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Skandia’s unbundled platform goes live

This new development will make Skandia one of the first platforms to be R2 Day compliant, a year ahead of the deadline.

Generali and Zurich to invest $6.7 million each in Spain’s Sareb bank

French insurer AXA S.A invested in Sareb's first phase of capital raising at the end of 2012.

JP Morgan Proprietary Trading Head Readies Hedge Fund

He and a team of about 20 JP Morgan traders are planning to launch an equity multi-strategy hedge fund

Spain's Bankia hires Rothschild to sell company stakes

"We have hired Rothschild for certain disposals," a spokesman for Bankia said on Friday.

Investors pull $1 billion from hedge fund giant Winton

Winton's main strategy was one of the few to make money in 2011, gaining 6.3 percent, but it lost 3.6 percent last year.

Threadneedle UK Property Trust removed from the Wealth 150

Periods of extreme market pessimism and optimism illustrate the point.

PSigma's Mott adds Swiss bank UBS to Income fund

"We have bought 0.5 per cent in UBS as we see through the restructuring of the bank it will become more of a wealth manager."

Ex-Permira partners in talks with wealth funds

The partners will not be trying to raise a traditional buyout fund, they said, but rather tap a handful of sovereign wealth funds and high net worth individuals for every deal they find.

Credit Suisse Said to Sell Stake in Infrastructure Fund

The Zurich-based bank’s stake was valued at about $590 million in net assets

Standard Life Wrap looks at back-office integrations

Standard Life is looking to better integrate its wrap with a number of back office technology systems.

Cofunds hits £50bn milestone

Assets rose £3bn in Q4 from £45bn to £48bn, a rise of 6% and "a big jump for a big platform

Commodity Market Increased in January Amid Improved Macroeconomic Indicators

As of January 31st, 2013 the team managed approximately USD 11.6 billion in assets globally

First Trust to launch ETFs in Europe

First Trust launched its first ETF in 2005 and has been one of the fastest growing ETF managers in the US over the last three years.

Asset diversification accelerates

Smart Beta strategies continue to attract assets

RWC adds DFM share class to Convertible Bond fund

Davide Basile celebrates 3rd anniversary as portfolio manager

Mellon Poland Among the Best Business Services Companies in Poland

“Being nominated in this major category by experts from Europe, Northern America and Asia is a tremendous distinction” said Gregoris Kotoulas, CEO of Mellon Poland.

Kremlin Said to Seek China Fund for Moscow Exchange’s IPO

The exchange plans to use its share of the IPO proceeds to upgrade its trading system and to boost the capital of its clearing subsidiary, the National Clearing Center.

ESMA Publishes Final Guidelines On Hedge Fund Managers’ Pay

“These guidelines will help promote prudent risk-taking by fund managers and help align the interests of both fund managers and investors.”

First State EM team seeds global best ideas fund

It has brought UK investors some of the best-performing emerging market vehicles available.

Norway Fund, World's Biggest, Makes First U.S. Real Estate Buy

The joint venture may invest in U.S. shopping malls by acquiring shares in listed real estate investment trusts.

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