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Argos Investment Managers to expand in the UK

Specialist boutique investment firm Argos Investment Managers has announced its intention to expand its presence in the UK market.

Double for group as emerging markets bonds duo take top places in new league

Franklin Templeton's emerging markets bonds duo Laura Burakreis and Marco Freire have soared to the top of The Herald's table of top-performing houses with a strong Scottish presence.

Brazilian fund houses make play for international investors

The figures suggest that appetite for Brazilian and Latin American equity funds is not particularly strong

World's first bitcoin storage vault opens in London

A “deep cold storage” service for bitcoins which promises to protect against hackers or accidental loss has launched in London.

Schroders announces launch of EURO Credit Conviction fund

Schroders is pleased to announce the launch of Schroder ISF EURO Credit Conviction

New fund in London taps China onshore stock market

The RQFII scheme, launched in 2011, allows financial institutions to use offshore RMB to invest in the Chinese mainland securities markets, including stocks, bonds, and money market instruments

Standard Life Investments Launches Short Duration Credit Fund

The Fund, which is designed to meet investor demand for credit products with reduced exposure to interest rate risk, complements the wide spectrum of fixed income funds already offered by the fund manager.

London challenges Hong Kong with BOC's yuan bond

European deals account for more than 10 per cent of global yuan debt issues every year and have so far been mostly conducted in Hong Kong.

Brooks Macdonald sets up new firm to launch property fund

The fund will aim to deliver a high correlation to direct property markets, targeting a yield of 4.5%-5.5% with low volatility

Carmignac kicks out European fund management team

French investment giant Carmignac Gestion has replaced its entire European fund management team in a bid to improve investment performance.

Guy Hands doubles salaries to keep staff

Guy Hands has doubled salaries at his private equity firm in a bid to retain staff, while cutting payouts for himself.

Latvia hires three banks for international euro bond

Latvia has hired U.S. banks Citigroup and JP Morgan and French bank Societe Generale to lead the issuance of a euro-denominated international bond

World’s Biggest Wealth Fund Sees Backing to Expand Investments

Norway’s $820 billion sovereign wealth fund, the world’s largest, is closer to getting the go ahead to expand into more asset classes as it struggles to meet return targets

Bank of America Merrill Lynch Shuts European Power, Gas Desk

ank of America Merrill Lynch has closed its European power and gas desk following low demand for power and gas hedging and regulatory changes

Skandia launches discretionary trust on UK platform

Skandia has launched a new discretionary trust on its UK platform.

JCAM To Invest In Birmingham And Leeds With £43m In Funding From RBS

Canmoor, the private property company is advising on asset management and development initiatives.

Brevan Howard U.K. Unit Paid Partners $99 Million for 12 Months

The highest paid partner, who wasn’t identified, received 39.4 million pounds, down from 78.9 million pounds a year earlier

China's 'Tobin Tax' debate stings City hopes for offshore trading boom

Any such move could greatly complicate the City of London’s plans to become the top market for global trading of the yuan or renminbi

Barclays Poised To Back Down Over Pay Plans

The shareholders have said that plans mooted by the bank to award share allowances to only its chief executive and chief financial officer do not go far enough.

F&C Investments expands Real Estate Securities range with global fund

The F&C Global Real Estate Securities Fund is co-managed by Alban Lhonneur and Marcus Phayre-Mudge, who have over eight years and 22 years of experience respectively in the real estate sector.

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