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Qatar Fund Commits $2bn Investment To Russia

The amount will be allocated via joint investments with state-backed private equity fund the Russian Direct Investment Fund.

Invest in UK infrastructure, super funds urged

She called Australian super funds "world leaders"

Event-driven strategies are shining this year

Firms profit from activities such as M&As and spinoffs

UAE Businessman Buys Forex Firm Travelex

He is the owner of money transfer service UAE Exchange, which has over six million customers in 30 countries.

London-based hedge fund manager buys 10% stake in Stockholm-based debt purchaser

A report from the FT said that by buying into the Swedish company focused on recovering distressed consumer loans,

Smart beta: A new investment idea on the menu

For decades asset managers faced a simple choice.

Natixis signals UK insurance intentions

Natixis has joined the growing list of asset managers declaring a rise in revenue from the insurance industry, claiming it now has “a foothold” in the UK insurance asset management market.

UAB Finasta Asset Management announces the upcoming fund merger

Participants of Finasta Baltic Fund shall not experience significant consequences or any restrictions on their investors rights

Four more insurers back Seven Families campaign

I have been talking to companies over a long period about funding

Institutional Investors to Invest in Dutch Economy

Dutch policy makers have long been looking for ways to tap into the assets of Dutch pension funds and insurance companies

M&G confirms plans for new city headquarters at 10 Fenchurch Avenue

Development of the site will be undertaken by Generali Real Estate, part of the European insurer Generali.

Morgan Stanley in double ‘alpha and alternative’ fund launch

Morgan Stanley has launched two new funds to offer exposure to different types of alternative alpha strategies.

Brevan Howard’s both hired a ‘quantum entanglement specialist’ and lost a senior FX trader to Lloyds

If you aspire to get a job at one of the world’s biggest and highest paying hedge funds, Brevan Howard should probably be on your list.

What Investment Trust Awards 2014 shortlist announced

The shortlist for the annual What Investment Trust Awards has been released, with JP Morgan being the fund house with largest number of funds nominated across the ten categories.

UK fund charges are ‘legalised looting’

Investors in the UK are paying 58 per cent more than their US counterparts because of the retail fund management industry’s “cartel-like pricing

Philip Gibbs launches attack on the Jupiter board at group's AGM

The remarkable public outburst shook up an otherwise uneventful AGM

Charles Stanley adds Baillie Gifford Japan trust to Foundation Fundlist

Charles Stanley Direct has added the Baillie Gifford Japan Trust to its Foundation Fundlist as confidence in the broadening economic improvement in Japan builds.

HSBC bags £6.5 billion mandate

HSBC Securities Services has been appointed global custodian to the Local Government Pension Scheme funds for Norfolk, Suffolk and the London Borough of Hackney

Cofunds assets hit £67bn as inflows increase 30%

Cofunds chief executive David Hobbs said the inflows suggested investors were gaining in confidence

Saga IPO: Fund managers say group has to trim float price

With just a couple of days before Saga is due to set the price for its initial public offering.

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