04/09/2012
Lazard’s wage bill falls by a third
Lazard, the boutique investment bank, cut pay at its UK-based operations by almost a third last year as the corporate finance advisory market continued to struggle.
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04/09/2012
Aberdeen seeks allies in hostile move for Alliance
The revelations will make uncomfortable reading for Ms Garrett-Cox, once dubbed “Katherine the Great”, who must now fight a rearguard action to keep her position.
04/09/2012
Omega Founder Robinson in Talks With FMG, Telegraph Reports
FMG hopes wants to build a 15 percent stake in the company and overhaul its executive team including Chief Executive Officer Richard Pexton, the newspaper said.
04/05/2012
Capita to acquire Bluefin Corporate Consulting
Capita chief executive Paul Pindar said: "The acquisition of Bluefin Corporate Consulting provides an excellent strategic fit with our existing corporate pensions business, Capita Hartshead.
04/05/2012
UK bankers' stakes in Brazilian bank BTG Pactual worth $400m
Two British investment bankers are set to have their stakes in the Brazilian merchant bank they work for valued at nearly $400m when it floats on the country's stock market this month.
04/05/2012
City “superwoman” launches restaurant group
The venture seeks to fill a gap in the market for neighbourhood clubs in South West London and the Home Counties.
04/04/2012
Deutsche Bank asset manager unit may get $2 billion: sources
Deutsche Bank declined to comment on the price but said talks for a sale remain "on track".
04/04/2012
Royal Bank of Canada Boosts Stake in Global Custodian
RBC, Canada's largest bank by assets, had for months been in talks on the deal with the Belgian lender, which is being broken up in a government-orchestrated operation.
04/04/2012
Trigon Goes Live with SunGard’s Valdi for Warsaw Stock Exchange Access
Trigon will use Valdi for trading on the Polish exchange, FIX connectivity and trade order routing.
04/04/2012
Societe Generale SS appointed by METROPOLE Gestion Italy
SGSS in Italy was retained by METROPOLE Gestion for its recognised international expertise as a Transfer Agent, its ability to provide personalised services tailored to the specific needs of its clients, alongside a wide network of placing agents.
04/04/2012
Vistra expands in Netherlands market with new acquisition
With additional offices in The Hague, Antwerp and Brussels, FTC Trust provides international clients with a comprehensive range of services including company formation, management and domiciliation and corporate services.
04/04/2012
Liontrust switches transfer agency service provider
International Financial Data Services have announced that it had been awarded the mandate to administer the Unit Trust and ISA fund range of Liontrust Asset Management.
04/03/2012
Rabobank Takes Over Struggling Regional Lender
It therefore approached Rabobank, one of Europe's best capitalized banks, about a tie-up.
04/03/2012
AIB is selling some fund management subsidiaries
The transaction and the acquisition is expected to be completed during the third quarter of the year.
04/02/2012
Aberdeen Asset Management to sponsor Scottish Open
The event has been without sponsor since last year when Barclays withdrew its backing. It had sponsored the tournament for 10 years.
04/02/2012
Second ETF in JP Morgan Macro Hedge series launched
This euro-denominated fund is designed to provide cost-effective volatility exposure, for sophisticated investors.
04/02/2012
AIMA expresses concern about new European Commission AIFMD
The Alternative Investment Management Association (AIMA), the global hedge fund trade association, has expressed concern about the European Commission’s new draft text for the implementation of the Alternative Investment Fund Managers Directive (AIF
03/30/2012
Renminbi – An opportunity for the London market?
Brief history of the Offshore RMB market – a path to internationalisation?
03/30/2012
New issuer added to Navesis‐ETF
Following the successful launch of Navesis‐ETF in February, and a move into Emerging Markets this month, there are now almost 200 products live on the platform, covering ETFs, ETCs and Fixed Income products. The trading platform continues to widen its off
03/30/2012
Former non-exec in £9m Arden bid
Arden – which is run by chairman Howard Flight and chief executive Jonathan Keeling – said that, while trading in the first four months of its financial year had been satisfactory, it had an uncertain outlook for the second-half of the year.