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Total Global Alternative Assets Under Management Grows To $6.2 Trillion

Overall, 37% of alternative assets are invested in Europe and 8% in Asia Pacific, with 5% being invested in the rest of the world.

Tax Havens Played Prominent Role In Bhs Scandal, Charities Say

Johnston said the report exposed “the prominent role played by British overseas tax havens such as the British Virgin Islands".

One in 40 people living in Dublin a millionaire

Dublin named 10th on list of European cities with most millionaires per capita

Old Mutual: Fitch Rating Endorses Reorganisation

Fitch downgraded the IFS rating of Mutual & Federal, the short-term insurance firm owned by Old Mutual, to BBB- from BBB, with a stable outlook.

Monaco has most millionaires in Europe - but London not far behind

One in three people in Mediterranean principality are millionaires, while London is fourth and Edinburgh 16th , with Dublin surprise entry in top 10

Forget Brexit, Quitaly is Europe's next worry

Sluggish growth and high levels of unemployment are reflected in the high level of non-performing loans that are now hobbling Italian banks

The hedge fund industry has a 'real problem,' but it's not the one you think

What we need is more platforms, the old-school kind that existed before the crisis but don't exist so much anymore.

PM May must be careful not tarnish offshore financial services reputation

The whole affair also brings the spotlight back on to the real and serious global problem of tax evasion.

Opportunities arising from Cyprus DTT with Iran

The provisions of the treaty came into force on January 1st 2016 in Cyprus and in March 2016 in Iran.

Africa will be the secret victim of Brexit

In the UK one word recession dominates, with banks, economic research houses, and supranational institutions all predicting that growth in Britain will shrink this year or next.

Deutsche Bank: not Lehman Brothers

Ahead of the European Banking Association's stress tests, Deutsche Bank's future seems shakier than ever. Some would even call Germany's most important bank "dangerous." Is there really any reason to worry?

Why Baillie Gifford continues to bet on Europe

Meanwhile, in May, European equity funds saw the largest outflows compared to other regions, at £507m

Bankers in this specialism take home the biggest pay packet

If you're considering a change of direction, you could do a lot worse than check out this chart, compiled by Statista for City A.M. using figures from salary benchmarking site Emolument.com.

Calls to reframe BOT-UK relationship: 'Territories are now more strategically important to Britain'

The OTS are now more strategically important to Britain than ever before

Hedge fund manager Edward Misrahi reveals 'the best hedge of any portfolio'

The value of a put option rises when the price of the asset it’s tied to falls.

Why haven't oil prices fallen further as hedge funds boost short positions? Kemp

On the other side of the market, hedge fund long positions were basically unchanged at just under 300 million barrels between the two dates, according to the U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC).

The UK – a passport to a brighter future by Christopher Groves & Sophie Dworetzsky

With Theresa May settling into Number 10 and facing what must be the one of the most daunting in-trays in history

Phew, what a summer! by Justin Urquhart Stewart

From failed military coups, suspicious or otherwise, to political leaders changing, or not in Labour's case, and the economic uncertainty that results from Brexit.

Boosting trade, investment may be UK Asia-Pacific minister Alok Sharma's priority

The Conservative MP for Reading West, was an ardent advocate of Britain’s staying with the European Union (EU) and that, on economic grounds.

Alternatives managers split on the benefits of ESG, finds Unigestion

The survey shows variation between private equity managers linked primarily to size, geography and nature of the strategy

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