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Company IPOs should not be viewed as a golden ticket warns wealth manager

Research from the group shows that, of the seven companies that debuted on the UK stock market in the last twelve months, four are currently trading below their flotation price and only two have left investors sitting on significant gains.

Asset managers find skills gaps in multi-asset

Multi-asset solutions have been widely expected to benefit since the introduction of the RDR

Rothschild study sees Santander Brasil price below buyout proposal

That price is 37 percent below Spain's Banco Santander SA's (SAN.MC) proposal of 15.31 reais per share for the buyout made on April 29.

Fracturing Fiefdoms

Fracking - it seems that we are now getting used to the unpleasant nomenclature attached to fracturing rocks to extract various types of gas. However, in the UK we are about to enter the period of political fracking which will also result in the release o

Number of asset managers to halve by 2030 - KPMG

Half of the firms in the global asset management industry will be gone by 2030 as new technology, demographic shifts and changing social habits transform the industry

Psigma - "The Manager": All-time England 11 Funds

Here we go with my all-time England 11 from watching the Three Lions over 20 years.

Middle East investors expected to spend US$180 billion in global real estate markets over next decade

Middle Eastern investors are expected to spendUS$180 billion in commercial real estate markets outside of their own region over the next decade, according to the latest research from global property advisor CBRE .

99% of Equity Mutual Funds Fail to Outperform - Research

The researchers evaluated monthly returns of 516 UK domestic equity mutual funds between 1998 and 2008

Deutsche Bank study highlights investor red flag areas

Lack of transparency, inadequate compliance procedures, poor segregation of duties, inexperience and inappropriate valuation policies are the five most frequently cited red-flags in operational due diligence, according to a Deutsche Bank Global Prime Fina

Research Firm Pegs Total Rate-Rigging Fines For Banks At $35 Billion

Using the rationale that “repeated wrongdoing attracts higher penalties” along with these penalty figures, the research firm came up with estimates of total liabilities

Banking Banana Skins 2014 - PwC

Every two years, PwC sponsors the Banking Banana Skins survey conducted by the Centre of the Study of Financial Innovation.

London’s Top Firms Pay 37% More in Bonuses, Survey Says

European regulators are preparing to outlaw bonuses

Russia enters super-rich household top-5

Russian private financial wealth grew by 21.9 percent to $1.92 trillion

Saxo Bank launches World Cup competition based on macro-economic indicators

Jakobsen, Saxo Bank’s infamous Europe bear sees a win for Brazil, Russia or France on the pitch but Japan, Argentina or Mexico in the markets.

UK pension fund investments linked with land grabbing and risk

UK pensions funds and asset management companies potentially have up to £37 billion invested in ‘land grabs’ worldwide, according to a report published by Friends of the Earth.

Private Business Awards shortlist recognises bold, digitally-focused South East businesses with global mind-set

The shortlist for the fourth annual Private Business Awards, sponsored by PwC, in association with HSBC Private Bank and Numis Securities, emphasises the importance of adopting a business strategy for a digital age, with many of the finalists demonstratin

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