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Lower-rated debt moves higher on Amundi’s list

Europe’s largest asset manager is adopting an unusual strategy to shield its corporate bond funds from the volatility roiling financial markets: buying riskier debt.

Litigation Funding In Ex-USSR: A Vulture Business

A major reason for litigation funders not to reach out beyond Rule of Law respecting states is that elsewhere their legal financing may prove insufficient to prevail in court.

Belfius Bank Voted 'Nº 1 Bond Finance House Of The Year'

As it has done in previous years, in 2015 Belfius Bank reconfirmed its leading role in the Debt Capital Markets with regard to bond issues conducted on behalf of Belgian issuers.

LME said in talks with banks to list London gold contracts

A move to exchange clearing would reflect a broader shift across global markets

LGIM Adds to its Market Leading Index Funds Range

The Funds will be managed by the LGIM Index Funds Team.

Fund Review: Old Mutual UK Equity Income

The key investor information document reveals the fund sits at the riskier end of the risk-reward scale, at level six out of a possible seven.

Electra Private Equity to review investment strategy

We will look at whether the current strategy remains best suited to maximise shareholder value in the future.

CIC joins Gooman in $500m UK deal

The ABPP is being slowly broken up but a new partnership with CIC could lift Goodman’s interests in the British market and is keeping with its model of attracting pension fund investors globally.

Second Iran fund launches for UK investors

Sanctions lifted after 36 years

Flagship Lloyds Bank site sold for £13.23m

The site has been acquired by a private Asian client of property advisors Michael Elliott.

Saxo Bank launches the first large-scale, truly digital, investment solution for retail investors in partnership with BlackRock

The SaxoSelect service for long term investors consists of three portfolios with different levels of risk - Defensive, Moderate, Aggressive.

BlackRock launches fund for European investment in Tel Aviv blue chips

The London Stock Exchange (LSE) said the iShares TA-25 ETF would be listed on the bourse, becoming the first Israeli ETF to list in London.

Charles Stanley sees asset fall despite increased inflows

Charles Stanley also reported total revenues for the full year were 1.8 per cent lower at £107.2m compared with the previous year’s figure of £109.2m.

Global fund administrator now able to act as an AIFM for fast-growing PERE sector

This follows approval for MS Management Services S.A., a Luxembourg-based subsidiary of Maitland, to extend its existing AIFM licence to include PERE funds.

How Iranians could rescue London's luxury property market

As Iran emerges from decades of sanctions, London may see an influx of cash from investors looking for a safe bet

Muzinich & Co Launches New UK Private Debt Fund

The fund will be run by co-heads Marc Shirman, based in Manchester, and Kirsten Bode, based in London.

Birmingham push for West Midlands sovereign wealth fund

He also raised the prospect of Birmingham turning to the capital markets, selling so-called Brummie bonds to fund projects

YES Bank signs MOU with The London Stock Exchange

As a catalyst for Green Infrastructure finance, allowing investors to facilitate funding towards renewable and clean projects in India, YES BANK is also the first Indian Bank to have made a commitment to funding 5000 MW of renewable energy.

City bids to boost business from India as China slows

British delegations are advising India on everything from pensions to infrastructure to bond markets, and hope to win more contracts as a result

Prudential signals retreat from UK annuity market

The insurer has been a big operator in bulk annuities, in which the customers are corporate pension schemes.

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