Regions

FinecoBank, UniCredit's online bank, has completed its IPO with €2.243m capitalisation.

Union Investment has now launched two new funds, UniKonzept: Portfolio and UniKonzept: Dividends.

Standard Life Investments has confirmed its acquisition of Ignis Asset Management from a subsidiary of Phoenix Group Holdings for £390m.

Transparency, excellent risk management and humility are key attributes in a fund manager says Iris Grümm, senior fund selector at Vienna-based Erste Bank.

Conrad-Jan Crol is director, researcher and fund selector for the Dutch family business Amstel Capital Management, who advocates a no-nonsense approach to fund selection.

Fund manager Raffaella Tommaselli explains the reasons why high yield fixed income instruments remain attractive.

German investor Deka Real Estate has confirmed the purchase of "The Edge", a 40.000m2 office building in Amsterdam from Dutch project developer OVG.

Italy's FinecoBank, UniCredit's online bank, will start to trade its shares on Borsa Italiana's MTA from 2 July.

Societe Generale Securities Services (SGSS) has launched a trade repository reporting offer for OTC derivatives, servicing multi-counterparties and multi-asset classes, under the European Markets Infrastructure Regulation (EMIR).

US asset manager Alger Associates Inc has announced the formation of UK based subsidiary Alger Management Ltd, and the appointment of Kirk Hotte as head of international sales, in a bid to expand its global asset management operations.