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ETF industry grew faster than hedge funds in 2016

Many investors have become disappointed with the high fees, performance and lack of liquidity of hedge funds over the past few years.

European Alternative Asset Managers Must Work Hard to Get on Consultants' Buy Lists

Alternatives managers are finding it difficult to displace traditional managers on European consultants' buy lists, but those that are persistent will be rewarded

Interview: Ascentric's Jon Taylor on platform consolidation

When Mr Taylor joined Ascentric in 2015 from his role as chief executive of Royal London’s Co-op life business, the sector was nearing the end of a period of rapid growth.

St. James’s Place – “The chancellor still faces weighty external challenges despite upbeat assessments”

Chris Ralph, CIO at St. James’s Place comments on the deal between Aberdeen Asset Management and Standard Life, says there is “a complementary nature to putting the organisations together…in a world where the share of passive assets is

Alliance Trust Savings to cut Edinburgh jobs

The majority of the roles being cut are management roles in operations.

Lords vote on Brexit bill changes, UK house prices

In Hong Kong the Hang Seng index is up 0.4 per cent while the Shanghai Composite index and Japan’s Topix index are both flat.

..Crackle, Pop by Tim Price

“Snap’s IPO filing with the SEC forged new ground, referencing sexting, “poop”, and a cartoon ghost spewing a rainbow.”

Getting under the cover of family firms by Penny Lovell

This year the day coincided with the PAM Awards dinner – the finale of a year of creating, innovating, servicing, reporting, performance and let’s not forget writing it all up in a very specific style and one that allows you no more than 2,000

Asset managers must stamp out bad habits

In his final column as editor, Chris Newlands assesses the state of the fund industry

Investment banking jobs at risk per firm from Brexit

Some operations to the continent to ensure access to its market and activity in its time zone.

This investment banker quit a high paying job in the City to open an art gallery in Paris

A lot of people are coming back home since Brexit.

Spain to quit EU in bombshell move to keep boozy Brit Costa hols

Spain could follow Britain out of the European Union in a bid to maintain the thriving holiday industry and care for Brits living on the Costas.

The star fund managers who have doubled savers’ money

Given that the period included the financial crisis, when stock markets crashed, it is quite an achievement.

The seven-year pitch: Standard Life’s pursuit of Aberdeen

Talks accelerated by competitive and regulatory pressures

Duration fears spark linker exodus despite inflation leap

Figures from the Investment Association released last Friday showed the largest net outflows on record for index-linked gilt funds in January, equivalent to 2 per cent of the sector’s assets.

European Banks Risk Facing a 'Collapse Worse Than the 2008 Financial Crisis'

According to German economist and author Marc Friedrich, such a situation is an unprecedented scandal.

Fund Distributor Chooses Singapore For Push Into Asia

With more than 60 billion Euros in assets distributed, Fund Channel ranks among the top 3 international distribution platforms in Europe.

FTSE reshuffle - what’s in and what’s out - Charles Stanley

Index reshuffles matter because tracker funds buy and sell many millions of pounds of shares based on FTSE Russell’s changes. Here’s an overview of this quarter’s promotions and demotions in the FTSE 100 and FTSE 250.

Now’s the time to take back control from Brussels

The company decided that was too high a price to pay. It looks as if the deal will fall apart.

Generali puts Dutch business up for sale

The deal would not create enough value for its investors.

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