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EFG readies fund to benefit from ‘new peak’ for M&A

Its goal is to build wealth by investing in stocks

ICAP Full-Year Profit Falls 4% Amid ‘Challenging’ Conditions

Trading conditions have been and are likely to remain extremely difficult

L&G adds investment-grade bond fund for Browne

The team manages about £70bn, with around half of which in buy and maintain strategies.

RLAM posts £900m inflow into fund range in Q1

Royal London's new life and pensions business was up 18% to £989m

London Stock Exchange among several bidders in auction for asset management and index firm Russell Investments

Private equity firms CVC Capital Partners and Silver Lake have also teamed up to pursue a bid

Asset surge propels Duet beyond $5bn barrier

Assets under management at Duet Group, the alternatives group co-founded in 2002 by former Merrill Lynch and Credit Suisse First Boston banker Henry Gabay, have hit the $5 billion mark after a surge over the past year.

Scottish Mortgage boss hits out at investment managers

He added: "There is so much wrong with the investment industry."

The manager who earns $10million... in just one day

Though 2013 was not one of the better years to be a hedge fund manager

Nest adds F&C bond to ethical investment fund

Nest has added an ethically screened corporate bond to its ethical investment fund

Funds guru challenges rivals on fees

INVESTORS are set to benefit after one of the most celebrated fund managers announced the launch next month of a new fund with some of the lowest fees on the market.

UK star manager announces launch date for new fund

Woodford's new venture has already received significant support from major players in the industry

Care Bill presents opportunity for fund managers

New types of insurance and annuity products – and a fresh source of income for fund managers

BNP Paribas signs up to TARGET 2

BNP Paribas has announced it will be a 'directly connected participant' of the TARGET 2 Securities settlement program.

Glory for Lansdowne’s stock-picking strategy

The years that followed the credit crisis badly damaged the reputation of long/short hedge funds, whose volatility is now greater than macro hedge funds, traditionally viewed as the gunslingers of the sector.

Oxford University wins best allocator to hedge funds

This move has earned Oxford the respect of its peers and with it the new Financial News award for Best Allocator to Hedge Funds, narrowly beating Kedge Capital, the family office for the Bertarelli family.

Wells Fargo Asset Management international fund offering now available to investors in Italy

To facilitate all retail business, Wells Fargo Asset Management has appointed Société Générale Securities Services S.p.A. as the correspondent bank in Italy.

Europe faces crisis of financial literacy

There is a lot of talk about consumer confidence and measures have been taken to enhance trust in the industry

Makuria wins new hedge fund manager

While many of Europe’s hedge fund newcomers have struggled in a tough fundraising climate of recent years, a notable exception has been credit specialist Makuria Investment Management, the recipient of the Financial News award for New Hedge Fund Man

Managers’ favourite bond funds revealed

Two of Woolnough’s most high-profile fans are Robin McDonald and FE Alpha Manager Marcus Brookes

Bruntwood sells Manchester’s City Tower to Schroder’s

Bruntwood has sold its City Tower headquarters in Manchester to asset manager Schroder’s in a deal worth £132m.

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