04/04/2017
Mark Getty
A collection of old books, including rare Shakespeare and Chaucer folios, is also said to be very valuable.
Comment, Analysis & Research
04/04/2017
Hermes joins Schroders in criticising Tesco deal
Hermes holds no stock in Tesco, but acts as a stewardship consultant for other investment groups and will be meeting with the supermarket giant ahead of a vote on the deal.
04/04/2017
St. James’s Place – “If investors have offered an assessment of the Brexit outlook, it is a mixed one”
Current government bravado is about to be confronted by the reality of the UK’s rather weak negotiating position” says Stuart Mitchell of S. W. Mitchell Capital
04/04/2017
Unknown in Brussels by Tim Price
In any final reckoning, being “unknown in Brussels” might be the finest accolade a British politician could ever earn.
04/04/2017
Unknown in Brussels by Tim Price
In any final reckoning, being “unknown in Brussels” might be the finest accolade a British politician could ever earn.
04/04/2017
London hedge fund workers to be given champagne buttons for their desks
They will delivered to the relevant office floor by dumb waiterstyle lifts running through the building.
04/04/2017
Alan Howard raises over $700 million for his new fund
Hedge fund firms that launch new funds sometimes move money from existing funds as well as raising cash from investors externally.
04/03/2017
50 Kenyan companies listed in London Stock Exchange Group’s inaugural ‘Companies to Inspire Africa’ report
Collectively, Kenyan companies make up 14 per cent of the total number of companies in the report, one of the highest concentrations of high growth companies in Africa
04/03/2017
87% of active UK equity funds underperformed in 2016
Investment managers caught out by Brexit vote and Trump election victory
04/03/2017
Post-Brexit plan to spend £500m bringing back blue passports is already under way
Brexiteers celebrate as Home Office confirms redesign project coincides with leaving EU
04/03/2017
CSR a key element for success at top family businesses
It says these businesses consider CSR as a way to engage the next generation of family members.
04/03/2017
Managers prepare for MiFID II by shifting gears with research
Money management firms are grappling with a requirement under incoming rules that will change the way they access and pay for research. The second iteration of the Markets in Financial Instruments Directive, a European regulation set to come into force J
04/03/2017
Millionaire Lords claiming up to £40,000 in expenses 'for doing nothing'
House of Lords officials said any members found to be abusing the system would be suspended
04/03/2017
Brexit: Asset managers ‘low hanging fruit’ for Europe
The research says private actors in each city are not only seeking to attract businesses from the UK, but also to use Brexit as a bargaining chip
04/03/2017
Opportunities in a Neglected Market As multi-asset products grow in popularity, Europe's ETF market will benefit
However, as the ETF market accelerates, multi-asset products will benefit.
04/02/2017
Britain is open for family business by Penny Lovell
The stories of success, growth and innovation were inspiring, as were the willingness to embrace new ideas
04/02/2017
Long Term Matters: Disrupting CEO pay
The above would, together, hugely improve corporate and investor reputation.
04/02/2017
U.K. Raises $14.7 Billion in Blackstone-Prudential Mortgage Deal
The loans were sold for less than their book value of 12.2 billion pounds, reflecting the low interest rates payable.
04/02/2017
Gibraltar 'not for sale', Boris Johnson declares as Tories hit back over 'Spanish land grab'
The peninsula has been out of Spanish control for more than 300 years but the country continues to insist it should be returned.
04/02/2017
Trading places: the rise of the DIY hedge fund
Quantitive analysts traditionally trade at a desk in a city's financial district.