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Credit Agricole sees private equity assets doubling in four years

Credit Agricole SA, France’s third-biggest bank, expects its private equity investments to more than double in the next three to four years.

EY predicts lending by banks is to rise

The influential EY Item Club forecasts a modest level of growth this year but predicts net lending to businesses is poised to rise almost 17 per cent by 2018, funnelling up to an extra £66 billion into UK companies.

The New Normal by Justin Urquhart Stewart

As we are in the teenage years of the new century we can see how this decade is going to be very different from the 'noughties'.

Asset managers or asset gatherers? by Tim Price

There have been massive increases in reserves held by banks. I have described this as driving with one foot on the throttle and the other on the brake.

Adapting to the riskier world - comment from David Jane, manager of Miton’s Multi Asset funds

“The last few months have seen a number of conflicting and in some cases extreme data points.

Channel Islands, UK and Ireland among least complex places to do business

The far-reaching annual study has ranked 81 jurisdictions across Europe, the Middle East, Africa, Asia-Pacific and the Americas according to how complex they are to do business in from a regulatory and compliance perspective.

2015 tech M&A on a path to continue record-setting spending of 2014

2015 appears likely to continue the deal-making momentum we experienced in 2014

Banks to increase base salaries by under three percent in 2015: survey

The survey said about 60 percent of companies predicted 2015 bonus levels would be similar to 2014, although 20 percent expected levels to increase from last year.

Hedge Funds Made Investors $1.5 Trillion in 10 Years, AIMA Says

Hedge funds have made about $1.5 trillion for investors after management fees in the past 10 years

‘Older generation embracing online banking technology’, says study

Online banking has seen a boom among the older generation, with nearly 2.3 million aged between 70 and over 100 years old now using internet banking

AIMA and CAIA launch series of hedge fund papers for pension fund trustees

They are being produced in collaboration with the AIMA Investor Steering Committee, a group of leading institutional investors globally with approximately $150 billion invested in hedge funds.

Mourant Ozannes leads in the Jersey Funds space

Offshore law firm Mourant Ozannes' position as the leading advisor to funds in Jersey has been reaffirmed with the latest research

High-net-worth individuals own 38% of UK’s total wealth, report says

Number of dollar millionaires predicted to hit 1m within three years

Defaqto teams up with IFP to give financial advisers independent, practical resources

The initiative will kick off with a factsheet on multi-asset funds.

Where next for Greece after Syriza's election victory? - Schroders

Azad Zangana, Senior European Economist and Strategist at Schroders, comments on the results of the Greek election.

Survey: Hedge Funds Optimistic About Increased Investor Exposure

That level increases to 63% when respondents were asked about expected exposure to hedge funds by institutional investors over the next five years.

Cyprus to stay in recession for 2015

Nicosia Cyprus's battered economy will remain in recession in 2015, albeit shrinking a slower pace than last year

Greenwich survey shows growing institutional adoption of ETFs in Europe

22% of institutions to increase their allocations to ETFs in the next three years. Asset managers use ETFs in nearly three quarters of multi asset funds. Pension funds hold ETFs for an average of 29 months.

Pension scammer activity trebles in three months

Pension savers are almost three times more likely to be approached to review their pension or release some of it as cash than they were nine months ago

How low can we go? by Justin Urquhart Stewart

Whether it was the dramatic withdrawal of the Swiss Franc peg to the Euro, with all its ramifications, or through to the less exciting reduction in Danish interest rates,

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