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Retailer Bonds Rebound in Europe as Junk Returns Slow on Selloff

Junk bonds sold by retailers in Europe are set for the best first half in three years even as returns in the wider market shrink.

Terra Incognita - UKCrowdfund Platform Points Investors to Africa

Of course, growth alone – which may be from a low base – is not in itself a sign of economic strength but if you cut the cake another way, it’s clear that Africa has at least four economic powerhouses in the shape of Nigeria, South Afric

Singapore's Frasers Centrepoint buys UK hotel firm for $572 million

Singapore-listed Frasers Centrepoint Ltd (FRCT.SI) said on Wednesday one of its units has bought a UK boutique hotel operator for 363.4 million pounds ($571.8 million), to boost its hospitality business.

JTC selected as administrator of new aircraft acquisition company

Nimrod Capital acted as the company’s Placing Agent and will be the long-term corporate and shareholder adviser. JTC provided company secretarial services and acted as administrator for the company during its initial public offering and will continu

SYZ AM launches multi-asset absolute return fund

The fund, formally called OYSTER Multi-Asset ActiProtect, was launched on 29 May as a Luxembourg-domiciled strategy.

Russian to Greeks: Look to sovereign wealth funds

As the Greek debt negotiations lurch from one bruising round to the next, perhaps it's time for Athens to broaden its search for funding

NFU Mutual partners with local Chartered Financial Planning Firm, Thornton

NFU Mutual, the leading rural insurer, has announced an agreement with Isle of Man Chartered Financial Planners, Thornton Associates

Aviva to close three offices as post-merger cost cuts begin

Insurer merged with Friends Life earlier this year

Intrinsic drops four providers in protection panel review

Four providers have been removed from the list of companies offering protection products to Intrinsic’s restricted advisers.

Top sovereign wealth fund puts €1.2bn bet on corporate Ireland

The Government Pension Fund of Norway, the world's biggest sovereign wealth fund, has built up a $1.34bn (€1.19bn) stake in Irish companies.

Asia’s Rich Seek Euros for Bargains in Apartments, Luxe Hotels

Diggle is just one of the wealthy Asia-based investors looking for bargains

Bond Gyrations So Extreme Even BlackRock Rewriting Risk Measures

In Germany, for example, yields on 10-year securities have surged from almost nothing

Investors Eyeball Iran Market

Firms consider entry if sanctions are lifted in connection with U.S.-Tehran nuclear talks

Hermes launches absolute return credit fund

Hermes Investment Management has added to its fixed income offering with the launch of the Hermes Absolute Return Credit fund.

Ecclesiastical to rebrand as EdenTree Investment Management

Ecclesiastical Investment Management is to rebrand as EdenTree Investment Management.

Schroders' Gareth Isaac comments 'With bond yields soaring, should investors take flight?' ....

Yields are climbing fast, but were dangerously low

Guernsey's Debt Draws Strong Demand

As investment opportunities go, a bond issued by the small island state of Guernsey is about as rare as they come

Bond Swings So Extreme Even BlackRock Rewrites Risk Measures

With $4.8 trillion in assets -- or about the size of Japan’s economy -- no one manages more money than BlackRock Inc. So, it’s worth paying attention when the firm says it’s time to cast aside its trusted models for assessing risk in bon

Hargreaves Lansdown adds three funds to Wealth 150

The funds are the recently-launched TM Sanditon UK, the £1bn FP Crux European Special Situations and the £103m Schroder Small Cap Discovery.

Marcin Kania, Citigroup Trader, Dies at 26 in Spain Drowning

Kania joined Citigroup as a vice president in May 2013

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