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Ex-Glencore pair open up hedge fund

A brace of former Glencore and Goldman Sachs commodities traders have launched an oil and agriculture-focused hedge fund, as the market improves for the sector.

UK investors join forces to fight for boardroom change

British company bosses could face a rougher ride at investor meetings in future after two trade bodies representing trillions of pounds joined forces to fight for change in the boardrooms of the largest firms.

Aegon and Cofunds cut platform charges following Budget reforms

Aegon and Cofunds have reduced platform charges in the wake of the Budget, with Aegon becoming the first advised platform to introduce a cap on charges.

JPMorgan Chase to Announce $20 Million Combined Investment in Novastar Ventures

The new $5 million investment by JPMorgan Chase will be matched by an additional $15 million from DFID as part of its first ever Impact Investment Fund. Launched in 2013, the fund is managed by the CDC, the UK's own Development Finance Institution, a

Architas merges £70m Danske funds into Blended range

With changes in both regulation and customer demand, we are working closely with our key clients

Institutions now largest hedge fund investors - study

One attraction of hedge funds is that they typically offer returns

George Osborne's Brother Launches Tech Fund

Theo Osborne, the younger brother of the Chancellor of the Exchequer, is planning to launch an investment fund targeting tech start-ups.

Biggest Wealth Fund Put on Review for Move to New Asset Classes

Investors Could Be Their Own Kings of Pain

Cofunds chief: Investment trust plans are still on the table

The programme ran as a pilot with a number of adviser firms who use Cofunds, but Hobbs, speaking exclusively to Investment Week, said the plans could yet be rekindled.

Natixis set to expand UK fund range

Natixis Global Asset Management is poised to launch a global concentrated equity fund in a bid to further develop its UK-domiciled range.

Ycap Asset Management Announces New Distribution Focus on Germany

The location provides first class infrastructure on a global level

Morningstar Announces Agenda for 2014 UK Investment Conference

Morningstar UK Limited, a subsidiary of independent investment research firm Morningstar, Inc. today announced the speaker and programme details for its eighth annual Morningstar Investment Conference.

Workplace pensions "a total no-brainer"

Under the workplace pensions legislation, eligible employees benefit from their employer

Connaught’s Mawdsley found dead

The former company director of an alternatives asset manager which collapsed into administration in 2012 was found dead last month in a car park in Boxhill, Surrey.

Hedge funds do not pose a systemic risk

Anyone who read the Financial Conduct Authority Hedge Fund Survey last month could be forgiven for thinking that the UK’s hedge fund firms had suddenly loaded up on risk.

Double fund launch for Russian giant

The GPB Russia Fixed Income Fund invests in sovereign and corporate fixed income

Lazard renames top-performing UK equity income fund

Lazard Asset Management has renamed its top performing UK income fund, run by Alan Custis and Alan Clifford.

ECB purchase of asset-backed notes problematic for Italy banks - UniCredit

Italian banks would be at a disadvantage if the European Central Bank decides to buy asset-backed securities as part of unconventional measures aimed at staving off deflation risks, the chief executive of UniCredit said on Saturday.

ICBC Interested in Italian Fund Management Firm

A person in the know revealed that ICBC is considering acquiring Pioneer Investments, one of the biggest fund management companies in Europe, managing assets worth EUR 174 billion or HKD 1.87 trillion by the end of 2013, under control of Italian lender Un

What consolidation means for the AP funds

The five Swedish AP buffer funds will be reduced to three, a new responsible body will be set up to formulate long-term return targets and a reference portfolio, and limits on unlisted investments will be lifted under the new plan put forward by the Swedi

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