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The secret to investing in hedge funds: avoid almost all of them

Cambridge Associates is one of the biggest investment consultants advising pensions and others on which funds to choose.

The banking balance: technology and informed risk decision making

But how can technology be effectively used to help the organisation make the best decisions to manage its risks?

Lisbon and Warsaw take on New York and London

Banks shift thousands of workers out of the world’s main financial centres

Catella: Banks and corporates agree - access to financing has worsened

The Main index has seen a relatively small decrease of 0.2 points to 41.0. However, the components that make up the Main index have seen rather significant ups and downs.

Luis M Linde: Islamic finance - growing importance and regulatory challenge

Welcoming remarks by Mr Luis M Linde, Governor of the Bank of Spain, at the European Forum on Islamic Finance, organized by the Islamic Financial Services Board (Madrid),

Andrew Gracie: Ending too big to fail - getting the job done

Speech by Mr Andrew Gracie, Executive Director of Resolution of the Bank of England, at Deloitte, London

After shock of redemptions, sovereign funds rethink strategies

If you have an external element disrupting portfolios, most of the time it has a negative impact on performance.

Square Mile: Investment trust cost advantages are an illusion

To put this in simpler terms, the fund structure is nothing more than a bucket or container designed to safeguard the rights and interests of the investor.

Catella: Increasing demand from international investors for the Nordics

Catella foresees these opportunities, especially for investments in the office and retail markets.

Four questions for Lutz Overlack, Head of Sales at BLI

“We have to be careful not to lose sight of the whole picture”

Investing in UK buy-to-let from Europe

Once you and your solicitor are satisfied everything is in order, contracts can be exchanged, usually paying a 10% deposit.

The global economy is continuing to generate stable, moderate growth: Guy Wagner (Banque de Luxembourg)

“The higher yields on long bonds give them some residual potential for appreciation without having to factor in negative yields to maturity.”

The 10 best London finance jobs post-Brexit

And yet, temporarily at least, some finance jobs or finance-related jobs are likely to thrive in a post-Brexit world.

50% of City workers 'planning to change jobs'

Half of workers in the City of London are planning to change jobs within a year, as pressure on pay in the banking industry pushes employees to re-assess their current position, according to new research.

UK bankers spend over €34 million a year to influence EU

The UK financial sector spends at least €34 million per year on lobbying in Brussels and employs more than 140 lobbyists to influence EU policy-making, according to a study published today by Corporate Europe Observatory.

Schroders: Our hopes and concerns for the current market

The bond market, for example, now looks incredibly expensive.

Intedelta & Asset Control Present Survey Of Data Management Within Risk Management

Survey highlights trend towards centralisation of data management, with regulation as a ‘highly significant’ driver for change

Russian business repatriates money from offshore zones

Russian entrepreneurs have decided to bring their money back home from offshore havens.

St. James’s Place – If oil reaches $60, it will limit growth in the Eurozone and Japan

The price of oil continued to rise last week, pushing above $50 a barrel, despite a decision by OPEC not to cut production. In this context, a rising oil price might be seen as a net positive for the global economy, but a report by Citigroup suggests the

Profits for asset management companies set to fall by a third

The consultancy warned that earnings have already begun to decline, after net flows to the European industry in the first quarter of 2016 fell to their lowest level since the “disaster” year of 2008.

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