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Centennial of the Battle of the Falkland Islands £2 Coin

The Falkland Islands Government & Treasury have issued a new £2 coin which commemorates the Centennial of the Battle of the Falkland Islands.

CYPRUS: Senvest to hold BOCY, HB for “up to 3 years”

This is an additional vote of confidence in the island’s banking system

Stakes raised for Alliance Trust investors

The bosses of Alliance Trust Savings have a vision. They believe they can build a valuable business by charging a flat fee for administering portfolios.

Swansea City Supporters Trust in talks with US investors - and carrying out 'due diligence' checks

The trust — which owns 21 per cent of the club — has reiterated its position that it does not see a need to change the current ownership of the Liberty Stadium.

Maven flags appetite for expansion and acquisitions

MAVEN Capital Partners has highlighted its appetite for further expansion and acquisitions, and revealed it has invested nearly £100 million of client funds over the last two years in private equity, mezzanine finance, and property transactions.

Not all platforms will be ready for April: Fundsnetwork

In the asset management space, we expect to see further downward pressure on fund prices

Preqin: Hedge Funds Return 3.90% YTD

CTAs are a small bright spot in an otherwise gloomy landscape

City Link collapse: Owner recoups £20m as taxpayers foot bill for redundancies

Fund used to invest in parcel firm was based in Guernsey to avoid paying tax

Insurance emerges toast of foreign investors in 2014

France’s AXA announced that it had acquired 77 per cent interest in Mansard Insurance, formerly GTAssurance, for €198 million

Reining in Christmas could boost UK savings by billions, Axa Wealth says

The wealth management firm commissioned research house Populus to find out how many Britons overspent in last year’s festivities and by how much.

Russian Distressed Debt Fund Lures Ex-Goldman, RenCap Employees

Russia is the main focus, as all assets are very cheap right now

Fortunes Diverge for U.K. and Its Stocks

The U.K. economy is picking up, but the country’s stock market isn’t.

UK wealth managers are increasingly adopting social media to cater to clients’ evolving tech habits and to woo the next generation of wealth.

The FT’s Vanessa Kortekaas reports on the industry’s digital advances

Aberdeen Asset Management is new Malmaison landlord following £21.8million deal

The fund manager snapped up the Aberdeen property from Aviva Investors.

Sainsbury's beseiged by short-sellers in 2014

J Sainsbury has been besieged by short-sellers this year as hedge funds bet the supermarket group will be hit by the escalating price war in the grocery industry.

2015: Banks to Put New Reins on Hedge Funds

Higher bank capital standards will force them to jettison some hedge fund clients and could create another layer of volatility in stocks and bonds.

BNP Paribas unveils changes across bond and loan businesses

He also gains a new boss in the shape of Pascal Fischer, head of global markets in the Europe

Hedge fund boss tears down £3m mews house to make way for gym and garage

Mr Rokos, 44, paid £5.175 million for one flat in the town house in 2008 and £2.475 million for another in the same year.

Salhan Accountants lands award honours

As well as providing forensic accountancy, tax litigation, tax fraud investigations and VAT investigations, the Birmingham-based firm has asset protection services covering inheritance tax, creditors, divorce, cohabitation, business failure, litigation an

Attivo to buy 12 more adviser client banks in 2015

At the firm’s year-end in March 2014 there were £500m funds under influence and turnover of almost £4m.

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