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Professional investors raise cash holdings to highest level since financial crisis

After a six-year bull run for global stock markets nerves are starting to creep in

Preqin: Hedge funds in the red for the first time in 2015

The Preqin All-Strategies Hedge Fund benchmark was down 0.75% in June 2015, ending its five month streak of positive performance.

Big hurdles remain in Greece but investor focus should be on U.S. and China

Stock markets and the Euro will rise as some degree of certainty replaces the brinkmanship between Athens and Brussels.

Greek banks need 14B euros in capital even with a deal

A senior Greek banker recently told Reuters that it would need 14 billion dollars in capital, and more time with their doors closed before the banking system could reopen.

Investors Hiking Cash Holdings in the Face of Lowered Confidence in China - RESEARCH

Global investors have raised their holdings of cash significantly in response to a weaker global economic outlook, particularly in China, according to the BofA Merrill Lynch Fund Manager Survey for July.

The £500,000 cost of sending a child to boarding school

Fees at some schools trebled since 1990 and are still rising above inflation

Size really DOESN'T matter: Tiny Qatar, Luxembourg and Singapore are the three richest countries in the world

Three of the world's smallest states have been named as the richest countries in a new study.

Asset Managers achieve record profits and assets, but fee pressures rise.

Asset management continues to rank among the world’s most profitable businesses, and it’s a growing one for managers that get it right.

Columbia Threadneedle Investments: From ‘Grexit’ to ‘Grin’ but will Greece grin and bear it?

Assuming the steps required in the coming days are met, the immediate bankruptcy of the Greek government has been avoided, and the country will remain within the eurozone.

BVCA Private Equity and Venture Capital Performance Measurement Survey 2014

"As the economy has stabilised, so too has the Private Equity industry, consistently outperforming its competitors and delivering high returns to investors."

Europe a new focus for boutique managers says SunGard/TABB survey

We are seeing confident and positive boutique asset managers who are using their greater focus and agility, as well as more flexible systems, to carve out profitable niches despite tougher regulation.

Opportunities for Guernsey as global alternative assets predicted to rise

A predicted rise of investment in alternative assets is expected to offer significant opportunities for Guernsey as a premier location for alternative asset funds and fund managers, in the coming years.

The power of research by Geoff Cook

‘Research is creating new knowledge.’ Neil Armstrong

Should You Buy Royal Bank of Scotland Group plc, Lloyds Banking Group plc, Virgin Money Holdings UK plc Or Shawbrook Group plc?

Given the size of the government’s stake, the immense selling pressure would likely keep the value of RBS’s shares low.

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