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2016 trends shaping capital markets and Alternative Investments

Ever-evolving regulatory landscape, Big Data challenges and adapting cloud solutions continue to shape priorities for financial services companies

Strong long-term outlook for employment and profitability in Jersey’s finance industry

Business activity was also strongly positive, up 31% on the previous quarter and returning to a level similar to that seen during the first six months of last year.

Attractive fundamentals

The time to move into European equities might be now

Financial crime costs the UK £52 billion

Financial crime is a huge threat, not only to the wealth management industry, but to the UK economy as a whole.

Institutional Investors Warn of Increasing Correlations, Finds Natixis survey

Most (95%) institutional investors are to some extent incorporating ESG strategies.

London rents too high even for young bankers

London residential rents have risen by an average 5.3 percent each year since 2011, data accurate to December 2015 from lettings agency Your Move & Reeds Rains shows.

Murex Named a Leader in Gartner’s 2015 “Magic Quadrant for Trading Platforms”

Murex has been positioned the furthest along the ability to execute axis.

Guy Wagner (Banque de Luxembourg): The global economy’s moderate growth is becoming increasingly fragile

The increase in household purchasing power – fuelled by falling oil prices and the recent uptick in wages – is nonetheless keeping the US economy on a path to growth.

The bull market has suffered noticable damage by Mikio Kumada, CIIA, Global Strategist LGT Capital Partners

Equity and oil prices have finally started to rebound, encouraged by policy comments from the heads of Europe's and Japan's central banks last week.

Employees more motivated – Mazars

The survey was carried out during October 2015 by over 500 respondents from employees in Ireland’s leading businesses and representing all industry sectors.

Private Equity And Hedge Funds Saw Global AUM Hit $7.4 Trillion

Private equity funds distributed a record US$475 billion back to investors in 2014, and returned a further US$189 billion in the first half of 2015.

China and Germany Jump as Perceived Sources of Investment Capital, According to BNY Mellon Investor Relations Survey

Only 30% of companies use social media to engage investors.

Divestment appetite more than doubles in 2016 with companies funding growth through strategic sales

Only 5% of companies do not expect to make any divestments in the next two years compared to 56% in 2015.

SocGen Has Biggest Share of Women on Bank Boards

Increasing the proportion of women in the highest echelons of finance has become more of a priority for the world’s biggest banks since the 2008 financial crisis

Millennials and their employers: Can this relationship be saved?

Business as a force for good. Millennials continue to hold business in high regard; three-quarters (73 percent) maintain that it has a positive impact on wider society.

Ariadne Capital Announces £150 million Ecosystem Economics™ Fund

Ariadne Capital is pleased to announce the launch of its Ecosystem Economics™1 Fund I, a £150 million investment fund based out of London, UK.

The small investment bank doing some big hiring in 2016

Berenberg’s head of equities David Mortlock said that the “counter cyclical” investment in equities during 2008-09 has begun to pay off.

Asset management salaries slide 17% in 2015

The fall in pay is much greater than suggested in previous studies by consultancy Greenwich Associates and recruitment firm Johnson Associates

Lionel Zinsou Trades Private Equity for African Politics

The former head of France’s PAI Partners brings family ties and business savvy to his bid for president of Benin in February’s election.

Who topped Tilney Bestinvest’s Spot the Dog list with 18 funds?

The list, which identifies funds that have underperformed for three consecutive years and by more than 10 per cent over three years, includes Aberdeen’s £1.1bn Asia Pacific Equity fund and 10 other from the group.

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