Hardman & Co Research on City of London Investment Group (CLIG): Good fund performance and solid results   City of London has announced its full-year results for 2024. As stated in the trading statement, FUM was $10.24bn, a 9% increase over the year. While market performance offset net outflows, there was a significant improvement in the la [ … ]

Hardman & Co Research on City of London Investment Group (CLIG): Positive markets add to FUM and maintain dividend   City of London has announced its FUM for 4Q’24 and the full year. It was another positive quarter for the group, with FUM rising 1% from $10.10bn to $10.24bn. Over the financial year, FUM have increased 8.7% and are at their  [ … ]

Analyst interview  |  Investment Companies Q&A on City of London Investment Group  |  Funds under management boosted by positive inflows City of London Investment Group (CLIG) is the topic of conversation when Brian Moretta, analyst at Hardman & Co, joins DirectorsTalk Interviews. With CLIG recently announcing its third quarter FUM updat [ … ]

Hardman & Co Research on City of London Investment Group (CLIG): Positive inflows boost FUM   City of London has announced its FUM for 3Q’24. It was a positive quarter, with group FUM rising 5.5%, from $9.58bn to $10.10bn. The largest contribution came from a positive market backdrop: all the benchmark indices for CLIM strategies delivered  [ … ]

Hardman & Co Research | Investment Companies NB Private Equity Partners (NBPE) | Value creation in a higher-rate environment   In this note, we explore how the sources of value creation have evolved and how NBPE’s GP partners are expected to organically and inorganically generate incremental EBITDA growth to offset higher interest costs. Lon [ … ]

Hardman & Co Research on City of London Investment Group (CLIG): First-half results going in the right direction   City of London has announced its interim results for 1H’24. With the main headline figures having being announced in January’s trading statement, the principal interest was in some of the details. FUM of $9.58bn is 2% ahead of  [ … ]

Hardman & Co Research on City of London Investment Group (CLIG): Bounce back in FUM after strong quarter   City of London has announced its trading statement for 2Q’24. Both developed and emerging markets bounced back from a weak 1Q’24 and posted gains for the six-month period. Over 1H’24, the MSCI Emerging Markets TR Index increased 4.7% w [ … ]

Hardman & Co Research on City of London Investment Group (CLIG): Weak markets weigh on FUM   City of London has announced its trading statement for 1Q’24. The main feature of the quarter was soft markets, with the MSCI Emerging Markets total return index declining 2.9% and the MSCI All-Country World ex US Index down 3.8%. Widening discounts [ … ]