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Swiss UBS raises Spain presence with Madrid mall buy at €70m

Swiss banking group UBS has increased its presence in Spain with the purchase of the Zielo shopping centre in Madrid for €70m from property developer Hines.

Wells Fargo Asset Management launches new emerging markets share class

The fund, managed by Anthony Cragg and Alison Shimada, invests principally in dividend-paying emerging markets equity securities.

Jersey Finance calls for future cooperation in shaping international transparency

Geoff Cook, CEO of Jersey Finance, says global transparency is here to stay as investors look to diversify assets allocation amidst multiple models in place for information exchange.

Knight Frank Expands Presence in Romania

Knight Frank has joined forces with its locally based associate The Advisers, to officially launch an office in Bucharest, Romania

It's gloves off as Guy Jubb flies in to attack scale of fat-cat pay at WPP including sir Martin Sorrell's £43m package

It is rare for such a senior figure at an institution to attend such a gathering and comes after weeks of behind-the-scenes negotiations.

Precise launches HNW buy-to-lets

Maximum loan sizes on Precise's selected lifetime tracker buy-to-let products increased to £3m

Chinese deal making hints atbroader European ambitions

Next destination for acquisitive groups may be Germany

Gross Wins Back $272 Million Fund as Old Mutual Keeps Faith

Old Mutual Global Investors transferred management of a $272 million bond fund to Bill Gross at Janus Capital Group Inc. from his previous firm, Pacific Investment Management Co.

Scottish Friendly purchases oldest UK firm

Scottish Friendly Assurance has acquired Marine and General Assurance as part of plans for growth and diversity, Fiona McBain has announced.

Human cash machine plots next move

Chris Rokos made $900m as a star trader at Brevan Howard. Now he’s starting out on his own

Ex-Brevan Howard star targets $2.5bn for new fund

According to the Sunday Times, the new macro fund could give investors the option of paying Rokos a 1% management fee and a 30% share of earnings

AJ Bell Attracts £21 Million Woodford Investment

Woodford Equity Income Fund and Woodford Patient Capital Trust become shareholders

Luxury property chief on social housing, Armaggedon and how to spot the next housing market crash

Alex Michelin, co-founder of Finchatton, forecasts the end to this London price boom but forsees steady growth

Principal protected note linked Liquid UCITS Alternative Funds to pay 2x excess return over LIBOR

Sky Fund LLC , a regulated US asset management firm, has entered into an index advisory agreement with a European ‘A’ Rated bank by S&P and Fitch Ratings

Pension Corporation in £2bn float talks

The listing of the pensions buy-out specialist could mean a pay-day for state-backed banks that have stakes in the business

Fine wine merchant aims to make a splash with crowdfunding

A fine wine merchant in Knutsford is seeking to raise up to £450,000 in return for a 45 per cent equity stake in the business, with one of the management team telling Insider that funding would give it "a realistic opportunity to take a larger

Ex-Pelham Capital’s Martin Said to Plan New London Hedge Fund

The new fund will make long and short bets on share prices in multiple industries and is planning to start trading in the fourth quarter, said the person, who asked not to be named as the plan is private. Martin declined to comment.

Deutsche Asset & Wealth Management's Mike Bellaro Overhauled His Trading Desk. Here's How.

Bellaro's mission was clear - update his trading desk, deploy new technology and beat the competition. Traders gets an inside look at just how he did this and how it might help make DB bigger than Goldman Sachs.

Sigma plans 700 new jobs for city base

Major boost for finance sector as Redditch firm takes space in Mclaren with more staff to come over coming 18 months

Jamie Oliver may be looking to private equity to fund international expansion plans

The private equity firm behind Hobbs shoes is in talks with Jamie Oliver about acquiring a slice of his business.

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