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Outlook for 2015 better than last year, but emerging markets are a worry for Fitch

Do you want the good news or the bad news?

London's Best-Paying Sectors: Private Equity Beats Hedge Funds

Move over hedge fund managers, the biggest paychecks in London's finance sector this year were in private equity, according to new data from Emolument.

Trends in Chinese business investment in the UK

What are the key trends of Chinese companies setting up business in the UK?

Deutsche Asset & Wealth Management Survey Reveals Opportunities and Challenges in Alternatives Marketplace

These dynamics create opportunities and challenges for helping investors fully understand their potential alternatives contributions.

Spies drawn by Norway’s wealth

Norway’s emergence as a wealthy country, with one of the biggest and most powerful investment funds in the world, is being cited as one of the reasons that spies are targeting Norwegian government and business leaders.

Investors Demand More LDI Innovation

Despite a growing need for asset-liability matching strategies, product providers have not offered enough new thinking.

Stock market Winners and Losers of the Year(so far) by

Well I know it's not quite the end of the year yet but I thought we should have a look at some of the stock market leaders and laggers as we head for the holiday period.

We seem to have miscalculated by Tim Price

You can be for gold, or you can be for paper, but you cannot possibly be for both.

Flurry of China bank deals hints at renewed confidence

China’s banks and insurers have more actively sought overseas assets in 2014 than at any time in the past decade

Wealth distribution in Austria particularly unjust: expert

In an interview with the APA Schnetzer called for a higher taxation of capital in the EU, along with a coordinated wage policy that would see wages increase in tandem with productivity growth.

Directors struggle with corporate governance reporting despite some disclosure improvements

Small and mid-size quoted companies continue to struggle with three major corporate governance disclosures, says a reportpublished by the Quoted Companies Alliance, the independent membership organisation that champions the interests of small to mid-size

Saxo Bank's Outrageous Predictions for 2015 is out!

Uncertain times call for unconventional thinking. We think that we’ve got 10 scenarios that fit the bill.

Retirement income market study

The Government’s reforms have increased the at-retirement choices facing consumers

The transatlantic gap widens - RZB

Euro area: geopolitical tensions hamper growth

Higher costs on the horizon as tax and regulatory change continues to bite - BNY Mellon

The poll, conducted at BNY Mellon's recent third annual Tax and Regulatory Forum in London, found that 71% of the almost 250 delegates attending the event expected to see higher costs in the coming year compared to 2014.

Asia to provide opportunities for at least another decade, but alternative strategies are essential

The Asian region suffers from a lack of long term institutional money in this region of the world

Measuring adviser satisfaction in the platforms industry by David Cartwright

In a platform market that is becoming increasingly homogeneous in terms of the availability of tools, tax wrappers and investment choice, service is now one of the key differentiators.

2014 Set To Be The Strongest Year For Global M&A Since Financial Crisis

2014 has been a strong year for global M&A

Paris Region: a Gateway city for Asian and Middle Eastern investors

High level of cross-border investments from Asia and the Middle East. In 2013, these two areas both invested between $10 and $12 billion outside of their respective regions.

Investment Outlook for London Residential Property in 2015 - Temple Field Property

“The Election, the threat of a Mansion Tax and plans to levy CGT on property investment by overseas investors cast a dark shadow over London Residential Property, but short-term political concerns must not be allowed to cloud an excellent medium to

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