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Bluecrest Capital Management is hiring from banks again

Bluecrest Capital Management, the hedge fund hovering up all the investment banking traders, had been on a hiring hiatus.

The world's largest asset manager is trying to make a name for itself in private financing

He sees particular opportunity now because banks that had funded those types of projects are constrained from doing so by post-crisis regulations.

Hedge-Fund Billionaires Bet on London as Revival Gathers Pace

Now managers say trading opportunities are multiplying and dealmaking is picking up.

The oil trader who joined the bitcoin brigade

When Daniel Masters walked into a bitcoin conference in Amsterdam last year, he had spent more than a decade riding the boom in commodities markets.

LME Clear launches new renminbi initiative

Chinese-owned BOCI Global Commodities will be the first LME Clear Member to submit CNH collateral.

Plato Partnership enters “exclusive” deal with Turquoise

Plato is a trading utility that aims to provide a one-stop shop for anonymous block trades.

Army captain turned investment general who leads from the front

In a financial world in flux, for an investment firm fighting its corner, it may help to have a boss who has seen the industry from all sides, and from outside.

Pearson in talks to sell Economist after Financial Times sale

The talks over a potential sale are with other group shareholders, according to a source close to the situation.

David Cameron hails £750m business deals in Asia tour

Business deals worth more than £750 million will be sealed during David Cameron's four-day tour of south-east Asia which begins in Indonesia today.

IndusInd acquires RBS' bullion financing business

In April this year, IndusInd Bank said it has entered into an agreement with Royal Bank of Scotland to acquire the latter's diamond and jewellery financing business in the country for an undisclosed sum.

Chase Templeton Buys Best Go Private

Somerset-based private medical insurance specialist Chase Templeton has acquired intermediary Best Go Private in a deal that brings in a further £3.1m of annual premium income.

Ex-BP boss in bid to launch global energy trust

Former BP chief executive Tony Hayward among group of oil industry veterans seeking to exploit a ‘compelling’ investment opportunity.

Hedge-Fund Tenants Set for Record Growth in London’s Mayfair

There’s a higher than average amount of space under offer in Mayfair and St James’s and a large proportion of that is from hedge funds and private equity firms

Blimey! What Foreigner Will Buy UK Homes Now?

3 proposed tax changes could soon make it costlier for non-U.K. citizens to own property in Britain

Norges Bank expands European logistics joint venture with Prologis

NBIM, manager of the NOK6.9trn (€824bn) Government Pension Fund Global, said it paid €155m for a 50% stake in an agreement – without debt – completed in May.

Fidelity Asian Values fee slashed

We regularly review our fees to ensure they remain competitive

Amundi’s global agg head: how to play HY and German bunds

Bradshaw outlines how he is positioning to ride out a rates rise in the US and why Europe’s ultra-accommodative stance is here for foreseeable future.

Deutsche Börse gets Singapore regulatory approval for clearing house

Deutsche Börse Group has received full regulatory approval from the Monetary Authority of Singapore to operate Eurex Clearing Asia.

Invesco’s European equity chief: I'm buying up undervalued banks

When I look at the way the market is still valuing quite a lot of banks

Deutsche Börse-backed bond trading startup closes after 3 months

Bondcube was formed in 2012 and launched in April this year.

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