What’s happening
UK Lenders feel they are in the midst of a price war according to a report from Target Group
Legg Mason Announces Acquisition of Clarion Partners
Legg Mason has announced that it has agreed to acquire a majority equity interest in Clarion Partners, a leading diversified real estate investment firm based in New York. One of the largest independent real estate investors, Clarion Partners manages approximately $40 billion across the real estate risk/return spectrum. Clarion Partners will operate as the primary independent real estate investment affiliate for Legg Mason.
Legg Mason Announces Strategic Investment in Precidian Investments
Guillermo Ossés joins Man GLG as Head of Emerging Market Debt Strategies
Morrow’s eVestor to acquire Postcard Planning Limited
eVestor, the online investment advice business founded by Anthony Morrow, is to acquire financial planning firm Postcard Planning Limited subject to FCA approval. The acquisition will see Postcard Planning Founder and Chartered Financial Planner, Rohan Sivajoti, become Advisory Services Director and eVestor Board member.
Nucleus boosts team with double hire
Hometrack UK Cities Index records highest rate of house price growth since September 2014
Kames Capital: We thought 2008 was a once in a million years crisis
Facing the Future: would the Fabian Society’s New Year conference mark a fresh start for Corbyn?
The Fabian Society’s annual new year conference is always a key feature of the political calendar for those on the centre-left and this year was no different. Coming on the back of the General Election defeat, an extraordinary leadership campaign, and a turbulent few months with many members already feeling weary by the internal wranglings and lack of focus on effective opposition, this was the perfect opportunity for the Fabian Society to help focus minds on the job at hand.
Content is still king but what kind of content rules the roost?
As with any new year, 2016 began with the usual onslaught of blogs and articles predicting trends. One of the main so-called ‘trends’ is that ‘content is king’. This is one trend that I take issue with. For most digital marketers this is not so much news, as it is a statement of long-held knowledge.