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Nine questions for Joël Reuland: Controlling risk enhances performance

Joël Reuland, manager of the BL-Global wealth management mixed funds, presents its fund BL-Global 50, the neutral profile within the range.

Euronext sets sights on first M&A target

In a statement on the bid, Euronext stated it will open the preferred clearing model up to other CCPs “in due course”.

GAM buys global equity investment firm

THS has a long track-record managing institutional mandates investing in global and European equities, following a long-term, unconstrained and active investment approach based on proprietary company research.

Barclays to sell bullion vault to China's ICBC

The contract is expected to complete in July, ICBC said, subject to various approvals.

Positive response to Manager Led Product launch at Guernsey Funds Forum

The event, entitled 'The new scope - investor perspectives, innovation and success', was moderated by ITV News anchor Alastair Stewart OBE, and took place at etc. venues, 155 Bishopsgate, London.

HSBC Malta’s latest trade finance fund: €60 million take-up

The €75 million fund came on the heels of the first €50 million fund, in 2013, which was completely exhausted in under a year.

Aegon aims high in digital savings shift

It was reported three months ago that a bid from the Edinburgh-based business for Cofunds had been “verbally accepted”, according to industry sources.

Coram's Martin Gray passes away

Gray co-founded Coram with Sullivan back in 2015, where he served as an investment director

This is how hedge funds are locking in their employees

“12-month non-competes are common, but for partner level employees I’ve seen people locked out of the employment market for three years.”

Norway Uses Oil Wealth Fund Again to Stay Afloat

Norway is one of the wealthiest economies in Europe

Firm Run by Clinton’s Son-in-Law to Close Greece Hedge Fund

It is not clear why Eaglevale waited until this year to close the Hellenic fund, which already had lost about 40 percent of its value by early last year.

The ex-City boy turning round UK’s worst fund

The small share price premium is an amazing result for an unloved trust that previously habitually traded at a discount below its NAV under former manager James Barstow.

Barings multi-asset team adds emerging Asia for first time in years

We believe the scale of the credit boom unleashed in China over the past few months is significant and should benefit emerging Asia

Standard Life chief executive cuts own bonus

Standard Life's annual report, published earlier this year, showed Mr Skeoch receiving a salary of £574,000, plus taxable benefits worth £36,000.

ETP providers launch ETF forum in the UK

A group of exchange traded product providers has banded together to launch the ETF Forum, an initiative designed to improve advisers’ understanding of exchange-traded funds.

Robots are advising high-net-worth investors

This is the main finding in the report “Investors’ Attitudes towards Robo-Advisors – Evidence from the US and the UK ” by Swiss research company MyPrivateBanking Research.

L&G fund arm, Nikko Asset Management sign bond fund distribution deal

The first funds are expected to launch in mid-2016, the firms added.

UK's Plus500 Appoints Berenberg Bank as Joint Broker

UK-based Plus500 offers trading in forex, options, contracts for difference (CFDs), commodities, indices, and exchange-traded funds (ETFs) in more than 50 countries.

Beagles ditches ‘frustrating’ Old Mutual

The manager called Old Mutual a “frustrating investment” due to a combination of management changes and a weak South African rand.

Fears ‘spirit of RDR’ is under threat from insurers

Aviva, Old Mutual Wealth and most recently Standard Life have in the last two years cemented their ownership of every step of the financial services value chain

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