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Hot topics to take centre stage at Guernsey ILS event in Zurich

The pressing issues within the Insurance Linked Securities (ILS) sector will take centre stage at a Guernsey Finance-hosted thought leadership event in Zurich next month.

DeAWM partners with Ivory IM for fund launch

Deutsche Asset & Wealth Management has partnered with Ivory Asset Management to launch a US equity fund.

Calastone backs fourth funds industry charity five-a-side tournament

Children in Crisis works hard to help children get a better start in life that they deserve.

Hedge fund giants secure grip on industry despite lagging returns

Young funds had the highest cumulative return from January 2003 to December 2013

Barclays enters top 20 biggest broker rankings

The group also did well on the financial advisory front

New-look Aviva eyes product launches

Aviva Investors is planning launches in residential property, multi-asset fixed income and emerging market debt as it refocuses its business.

Mirabaud launches global income fund for new recruit

Mirabaud Asset Management has launched a Global Equity High Income fund for new recruit Kirill Pyshkin.

Pictet launches short-duration EMD fund

‘This new fund aims to offer investors stable income generation and lower volatility compared to longer-term emerging market corporate debt,’ commented Defise.

Woodford & Invesco back venture capitalist's £150m fundraising

Imperial Innovations confirmed that the two had given ‘irrevocable undertakings’ to back the fundraising

State Street Increase STP with Calastone Deal

Calastone has announced that State Street Global Advisors has signed up to the network's order routing service for its range of UK and Luxembourg domiciled funds.

Ivy Investment Management to Adopt Selector Management Funds From EMG

Ivy will take over responsibility as investment adviser and distributor of the Selector Management Fund SICAV, an umbrella UCITS fund range domiciled in Luxembourg.

Baillie benefits from long-term approach

The decade of success at Edinburgh investment house Baillie Gifford has arguably been down to its partnership structure and lack of short-term commercial pressures.

Skandia autocall fund sets sights on returns of up to 42% over six years

Skandia International has launched a second issue of its Investec autocall linked fund

JPMAM to bring Global Allocation fund onshore

Group to bring multi-asset fund to UK audience after established track record in US achieved.

BNP Vets Ready Property Loan Hedge Fund

Verbeek was head of flow asset-backed securities and covered bond structuring at BNP

Man Group in talks to acquire Numeric Investors

Man Group, the British hedge fund manager, is in talks to buy Numeric Investors, a rival Boston-based fund management group, as it seeks to put to work a near $1bn cash pile.

Standard Life Investments total wage bill hits £169m

The total wage bill at Standard Life Investments has risen 28 per cent from £131.9 million

Horwath HTL appointed advisers and asset managers to new European hotel real estate fund

The fund has a remit to concentrate on hotel assets within the European markets and will be looking to invest in the region of 750 million Euros over the next two to three years.

Terry Smith to launch emerging markets trust

Reasons include the slowdown in China and last May's 'taper tantrum', when plans to scale back quantitative easing in the US were announced.

Tributes paid to fund manager killed in 1000-foot Cairngorms fall

Tributes have been paid to an Edinburgh fund manager who has died in a hillwalking accident

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