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Lombard International Assurance to Open Belgium Branch

The opening of a new branch in Belgium is an important step in this direction

The Nottingham's finance director wins top accolade at British Muslim Awards

Mr Piranie joined the board of The Nottingham in 2007 and was previously the finance director and joint managing director at the Islamic Bank of Britain

ESMA’s advice on the application of the passport to non-EU alternative investment fund managers

It might soon be possible for alternative investment fund managers (AIFMs) in the United States of America, Hong Kong, Singapore, Japan, Canada, the Isle of Man, the Cayman Islands, Bermuda or Australia (the Countries), to “market” non-EU alte

Allianz Global Investors acquires £24bn bond fund manager

As at the end of September 2015, AllianzGI's assets under management totalled EUR 427bn on behalf of clients

Woodford Leads Way In Tough 2015 For Fund Sales

Investors continued to pile into the Woodford Equity Income fund in what proved a weak year for fund sales.

Equity market 'whiplash' weighs on Ruffer's performance

Reduced equity exposure to lowest since crisis

Royal London Asset Management warns bankers not to expect US-style salaries and bonuses

The UK-based investment management company issued the warning after Tidjane Thiam, chief executive at Credit Suisse, asked the board to slash his bonus.

Hedge funds short London luxury homes

The short positions run against analysts’ consensus that Berkeley is well positioned to continue growing — and indicate the hedge funds believe pricing and transaction levels for luxury London homes have further to fall.

Italy’s Islamic Bond: Nctm seeks to open a window of opportunities for Italian SME’s

We being an Italian law firm focused on capital markets, project finance, banking, insurance sectors and technology believe that introducing Islamic financial bond will be an important milestone for our clients and our firm,” Stefano Padovani, Partn

Artemis, Newton and Polar Capital bumped from FE Alpha Manager list

The number of new awards handed out to managers in the top decile totalled 47, up from 37 last year, of which 39 had never before received an Alpha rating.

AIMA publishes new guide to operational risk management

This is the first time that AIMA has produced a Guide covering all aspects of operational risk.

Ex-CQs, ex-Bluegold Capital managers to launch hedge fund - source

Smith will be chief investment officer of the fund and Le Mee will be co-chief investment officer

U.K. Green Bank, BlackRock Buy GLID Wind for $615 Million

“For investors, the sector can provide opportunities for less correlated, inflation-linked, long-duration income and attractive risk-adjusted returns,” said Rory O’Connor, a managing director at BlackRock.

Aberdeen cuts fees on emerging markets fund

The £137m product, previously known as the Swip Emerging Markets fund, appeared on a list of potential closet trackers last year.

Fidelity unveils new pitchman

The idea of the ad is that Danoff represents Fidelity's commitment to investors.

The World's Biggest Wealth Fund Is Unhappy With Volkswagen's Leadership

Through family holding company Porsche Automobil Holding SE, the Porsche-Piech clan controls 50.73 percent of Volkswagen’s voting shares, while only owning 31.5 percent of the company equity.

Legg Mason’s Gent on hitting the acquisition trail

The firm also announced the tie-up of its hedge fund platform Permal with alternative asset manager EnTrust Capital.

Law Firm Crash Is UK’s Biggest Crowdfund Failure

The firm represented many celebrity and sports clients who had lost millions in outlawed loss-making film production partnerships.

Santander scheme targets emerging hedge funds with $125m fund

Antony Barker, CIO of the Santander UK Group Pension Scheme, said that, in addition to acting as a cornerstone investor in SCI’s fund, it had acquired a significant minority stake in the company.

Luxembourg's ultimate offshore investment: space mining

The government announced steps to create a legal framework for exploiting resources beyond Earth's atmosphere, and said it welcomed private investors and other nations.

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