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Fund manager profile: Standard Life Investments

Gill Newton talks to SLI’s Mikhail Zverev about collaborative transatlantic working practices and looking for positive fundamental change

Institutionalisation raises operational bar for hedge funds, says survey

And the longer term trend is for more of the same.

Morning Coffee: Which 35-year-old traders earn over $530k? The glory days are over

If you work in the fixed income currencies and commodities division of a large investment bank, you have every right to feel a little hard done by.

Strategy Update from BNP Paribas Investment Partners

Declines in the prices of base metals and oil and geopolitical developments were too much for markets to digest, so equities took a step down.

`Brexit' Riskier for Fund Managers Than Banks, Report Says

That could lead to higher transactional costs and a need for more investment staff, while country-by-country distribution arrangements may have to be set up adding to the managers’ expenses.

EU banks better capitalised in 2015, but NPLs remain of concern

The European Banking Authority (EBA) has published the outcome of its 2015 EU-wide transparency exercise and provided detailed bank-by-bank data on capital positions, risk exposure amounts and asset quality on 105 banks from 21 countries of the European E

Guernsey funds grow by nearly £5 billion in Q3

Figures from the Guernsey Financial Services Commission (GFSC) show that, at the end of September 2015, the net asset value of all funds under management and administration in the Island stood at £224.8 billion.

Spanish bankers rank fourth highest on report into EU bonuses

SPAIN has 1,506 bankers taking home a bonus worth 200% of their salary, a new report reveals.

Passport to Hassles Non-EU managers ditch European investors in face of AIFMD grief

The chief operating officer of one hedge fund told Cerulli that U.S. and Asian managers are ignoring Europe, concentrating greater marketing efforts instead on domestic investors.

Ex-Barclays CEO: Banks are about to have an 'Uber moment' — and it's going to be painful

He adds: "In my view only a few incumbent banks will have the courage and decisiveness to win in this new field.

Paul Mills: We need transparency on the banking crisis

There’s an old saying that ‘he who pays the piper calls the tune’.

Round-up: Investments

Listing reveals which companies are the top performers in their field

I’m all for the Top 100 – but which century?

The aim was to determine whether our revenue/fees income would warrant our inclusion in your ‘Top 100 Financial Adviser Survey’.

Women must fill half of top roles by 2020, states HSBC

HSBC intends to appoint women to half of its senior roles in the UK, setting the most stretching target for gender equality among big British companies.

European Retail Investors Plan Hike in Allocation to Equities

The openness to assets other than bonds reflects a more optimistic outlook among retail investors in Europe.

New risks, new rules: financial community shows governance is the new differentitator in investment decisions - Aberdeen AM

New research from Aberdeen Asset Management today reveals the integral part that governance plays in the investments asset managers make and what clients expect of them.

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