09/25/2015
Money managers see uphill road for Greek bond purchases by ECB
Greek bonds are unlikely to be eligible for the ECB’s QE purchase program until December at the earliest
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09/25/2015
Capita Asset Services to expand its Dublin workforce by up to 200 over the next two years
The company also announced today that it has been appointed to service the new €500m residential development finance business, Activate Capital.
09/24/2015
British Overseas Territories Celebrate Queen’s Longest Reign with New Crown Coins
The treasuries of four British overseas territories have authorized the issue of a commemorative coin celebrating the day their head of state, Queen Elizabeth II, became the longest reigning British sovereign in history.
09/24/2015
Poland's PZU, with $1.6 billion for investment, eyes banks
State-controlled PZU wants to build a top-five banking group in Poland after it bought the biggest stake in the country's 13th-biggest lender Alior Bank ALRR.WA for 1.63 billion zlotys earlier this year.
09/24/2015
BNP Paribas unveils hedge fund data management service
The alternative fund administration arm of BNP Paribas Securities emerged this morning from its post-prandial hibernation.
09/24/2015
Axa Wealth CEO ‘ahead of plan’ on restructure
It is understood Axa Wealth was running with more than £100m start-up costs.
09/23/2015
Shanghai-London stock connect could be a goer
In doing so, the regulatory authorities will share information on a regular basis for deeper cooperation between the two markets.
09/23/2015
Wales' richest man says world's best footballers are 'wickedly underpaid compared to hedge fund punks'
Billionaire Sir Michael Moritz said that compared to 'some 27-year-old punk who can operate a spreadsheet in a hedge fund' footballers are not paid enough
09/23/2015
Guernsey looking at further reinsurance and pension longevity business
All three sectors are niche elements of the captive insurance industry
09/23/2015
When things get stretched to breaking point, trade and invoice finance might be the answer
It’s that time of the year for many fashion suppliers, orders placed in the early part of the summer are now being delivered for the vitally important winter, Christmas and New Year buying periods,
09/23/2015
Vanguard to launch UK D2C platform
Vanguard has always had a D2C offering in the US
09/23/2015
Effective Communication is European Asset Managers' Greatest Challenge
Of all challenges facing asset managers--compliance, competition, volatile markets--Cerulli Associates believes that effective communication is the toughest
09/23/2015
Xinhua Insight: Europe's offshore yuan hubs carve out different roles
China's push for the globalization of its currency has spurred financial centers worldwide to become offshore yuan hubs.
09/23/2015
Most absolute return funds are not worth paying for, says Argonaut’s Norris
Argonaut’s Barry Norris makes the case for investing away from absolute return funds that try to overly dampen volatility.
09/22/2015
Xetra/Börse Frankfurt: UBS Launches Eight New Factor ETFs On Xetra ETFs Give Investors Access To The MSCI Factor Index Family
The weighting of the companies in the reference index decreases with rising volatility.
09/22/2015
LSE Sale Of Russell Investments To Citic May Fail
The plunge in the Chinese stock market since the middle of June and investigations launched into some Citic executives have derailed the talks
09/21/2015
Norges Bank Nets London Property In $374M Deal
The building includes 45,000 square feet of retail
09/21/2015
AJ Bell named 'good fit' for potential Cofunds acquisition
AJ Bell is backed by fund houses such as Woodford Investment Management and Invesco Perpetual.
09/21/2015
Berenberg plans push into UK and US amid global expansions
Berenberg is expanding its presence in the UK as new regulation shakes up the brokerage market.
09/21/2015
Star Advisers Thwarted as Zurich Walks Away from RSA
It subsequently added Evercore as an adviser as talks over a deal went on.