09/28/2015
Lyxor Lutetia Merger Arbitrage triple assets in two months
The strategy pursued is pure merger arbitrage, which focuses on large cap equities in Europe and North America
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09/28/2015
Outsourcer Equiniti To Raise £350m From Float
A share registrar which handled elements of Royal Mail's privatisation will announce its own float this week, Sky News learns.
09/25/2015
The Fidelity Advisor Europe Fund: Class A (FHJUX)
According to the company, its bottom-up stock picking focuses on investing in those companies that have “proven business models"
09/25/2015
Fund Managers Prepare for ECB QE Expansion
Central bank will ‘pull the trigger,’ says AllianceBernstein
09/25/2015
Active managers 'must cut costs' as passives slash fees
Active managers are not feeling “too threatened” yet as the passive world is still growing
09/25/2015
City Insider: Manny Roman warn peers of sins
AIMA was at pains to make sure that the bash was a far cry from the bull market hedge fund extravaganzas of old.
09/25/2015
Money managers see uphill road for Greek bond purchases by ECB
Greek bonds are unlikely to be eligible for the ECB’s QE purchase program until December at the earliest
09/25/2015
Capita Asset Services to expand its Dublin workforce by up to 200 over the next two years
The company also announced today that it has been appointed to service the new €500m residential development finance business, Activate Capital.
09/24/2015
British Overseas Territories Celebrate Queen’s Longest Reign with New Crown Coins
The treasuries of four British overseas territories have authorized the issue of a commemorative coin celebrating the day their head of state, Queen Elizabeth II, became the longest reigning British sovereign in history.
09/24/2015
Poland's PZU, with $1.6 billion for investment, eyes banks
State-controlled PZU wants to build a top-five banking group in Poland after it bought the biggest stake in the country's 13th-biggest lender Alior Bank ALRR.WA for 1.63 billion zlotys earlier this year.
09/24/2015
BNP Paribas unveils hedge fund data management service
The alternative fund administration arm of BNP Paribas Securities emerged this morning from its post-prandial hibernation.
09/24/2015
Axa Wealth CEO ‘ahead of plan’ on restructure
It is understood Axa Wealth was running with more than £100m start-up costs.
09/23/2015
Shanghai-London stock connect could be a goer
In doing so, the regulatory authorities will share information on a regular basis for deeper cooperation between the two markets.
09/23/2015
Wales' richest man says world's best footballers are 'wickedly underpaid compared to hedge fund punks'
Billionaire Sir Michael Moritz said that compared to 'some 27-year-old punk who can operate a spreadsheet in a hedge fund' footballers are not paid enough
09/23/2015
Guernsey looking at further reinsurance and pension longevity business
All three sectors are niche elements of the captive insurance industry
09/23/2015
When things get stretched to breaking point, trade and invoice finance might be the answer
It’s that time of the year for many fashion suppliers, orders placed in the early part of the summer are now being delivered for the vitally important winter, Christmas and New Year buying periods,
09/23/2015
Vanguard to launch UK D2C platform
Vanguard has always had a D2C offering in the US
09/23/2015
Effective Communication is European Asset Managers' Greatest Challenge
Of all challenges facing asset managers--compliance, competition, volatile markets--Cerulli Associates believes that effective communication is the toughest
09/23/2015
Xinhua Insight: Europe's offshore yuan hubs carve out different roles
China's push for the globalization of its currency has spurred financial centers worldwide to become offshore yuan hubs.
09/23/2015
Most absolute return funds are not worth paying for, says Argonaut’s Norris
Argonaut’s Barry Norris makes the case for investing away from absolute return funds that try to overly dampen volatility.