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Tougher risk controls curtail hedge fund trading activity, research shows

Credit trading emerged as the most affected area, with hedge funds scaling back activity in response to tighter risk controls.

Revealed: RSMR names 2024 ‘R Award’ winners

The ‘R Awards’ recognise the funds RSMR analysts believe to be among the best-in-class

Infrastructure investments with impact

Companies participating in the infrastructure boom benefit from an unprecedented pipeline.

State pension set for 4.1% rise next April

The rise, which is subject to official confirmation, is due to the triple lock formula.

Platinum Financial Planning sets out expansion plans

Headquartered in Belfast, the independent financial planning firm also has a London office, allowing it to cater to clients across the UK.

“If Trump wins, the Fed may not be able to lower interest rates to the target level of 3.5%” – an interview with Nannette Hechler-Fayd’herbe

She also gives her outlook for assets, and defends her current preference for fixed-income over equities.

Rethink Perspectives: a look at 2025, between geopolitical risks and economic normalisation

For investors, it can feel as if there is a growing cacophony of conflicting opinions, forecasts, and breaking news, making it harder than ever to take informed investment decisions.

Billionaires: Bernard Arnault set to buy Paris FC in partnership with Red Bull

In our round-up of the world’s ultra-wealthy, Gautam Adani’s flagship company seeks to raise $500 million through share sale, and social media platform X is cleared to resume service in Brazil after Elon Musk agrees to judge’s demands

Nearly one in three UK business owners have fast-tracked exit strategies over past 12 months as possible CGT Budget raid looms

This is an uplift on the 23% who said 18 months ago** that they had brought forward business exits over the previous year.

New rates, new rules

Monetary easing should continue across most developed economies as inflation gradually falls.

Equity Edge: Why wealth managers got serious about direct equities

How direct equities have gone from backwater to business critical for leading wealth managers.

High yield bonds regain their shine

But while stocks have gained ground, the relative attractiveness of high yield bonds has also risen.

Interview with Delo

Let me clarify that, at the ECB, decision-making on monetary policy and banking supervision is separate, and for good reason.

UK millionaire exodus expected by 2028

Analysis from economic think tank the Adam Smith Institute found the share of the population who are millionaires will fall by 20 per cent by 2028.

Söderberg DFM CEO: Why our MPS won’t invest in our own funds

Söderberg & Partners’ Fredrik Börjesson wants to avoid the conflict of interest in investing an MPS in in-house funds.

Millionaires swap the UK for Portugal

Many wealthy Britons will be seeking expert advice on the financial impact of becoming tax resident in Portugal.

Judith Viader, CEO of Frit Ravich, national winner of the ‘CaixaBank Women in Business Award’ 2024

The awards jury, made up of a group of CaixaBank executives and managers, chose Judith Viader among the twelve regional winners for her entrepreneurial spirit and strategic vision.

New data shows 67% surge in the popularity of tracker mortgages over past three years

This increase comes amid a period of economic uncertainty and fluctuating interest rates, prompting many borrowers to opt for tracker mortgages, which offer interest rates that follow the Bank of England base rate.

Labour wants growth but ‘you need investment’: Parmenion CIO

This is what Parmenion chief investment officer Peter Dalgliesh told Money Marketing while discussing the upcoming Budget on 30 October.

Innovation in Digital Assets in the Financial System and The Bank − by Sasha Mills

Given at Digital Assets Week

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