Valeria Martinez

The board of the European Assets trust (EAT) has replaced lead manager Sam Cosh with immediate effect, after more than a decade at the helm.

Allianz Global Investors portfolio manager and head of the macro unconstrained team Mike Riddell is set to leave the firm after nearly ten years.

Real estate investment trust (REIT) investors have been urged to be selective about their property sector exposure, even as the space abounds with bargains.

Ashoka WhiteOak Emerging Markets (AWEM) has laid out a proposal to merge with the much larger Asia Dragon trust (DGN), despite receiving no response from the board on the terms.

Home REIT remains in search of an alternative lender to refinance its existing debt facility, as the beleaguered trust faces mounting pressure from Scottish Widows to settle its £140m loan balance.

Partners Group has expanded its suite of European Long-Term Asset funds (ELTIFs) with the launch of a private equity evergreen strategy available for UK residents.

Artemis has expanded its impact equity team with the hire of Lorraine Hau, who joins from Columbia Threadneedle as an analyst.

Digital 9 Infrastructure (DGI9) has appointed a new independent non-executive chair to oversee the execution of its managed wind-down.

WisdomTree’s largest shareholder has called on fellow investors to oust chief executive officer Jonathan Steinberg, and urged for the potential sale of the $107bn US asset manager.

Julius Baer International, the UK-based wealth manager part of the Julius Baer Group, has appointed Stefano Lupi to the newly created role of head of cross assets markets UK to boost the firm’s offering for ultra-high-net-worth advisory clients.