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Lionel Zinsou Trades Private Equity for African Politics

The former head of France’s PAI Partners brings family ties and business savvy to his bid for president of Benin in February’s election.

Who topped Tilney Bestinvest’s Spot the Dog list with 18 funds?

The list, which identifies funds that have underperformed for three consecutive years and by more than 10 per cent over three years, includes Aberdeen’s £1.1bn Asia Pacific Equity fund and 10 other from the group.

Oil a load of nonsense by Tim Price

Who’s afraid of cheap oil ?” asks ‘The Economist’ on its front page this week. Judging by the last fortnight in the stock market, just about everybody is.

Coutts: Market Update: Staying calm in the storm

Markets have gone sharply against us so far this year, but the actual underlying economic fundamentals continue to support our positive view for 2016. It may continue to be painful in the short run, but as long-term investors we are taking the view that t

Logic on fire by Penny Lovell

Mark Carney has this week yet again postponed the likelihood of an interest rate rise, due to the turmoil in the global economy and weaker UK growth.

ABN AMRO’s Insights Report says diamond industry should gear up for change

Says price competition and growth of lab-grown diamonds would impact industry in years to come

Basel III fundamentally changes how asset managers are connected to the financial system

Only 20% of fund managers have a clear understanding of how their prime brokers calculate their worth in terms of the revenue

Millennials' money habits 'influenced by parents'

Younger people are twice as likely to run out of cash before payday and save nothing each month if their parents had a negative rather than positive influence on their finances

Birmingham Post Rich List 2016: Traditional approach to preserving and growing wealth

The start of 2016 sees Stratford-upon-Avon fund management firm Quotidian Investments celebrating another year of market-beating success

The world's 20 richest football clubs

Deloitte has unveiled its Football Money League based on 2014/15 revenue.

Booming London property rents continues to attract expat buy to let landlords

This high demand for rentals translates into strong support levels for rental incomes

Chinese whispers - St. James's Place Market Bulletin

“There is no doubt the Chinese economy is experiencing a substantial slowdown,” said Chris Ralph, chief investment officer at St. James’s Place. According to Richard Oldfield of Oldfield Partners, and fund manager of the St. James’

Cognolink relaunches as Third Bridge in the UK and globally

This move aligns the firm’s naming and identity with its strategy and future growth plans under one unified, global brand.

InvestmentBank.com Launches New Investment Banking Site in the German Language

Investment banking specialists launch new site geared toward matching opportunities specific to a German-speaking audience.

Coutts: Silver lining in January clouds: Global Markets Weekly

The sharp declines across all major equity markets so far this year have certainly been painful. But we remain convinced that the underlying economic fundamentals are supportive and that our ‘pro-equity’ stance is appropriate for longer-term i

Bear necessities by Tim Price

“At first sign of crisis, the ignorant don’t panic because they don’t know what’s going on. Then later they panic precisely because they don’t know what’s going on.” - Jarod Kintz.

Forget Basel IV: Bundesbank Says Beware of Banks' Sovereign Risk

Once this is resolved, a multi-year pause will likely set in on major new regulations

The PSR's Direct Access and Governance Report: Will industry rise to the challenge?

The Report concludes that the payments sector is showing signs of becoming more competitive as a result of the directions the PSR has implemented.

Why cash is the most crucial asset class for wealth managers

Andrew Thatcher says cash is the one to get right if wealth advisers want to keep their clients making gains

Eurozone bank sector on mend, ECB survey shows

The low general level of interest rates contributed most to the increase in loan demand.

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