11/17/2014
Some state-owned wealth funds had come under domestic pressure after losing an estimated $80 billion at the height of the financial crisis by investing in beleaguered Western banks.
11/17/2014
Fitch Ratings' 2015 rating and sector outlooks for investment managers are stable despite increasing competition between traditional and alternative investment managers to meet retail investors' growing appetite for alternative investments and s
11/17/2014
Peer-to-peer business lending is predicted to reach £749m by the end of the year, a 288% increase from £193m in 2013.
11/17/2014
Catella has taken first place in the TNS Sifo Prospera Fund Distributors & Selectors annual ranking of Swedish fund management companies. The survey includes a total of 28 Swedish fund companies.
11/17/2014
There’s no disputing the prolific rise of independent financial advisers on deals - the likes of Lazard and Rothschild, who are instructed by companies to ensure that their transactions run smoothly.
11/17/2014
The value of deposits held by banks in Guernsey grew by £3.5 billion (4.5%) during the third quarter of the year.
11/17/2014
The latest Barclays and BGF Entrepreneurs Index, a bi-annual study tracking entrepreneurial activity, found that 4,430 firms were operating in the city in March 2014, an increase of 4.6% on the previous year.
11/17/2014
The First Minister claims he could have prevented the Royal Bank of Scotland from collapsing despite writing to Fred Goodwin urging to press ahead with the disastrous ABN Amro takeover.
11/17/2014
Comment: Alex Wright, who manages Anthony Bolton's former funds, explains how investment trusts suit fund managers who spot opportunities early
11/16/2014
The papers seem to be full of pundits predicting that "the end is nigh" for stock market valuations at their current level.
11/16/2014
In 1975, Charles Ellis, the founder of Greenwich Associates, wrote one of the most powerful and memorable metaphors in the history of finance.
11/14/2014
Explosion in Customer Adoption of Technology Increasing Expectations of All Age Groups
11/14/2014
Solicitors play a crucial role in our society and our economy
11/14/2014
Wealth managers look to boutiques in hunt for quality active management
The survey of UK 80 wealth managers and multi-managers, conducted in September and October this year, found 95% were positive about boutique investing, and 41% said they plan to increase their asset allocation to boutiques in the next 18 months.
11/14/2014
Adviser interest in Charles Stanley’s discretionary fund management model has been “slow” because its “different concept” is not what advisers are used to, the firm’s wealth management director admitted to FTAdviser.
11/13/2014
Almost £50 million worth of hotel sales could be made in the South West before the end of the year.
11/13/2014
Investment in the UK’s alternative real estate sector is tipped to grow to £20bn by 2019.
11/13/2014
Who are Europe's best paid bank CEOs?
Given the boardroom battles that have taken place over recent years, it's hardly surprising - but a new ranking of last year's 15 best-paid European bank bosses shows UK bankers are among the most highly-paid in Europe.
11/13/2014
The financial shortfall in the UK's largest company pension funds has doubled in the past six years to hit £100 billion - despite companies pouring in £75 billion to close the gap.
11/12/2014
Volatility returned to equity markets in October as renewed global growth concerns (particularly in Europe) weighed on investors’ minds. Geopolitics has also provided an unhelpful backdrop due to ongoing problems in the Middle East and Ukraine and t