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Life platforms are attracting growing interes

Advisers have warmed to life company and mid-tier platforms as the big three struggle

JP Morgan launches flexible income fund

JP Morgan has launched a flexible income fund for managers Andrew Norelli and Matthew Pallai to cater for investors looking for yield.

Bestinvest urges industry to attract more female fund managers

Figures compiled by the group suggest that only 7 per cent of retail investment funds are managed or co-managed by female fund managers

Aberdeen Asset Management CIO wins 100 WHF 2014 European Industry Leadership Award  

Anne Richards, chief investment officer of Aberdeen Asset Management, will be presented the 100 Women in Hedge Funds 2014 European Industry Leadership Award at its London Gala in October 2014.

Aviva is launching a new app for its customers

Aviva Premiership Rugby fans benefit from exclusive content

HSBC To Sell UK Pensions Business To Swiss Re

HSBC Holdings PLC Wednesday said it will sell its UK pensions business to Swiss Re subsidiary ReAssure Ltd, but HSBC Global Asset Management Ltd will remain the investment manager for most of the assets being sold.

Eyes down as Mercia Fund Management stakes bingo dabber

The game features real dabbing of bingo cards and rewards the competitor for the speed and accuracy of their performance with surprises, awards and challenges.

NVM Private Equity invest £5 million in Aberdeenshire business

Both businesses will now become part of the Arnlea Holdings group

Deutsche Bank sets up bullion vault in London

Deutsche Bank said on Monday it begun operating a precious metals vault in London, joining a series of other institutions that offer to store gold in the global centre of the over-the-counter bullion market.

Isle of Man wants to cash in on digital currencies

The Manx government is going to try to cash in on digital currencies

Tower Gate to launch AIFMD compliance service

Tower Gate Capital – the group headed up by former Lehman Brothers banker Bobby Console-Verma – has applied to the Financial Conduct Authority to launch a new compliance platform under the Alternative Investment Fund Managers Directive.

Chinese buyers to become ‘biggest overseas force in London’s property market’ by 2016

Harrods Estates has signed an agency-wide partnership with Chinese mega-portal Juwai.com, as new figures are released on the scale of Chinese investment into the capital’s property market

EM specialist acquires ex-First State and Invesco men's boutique

The £30 million BDT Invest Asian Focus fund is to become the Blackfriars Asian Focus fund. Co-managed by Dobson, Thornton and Rob Brewis, the fund has returned 8.7% over the past three years compared with 6.4% from the MSCI AC Asia Pacific index.

London properties attract Middle Eastern investors

London accounts for around one-fifth of the UK's total GDP

Manchester-based advisory firm expands across seas in European mergers

The company has also formalised a strategic alliance with Chinese investment bank InterChina to take advantage of M&A opportunities in Asia.

British hedge fund manager to Acquire Pine Grove Asset Management

About two-thirds of its assets under management are from institutional investors, primarily based in America

Unicorn's John McClure passes away

McClure specialised in UK smaller companies for more than 20 years.

Euroclear Bank’s international ETF structure premiers on BATS Chi-X Europe

iShares ETF lists today as first international ETF on the exchange

Miton Group Acquires Darwin Investment Managers

At the end of May, the PFS Darwin Multi Asset Fund had GBP47.0 million in assets under management.

Qatar-Backed Braeburn Estates Gets the Go Ahead

The project will take six years to complete

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