(from left) Richard Duvall, investment specialist associate, asset management at L&G; Dan Batterton, head of housing, asset management at L&G; Nicola Douglas, executive director of sustainable investment at the Bank; Jess Cunningham, assistant fund manager – BTR, asset management at L&G; Rebecca Currie, senior associate of investment origination at the Bank The Scottish National Investment
Bruce Willis’s family has confirmed plans to donate the actor’s brain to scientific research after his death, as they push forward with a major fund aimed at tackling frontotemporal dementia. The Bruce Willis brain donation plan, which first surfaced late last year, has resurfaced this month with the announcement of the fund’s inaugural grant, demonstrating
Completed across 449 deals, the Fund says it has boosted regional growth and attracted an extra £122.6million on top of the £151.3million it invested. Over the last two years, the Fund has supported a diverse range of businesses through debt and equity investment, helping them to achieve their growth ambitions and bring innovative ideas to
Custom content created for SS&C Intralinks FundCentre. Private markets firms are navigating an increasingly complex operational landscape, expanding into a broader range of strategies, managing more sophisticated fund structures, and meeting the elevated demands of institutional investors. As portfolios grow, platform choices affect more than back-office work. They influence how firms deliver reports, manage investor
Selecting a mutual fund may seem easier today, but choosing the right one remains a challenge for many investors. Often investors evaluate investing in mutual funds based on only one metric – Past Returns. In Episode 3 of Building Bharat’s Wealth Mindfully, Nilesh D Naik, Head of Investment Products at Share.Market (PhonePe Wealth), explains why
When Jeff Bezos said that one breakthrough technology would shape Amazon’s destiny, even Wall Street’s biggest analysts were caught off guard. Fast forward a year and Amazon’s new CEO Andy Jassy described generative AI as a “once-in-a-lifetime” technology that is already being used across Amazon to reinvent customer experiences. At the 8th Future Investment Initiative
Abakkus Mutual Fund has reported assets under management (AUM) of over ₹5,000 crore, alongside a total investor base exceeding 1 lakh, according to data shared by the fund house. The mutual fund, which launched its first scheme in December 2025, entered the market with a flexi cap equity fund that raised ₹2,468 crore during its
Helen & Douglas House is calling for donations of good-quality, pre-loved items for its 25 charity shops during a two-week appeal from May 12 to 26. The hospice’s goal is to collect 1,700 bags of donations, which could help fund a nurse for a year. Sally Hayes, director of nursing and care at Helen &
A new charitable fund has launched to help older people in Shropshire, Telford & Wrekin who are struggling with the cost of living, providing small, practical grants to support people aged 70+ who are experiencing financial hardship. Pictured are Joe Palmer, Programmes Officer and Leanne Macpherson, Head of Programmes at the Community Foundation for Staffordshire
By PATRICK TOOHER, CONSULTANT CITY EDITOR Updated: 21:50, 9 May 2026 Britain’s largest local authority overpaid more than £600 million into its pension fund after being ordered to pump the emergency cash into a hole that ‘never existed’ leaving taxpayers ‘fleeced’, its former leader claimed this weekend. Birmingham City Council, which until last week was