02/24/2017
BASF weigh on European shares at end of positive week
The world's largest chemicals group said it would return to earnings growth after higher petrochemical prices bolstered fourth-quarter profit.
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02/23/2017
UK family firms braced for brexit but lag behind World rivals
PwC found more than nine-in-10 UK family businesses anticipated growth and more than nine in 10 (94%) were confident of growing their core business in existing markets.
02/23/2017
Man who killed banker with one punch cleared of murder
He denied intending to seriously hurt the 30-year-old and said he was just annoyed at one of his victim’s friends for making a racist comment.
02/23/2017
Emerging-Markets Hedge-Fund Assets Reach Record in '16, HFR Says
Global hedge-fund assets increased by $121.6 billion in 2016 to $3.02 trillion, it showed.
02/23/2017
Questor: the discounted trusts whose managers have 'skin in the game’
Every year, analysts at Canaccord Genuity, the stockbroker, compile a list of the investment trusts in which the managers (and boards) have the largest stakes.
02/23/2017
KPMG: Consolidation Will Transform Insurance Sector
The event is scheduled to hold on the 28th of February 2017.
02/23/2017
Commercial Bar under fire for promoting Dubai as a world arbitration centre
UAE ‘an immature’ legal system that is ‘subject to regular abuse’, says UK charity
02/23/2017
London analysts upgrade Hungary growth forecast on VAT cuts, EU funds, base effects
A weaker than expected GDP outcome in 2016 also provides a favorable base effect.
02/23/2017
M&A activity hits record level, reports BDO analysis
The number of deals was the highest recorded since the second quarter of 2008.
02/23/2017
Deutsche Bank Loses Ground in Trading as JPMorgan Thrives
Deutsche Bank's negotiations with U.S. prosecutors last year over alleged mortgage misdeeds rattled investors
02/23/2017
Smart Beta Needs to be Viewed in Strategic Context
Europe's investors should not despair even after negative returns
02/22/2017
Institutional investors pull $469 bln from equities in 2016
The tide may be turning international equity strategies are attracting the most searches in eVestment's database, a clue to future asset flows.
02/22/2017
Could you profit from the star fund managed by two women?
This is a great job for a woman you don't sit at your desk all day because it's about meeting people.
02/22/2017
Why banks have to implement Instant Payments
Customer expectations are driving the instant payments demand, and technological advances are ready to meet them.
02/22/2017
Analysts say bank still years away from private ownership
State-backed Royal Bank looks to have lifted a major barrier on its road to recovery following proposals submitted by the Treasury to the European Commission
02/22/2017
The UK's big banks need to keep a close watch on risks
This is not something they have always performed well at in the past.
02/22/2017
The Swiss Franc and Europe’s packed election year
We see an important role for the Swiss franc in mitigating political risk.
02/22/2017
The king of capital preservation
He regards as an inevitable consequence of the world having too much debt.
02/22/2017
International buyers routinely rejected for UK mortgages
Mortgage enquiries from overseas buyers and British expats rose 45% in Q4 2016
02/22/2017
Tens of thousands of British pensioners in EU countries face healthcare limbo after Brexit
UK citizens who have lived abroad for many years are not eligible for free NHS care