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Goldman Sachs to shut down London hedge fund

A spokesman for Goldman has confirmed the reports while dismissing speculations that the move was triggered by the eventual Brexit.

Hedge fund positioning in oil looks stretched

Hedge funds and other money managers had accumulated a net long position in the three main futures and options contracts linked to Brent and West Texas Intermediate (WTI)

Private banking: The generation game and how to lose it

The overweight focus on millennials by private banks feels a little desperate.

PwC predicts UK growth to be best in G7 until 2050

How will this happen, and what are the dangers?

London property startup Headspace prepares for Manchester launch

An on-site team will curate social and business events for the city’s startups and scaleups.

Here’s how the roll-back of Dodd-Frank could impact European banks

It seems the overall aim of the roll-back is to allow U.S. banks to do more business with fewer capital restrictions.

Sadiq Khan to go on Brexit grand tour of Europe to boost London business

He will meet senior EU representatives in Brussels and deliver a major speech setting out London’s requirements from the Brexit negotiations.

Pinto: Why Stanhope's co-founders parted ways

The pair set up Stanhope in 2004 and it has since gathered $9.5 billion (£7.6 billion) of assets under management.

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Brexit will not affect UK economy's long term future, a new study suggests

PPP values a country’s currency in relation to other currencies, based on the cost of a local market basket of goods.

Paris steps up drive to woo London bankers uprooted by Brexit

Political and business leaders make presentations to banks at the Shard on tax breaks and redundancy rules in France.

London bankers who go to NYC post-Brexit are in for a shock

The moment someone coughs at their desk, all ears twitch.

Strategy Update from BNP Paribas Investment Partners

Asset allocation: complacency?

OMGI's Heslop: 'Flat is the new up'

The $7.1bn (£5.6bn) long/short strategy returned 2.4 per cent last year, but this was only following a sharp turnaround in early September.

'Generali doesn't need to defend itself'

Generali, whose biggest investor is Mediobanca, bought a 3% stake in Intesa last month, reportedly to fend off unwanted interest from the bank.

Brexit vote has 'chilling' effect on start-up investment

Venture capitalists typically invest in higher-risk, early-stage companies.

St. James’s Place – “Leading indicators unmoved by unorthodox times”

Leading US, UK and eurozone indicators portrayed a healthy global economy, even as stocks stuttered and political risk mounted.

The Great Wave, or just another ripple? by Penny Lovell

As I write my 100th weekly piece it strikes me as a nice co-incidence that our 8th Trustee Leadership Programme was filled to the brim with 100 future potential charity trustees.

Asian banks unwilling to give up London as Brexit looms... at least for now

While there is competition between a number of European cities for the business that will have to leave London.

The proof by Tim Price

The typical household’s approach to wealth management was “to throw investment opportunities together, so your overall portfolio structure is all over the shop”, said Tang Ning, chief executive.” - ‘Robo-advisers look to tam

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