will take an ownership stake in Mercuriadis’ Hipgnosis Song Management (HSM), an adviser to the eponymous investment arm, Hipgnosis Songs Fund [...]
The award for the world’s most-talked about entrepreneur goes to… October 11, 2021 Certain entrepreneurs are so innovative and forward-thinking, their ideas and creations have a monumental impact on the world. Turns out, South African Elon Musk is the most discussed entrepreneur in the world, as there were 340,957 online articles published about the Tesla tycoon from September 2020 to August of this year. In second position is [...]
An update from Fund Manager of Aberdeen Standard European Logistics Income, Evert Castelein October 11, 2021 To watch the update video in full, visit: https://doceo.tv/funds/aberdeen-standard-european-logistics-income In the latest video from fund manager Evert Castelein, he discusses the opportunities within the European logistics market, provides us with an overview of this property portfolio, updates us on performance and announces a £75m capital raise. Visit the page to also watch Evert’s three minute [...]
An update from Portfolio Manager of Invesco Bond Income Plus, Rhys Davies October 11, 2021 To watch the update video in full, visit: https://doceo.tv/funds/invesco-bond-income-plus With effect from 19 May 2021, the Company was enlarged by the merger with Invesco Enhanced Income Limited by way of a contractual scheme of reconstruction, following which the Company changed its name to Invesco Bond Income Plus Limited. Here, Rhys provides us with an update [...]
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 [...]
An elevator pitch from Investment Manager of Murray International, Bruce Stout October 11, 2021 To watch the elevator pitch video in full, visit: https://doceo.tv/funds/murray-international Bruce Stout, Investment Manager, summarises the Trust’s objective, its strategy and style, the geographical split, key sectors and its differentiated approach in the market. Learn about the Investment theme access, Manager experience and the human behind the strategy – all in three minutes! Visit the [...]
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 [...]
More than 1.2m construction jobs could be created if economy goes fully ‘green’ October 11, 2021 If the UK economy went ‘green’, around one million manufacturing and construction jobs could be created by 2050, according to a business group. Make UK said a third of manufacturing firms are suffering from a skills gap, highlighting the need for more support from the Government. A survey of almost 200 manufacturers suggested that most [...]
