12/31/2014
Preqin: Hedge Funds Return 3.90% YTD
CTAs are a small bright spot in an otherwise gloomy landscape
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12/30/2014
City Link collapse: Owner recoups £20m as taxpayers foot bill for redundancies
Fund used to invest in parcel firm was based in Guernsey to avoid paying tax
12/30/2014
Insurance emerges toast of foreign investors in 2014
France’s AXA announced that it had acquired 77 per cent interest in Mansard Insurance, formerly GTAssurance, for €198 million
12/30/2014
Reining in Christmas could boost UK savings by billions, Axa Wealth says
The wealth management firm commissioned research house Populus to find out how many Britons overspent in last year’s festivities and by how much.
12/30/2014
Russian Distressed Debt Fund Lures Ex-Goldman, RenCap Employees
Russia is the main focus, as all assets are very cheap right now
12/30/2014
Fortunes Diverge for U.K. and Its Stocks
The U.K. economy is picking up, but the country’s stock market isn’t.
12/30/2014
UK wealth managers are increasingly adopting social media to cater to clients’ evolving tech habits and to woo the next generation of wealth.
The FT’s Vanessa Kortekaas reports on the industry’s digital advances
12/29/2014
Aberdeen Asset Management is new Malmaison landlord following £21.8million deal
The fund manager snapped up the Aberdeen property from Aviva Investors.
12/28/2014
Sainsbury's beseiged by short-sellers in 2014
J Sainsbury has been besieged by short-sellers this year as hedge funds bet the supermarket group will be hit by the escalating price war in the grocery industry.
12/27/2014
2015: Banks to Put New Reins on Hedge Funds
Higher bank capital standards will force them to jettison some hedge fund clients and could create another layer of volatility in stocks and bonds.
12/24/2014
BNP Paribas unveils changes across bond and loan businesses
He also gains a new boss in the shape of Pascal Fischer, head of global markets in the Europe
12/24/2014
Hedge fund boss tears down £3m mews house to make way for gym and garage
Mr Rokos, 44, paid £5.175 million for one flat in the town house in 2008 and £2.475 million for another in the same year.
12/24/2014
Salhan Accountants lands award honours
As well as providing forensic accountancy, tax litigation, tax fraud investigations and VAT investigations, the Birmingham-based firm has asset protection services covering inheritance tax, creditors, divorce, cohabitation, business failure, litigation an
12/24/2014
Attivo to buy 12 more adviser client banks in 2015
At the firm’s year-end in March 2014 there were £500m funds under influence and turnover of almost £4m.
12/24/2014
Swiss boutique bolsters funds range with global multi-asset strategy
Independent Asset Manager Zeus Capital has Launched a Global Multi-Asset Fund to Further Expand its Ucits-Compliant Fund Range
12/24/2014
Spain's Santander announces interest in Portugal's Novo Banco
Spain's Banco Santander formally announced its interest in acquiring Portugal's Novo Banco as part of the sale process launched by the Portuguese central bank.
12/24/2014
Deutsche Bank open to offers for London gold vault
Deutsche Bank is open to offers for its London-based gold vault following the closure of its physical precious metals business
12/23/2014
Warburg and Carlyle snap up rating agency
The buyout pair completed a deal for the Toronto-based company in partnership with a consortium of Canadian-based individual investors, including DBRS founder, Walter Schroeder, and other members of the company’s management team.
12/23/2014
The ten most popular active funds of 2014 (so far)
This year has been a difficult one for many active funds, but, as ever, a select group of portfolios continue to be backed en masse by buyers looking to deliver outperformance for clients.
12/23/2014
Brevan Howard Changing Leadership in Emerging Markets Fixed Income, Waiving Fees
The Class A shares of the Emerging Markets Fixed Income fund were down -0.19 percent in November after finding difficulty during much of the fall.