The UK has retained its position as the most competitive location for private equity firms, according to new research by Investec Fund Finance.

Almost two thirds (63%) of IFAs surveyed are warning that reductions in tax relief will reduce fund flows into SIPP and SSAS wrappers, according to new research from Investec Bank.

Investec Specialist Bank’s Fund Finance team has provided a £14 million debt facility to the management of Clyde Blowers Capital, an investor in industrial businesses.

Following steady growth and a four-fold increase in profits since 2010, Investec Asset Finance has appointed Wesley Harfield as Head of Sales.

The winners of the 2011 Investment Life & Pensions Moneyfacts Awards were announced at the Marriott Hotel, Grosvenor Square, London.

Investec Specialist Bank’s Fund Finance team has provided a €15 million loan to F&C European Capital Partners LP.

4.7 million homeowners are looking to downsize over the next five years but they could be overestimating the amount of equity they will release by an average of £22,000 each – a st

The euro crisis has overtaken inflation as UK investors’ top financial fear, according to a barometer of investor sentiment from financial marketing specialists dianomi.

Nearly two thirds of property investors believe that banks have either already begun releasing their distressed assets back into the market or will start over 2011, according to a

The Investec Entrepreneur Confidence Index which tracks the confidence levels of entrepreneurs in the UK economy and their own enterprises, has seen a small rise of 2% since June.