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Bats Europe to launch UK-focussed indexes

The indexes will be offered free to private and professional investors, media firms and for benchmarking purposes.

Morning Coffee: 60 year-old structurer at BNP Paribas earned $60k a month. Morgan Stanley’s Brexit plan

The Sunday Times reports that U.S. bank is making preparations to shift ‘at least one sixth’ of its current UK workforce to the likes of Frankfurt if Britain leaves the European Union.

UniCredit Hits 4-Year Low as Capital, Succession Concerns Mount

The shares fell 2.7 percent to 2.32 euros at 11:35 a.m. in Milan and touched the lowest since July 2012.

Scottish private sector economy contracts amid job-shedding but manufacturing grows for first time since October

A reading of less than 50 is deemed to signal contraction.

Profile: Amundi focuses on product launches in UK expansion

Pellis joined Amundi in 2013 from LGT Capital Management where he was head of distribution.

The price of a pint has risen 15,600pc in the Queen's lifetime - but the value of money has fallen each year

The lowest annual increase was between 1996 and 2006, when prices rose 2.6 per cent.

Hedgie salaries hit £290k leaving asset managers behind

Bonuses, while high at a senior level, are still significant for junior positions

The secret to investing in hedge funds: avoid almost all of them

Cambridge Associates is one of the biggest investment consultants advising pensions and others on which funds to choose.

The banking balance: technology and informed risk decision making

But how can technology be effectively used to help the organisation make the best decisions to manage its risks?

Lisbon and Warsaw take on New York and London

Banks shift thousands of workers out of the world’s main financial centres

Catella: Banks and corporates agree - access to financing has worsened

The Main index has seen a relatively small decrease of 0.2 points to 41.0. However, the components that make up the Main index have seen rather significant ups and downs.

Luis M Linde: Islamic finance - growing importance and regulatory challenge

Welcoming remarks by Mr Luis M Linde, Governor of the Bank of Spain, at the European Forum on Islamic Finance, organized by the Islamic Financial Services Board (Madrid),

Andrew Gracie: Ending too big to fail - getting the job done

Speech by Mr Andrew Gracie, Executive Director of Resolution of the Bank of England, at Deloitte, London

After shock of redemptions, sovereign funds rethink strategies

If you have an external element disrupting portfolios, most of the time it has a negative impact on performance.

Square Mile: Investment trust cost advantages are an illusion

To put this in simpler terms, the fund structure is nothing more than a bucket or container designed to safeguard the rights and interests of the investor.

Catella: Increasing demand from international investors for the Nordics

Catella foresees these opportunities, especially for investments in the office and retail markets.

Four questions for Lutz Overlack, Head of Sales at BLI

“We have to be careful not to lose sight of the whole picture”

Investing in UK buy-to-let from Europe

Once you and your solicitor are satisfied everything is in order, contracts can be exchanged, usually paying a 10% deposit.

The global economy is continuing to generate stable, moderate growth: Guy Wagner (Banque de Luxembourg)

“The higher yields on long bonds give them some residual potential for appreciation without having to factor in negative yields to maturity.”

The 10 best London finance jobs post-Brexit

And yet, temporarily at least, some finance jobs or finance-related jobs are likely to thrive in a post-Brexit world.

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