06/19/2012
Banks, which urgently need to fortify their capital buffers, are in a rush to offload private equity assets they spent billions on in the heady days before the financial crisis, causing a flurry in so-called secondary sales.
06/19/2012
The volatility of the fund since inception is 7.4%3 which is less than half the FTSE ALL Share index volatility of 17%3 over the same period.
06/18/2012
Four new exchange-listed equity index funds from the issuer UBS Global Asset Management have been tradable in Deutsche Börse's XTF segment since Friday.
06/18/2012
The takeover would give Hong Kong control of a business that sets global prices for base metals, while LME stands to gain greater access to China, the biggest consumer of metals including nickel, aluminum and copper.
06/18/2012
The sales contract was signed today. As such, Postbank is increasing its focus on its core business in consumer banking, without reducing its product range.
06/18/2012
Restaurateurs, bartenders and hoteliers getting ready to welcome an army of high-rolling financiers to this year's GAIM Conference in the Mediterranean principality could find money and mirth in short supply as recent poor performance weighs.
06/15/2012
The loan book was £64m at the end of 2011 and the consideration £1, with a performance-related deferred consideration of up to £1.5m.
06/15/2012
The move reflects Old Mutual's commitment to sustainability and its strategy of being a leading international provider of long-term savings, protection and investment products.
06/15/2012
"The deal could immediately prop up HKEx to become one of the major global metals and commodities exchanges," Hong Kong Exchanges Chief Executive Charles Li said.
06/14/2012
The level of discontent over the pay packages of chief executive Sir Martin and fellow directors is such that “the working assumption” is that a substantial proportion of the shareholder vote could go against WPP’s remuneration report, a
06/14/2012
Tokyo is the world's most expensive city for expatriates according to the latest ranking by Mercer.
06/14/2012
IFC and Rabobank will each contribute $250 million to expand funding for trade flows of agricultural and refined energy commodities through Rabobank's global client network.
06/14/2012
Polar's assets under management at the end of March stood at $5.08 billion, almost one-third higher than a year before.
06/13/2012
Fund management group inks agreement with Narec Capital
Narec Capital selected Frontier IP as its partner based on the Company's experience of IP-orientated funds, as well as its knowledge of the renewable energy sector.
06/12/2012
The bank was launched with the backing of American businessman Vernon Hill.
06/12/2012
BNP Paribas Investment Partners was developed as a string of affiliates by the late Gilles Glicenstein before his death in 2009.
06/11/2012
Pension funds want to buy infrastructure loans and banks want to sell – but not at a loss
06/11/2012
Its expansion marks another sign of increasing banking competition after Marks & Spencer said last week it would begin offering bank accounts in its stores.
06/11/2012
The basis of the merger was the growing derivatives market. In the modern market, equities trading is regarded as a high-volume, low-profit business.
06/08/2012
Discretionary managers Equilibrium Asset Management and Seven Investment Management believe that derivatives are a good investment opportunity in the current volatile, low-return environment.