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Asset managers look to outsource front office

Drivers include regulation, technology advances and need to diversify in new markets

Asset managers must adapt: KPMG

Asset managers need to adjust their distribution strategies, states accountancy group report.

Interpreting the Quiet in FX - Neil Staines, ECU

"Drawing on my fine command of the English language, I said nothing” - Robert Benchley

Vanguard: 50% of advisers plan to increase ETF usage

In the survey taken at its June Investment Symposium, 50% of the 220 advisers polled said they would increase their usage of Exchange Traded Funds.

European banks hampered by ‘1970s’ tech: Deloitte

Europe's banks are under siege from digital disruption, and must make huge IT investments to remain competitive

Lights Out by Justin Urquhart Stewart

"The lamps are going out all over Europe" was the first part of the famous and very prescient quote by Sir Edward Grey on the eve of the outbreak of the First World War.

Wealthy individuals from the most entrepreneurial countries tend to remain in their homelands

New report ranks world’s most entrepreneurial countries

Italy asset management posts inflows of 7.1 bln euros in May

Total inflows in the first five months of the year amounted to 43.6 billion euros.

Asset management set for change

The asset management industry will be radically altered in the next 15 years

Endiang invests in ARC expansion plans

The acquisition was agreed in principle in January, subject to contract discussions and regulatory and other approvals which have now been obtained.

Why Investors Choose to Invest In Hedge Funds and How They Measure Performance - RESEARCH

London-based research firm Preqin today released a special report "The Real Value of Hedge Fund Investment," offering new, comprehensive data on the goals institutional investors set for hedge fund allocations and how they measure a fund's

The old guy behind the curtain - Eric Lascelles, chief economist of RBC Global Asset Management

The Bank consistently forecasts that inflation will be on target within two years; after all, if it did not believe that, it should change policy. But inflation was above target for four years and is now below it.

IHT – have the wheels finally come off? by Gary Heynes, Baker Tilly

Recent figures have revealed that nearly a quarter of a million families are expected to pay Inheritance Tax over the next five years.

Schroders & experts from Imperial College London collaborate on Multi-Asset study

FSP was created in 2014 with a vision of bringing professionals from academia and industry together to promote research in quantitative finance using engineering tools, with a special focus on signal processing and optimisation techniques.

EU Review Finds Compliance Problems With IFRS Rules on Business Combinations

A limited European Union review of compliance with accounting rules regarding business combinations in financial statements raised several red flags, the European Securities and Markets Authority revealed this week.

Carry On England! - Neil Staines

"I bowl so slow that if I don’t like a ball I can run after it and bring it back” - JM Barrie

EVCA Symposium strikes confident note

The flagship event of the European Private Equity and Venture Capital Industry took place last week in Vienna. It was striking to see how the dialogue is moving on from regulatory implementation to investment, jobs and growth.

UK equities have reached £238.8bn, a post crisis record - Capita Asset Services

Private investor share of UK equities reverses 3 year decline, and exceeds combined total of pension funds and insurance companies

Up to 25% Of Top 50 Global Banks Will Launch A Banking App Store by 2016 – Gartner

The explosive growth of apps is causing significant challenges for the banking industry, according to Gartner, Inc.

Company IPOs should not be viewed as a golden ticket warns wealth manager

Research from the group shows that, of the seven companies that debuted on the UK stock market in the last twelve months, four are currently trading below their flotation price and only two have left investors sitting on significant gains.

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