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KPMG and Santander top employers for women

KPMG, Santander and Marks and Spencer are among the employers that have been named in The Times’ Top 50 Employers for Women 2015

Seven billionaires in Britain's top-25 richest hedge fund managers' list

Britain's top-25 richest hedge fund managers' wealth rose by 1.8 billion pounds ($2.70 billion) to 14.8 billion pounds over the past year

Channel Islands Rich List revealed

The Barclay Brothers are top of the Channel Islands Rich List and ranked 13th in the UK with £6,500m - up £500m on previous year

Grant Thornton UK recognised with three accolades

Leading business and financial adviser Grant Thornton UK LLP has been recognised with three accolades at this years' Management Consultancies Association awards for its work on the UK Kodak pensions scheme

Growth and ‘Grexit’ - St. James's Place

The global economy should enjoy a reasonable recovery over the next two years, the report said, helped by the recent falls in energy prices and exchange rate movements.

American Activist Investors Take Another Charge at Europe

For many American funds, the appeal of Europe may be that it is less crowded than the U.S.

On billionaire altruist lunatics by Tim Price, PFP Wealth Management

“Facts do not cease to exist because they are ignored.” - Aldous Huxley.

Groundhog Day for Gold by Toby Birch

Over a period of five years US shares prices have risen by a stunning 70% while gold has gone nowhere from $1,200 to $1,200.

Wine Lovers Pay Premium For French Wine

The average price of a liter of French wine is more than double the global average

Scandal-hit HSBC is branded Britain's most secretive bank by study

HSBC has been accused of being Britain’s most secretive big bank.

Santander has been named in The Times Top 50 Employers for Women 2015

In its fifth year, the 2015 awards are published in partnership with Opportunity Now, the workplace gender campaign from Business in the Community, during Business in the Community’s Responsible Business Week.

Aberdeen multi-manager funds see rating drop

Morningstar said the performance of Multi-Manager Diversity and Multi-Manager Select Boutiques had been “mixed” and “generally disappointing since 2008”.

Weekly Close Up - Close Brothers

In his 10-day stay in Athens, he observed 5 riots, far-right party assault squads and the completely unhindered 3-week occupation of a university in downtown Athens, with the sole demand to abolish prisons.

Goldman’s research into its ideal recruits. And J.P. Morgan pays most in London

What does the perfect Goldman Sachs hire look like?

German HNWI Wealth Worth $6.6 Trillion by 2019: 2015 Germany Wealth Market Report

MarketReportsStore.com adds Germany Wealth Report 2015 that reviews the performance and asset allocations of German HNWIs and ultra-HNWIs

The Platforum: How ‘open’ are open architecture platforms really?

In the UK and, indeed, across Europe, investment platforms have been hugely important in powering open architecture for institutions (banks and insurers), financial advisers and the end investor.

Investors Grow Wary of Emerging-Market Debt

Fear of defaults grows as developing economies slow and dollar has climbed

Survey: Record number of Britain's richest donate more than 1% of their wealth to charity

A record number of Britain's wealthiest people donated at least 1% of their wealth to charity last year, according to a survey published in The Sunday Times.

Do not trust the horse, Trojans by Justin Urquhart Stewart

"Do not trust the horse, Trojans. Whatever it is, I fear the Greeks even when they bring gifts." Virgil's Aeneid, Book 2, 19 BC:

Taking the temperature of the independent legal market - RESEARCH

The series and is based on interviews with 118 independent lawyers and more than 500 private clients across England.

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