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Hedge funds see fund admin offering divergence

A survey of alternative administration providers found noticeable differences in their service offerings

A turning tide of trust in financial services?

In our latest biannual survey of over 17,000 consumers worldwide, we found that over one in three UK consumers now feel content with the services they are getting from the banks, up from just 21% last year. It’s a significant leap, even though there

Number of UK platforms will halve in next decade

Investors will find their choice of platforms has halved in as little as ten years’ time

Richard Leeson: Asset gathering vs advice

One of the outcomes of the RDR has been the emergence of ‘asset-gathering’ behaviours by some advice firms.

Size Matters

Global asset managers: the bigger, the better

Family Business Looking For External Investment - KPMG

More than half of family-owned businesses are actively seeking new investment to fund growth plans, according to new research.

No magic formula for pension savings

Auto-enrolment is having a big effect on pension savings, but individual spending needs will vary

What to look for in an ethical fund manager

Neville White of Ecclesiastical Investment Management delivers his top tips on finding the right ethical fund manager for you.

Eurozone Contrasts and the Power of Mario by Justin Urquhart Stewart

The Eurozone, as we all know, is certainly not one nation and it is most certainly nowhere near being one economy.

FS Investment Committee: On the hunt for income

With dividend payouts at a record high, where do our experts stand on global and developed market income funds?

International fiduciary standards - where next?

Could the USA secure a significant competitive advantage in extending the fiduciary standard? Rosalyn Breedy of Forsters compares and contrasts developments in the UK and USA.

Lyxor Outpaced By Rivals in ETF New Assets

Record highs in asset levels were also reached by ETP industries in Canada, Asia Pacific (ex-Japan) and globally, with $2.7 trillion in global assets.

KPMG: U.K.'s big banks cut lending by more than half a trillion dollars

A wall of money has gone out of the banks and into fines and redress," says KPMG's U.K. head of banking Richard McCarthy.

Threadneedle UK Equities AG Under Review

The fund previously held a Silver rating. Going forward Leigh Harrison, Threadneedle’s Head of Equities, has assumed responsibility for the UK Equity team and the fund will be managed by Chris Kinder, a senior fund manager and core member of the UK

ABN AMRO Bank Jersey set to bring Durrell overseas team together for annual Conservation Symposium

This year’s event will be the first to be supported financially by a corporate partner.

Fitch sees Austria's Volksbanken failing ECB stress test

Fitch said it was unaware of any concrete plans to transfer non-core OeVAG assets to a state vehicle

Fitch Affirms Hypothekenbank Frankfurt International at 'A-' on Merger

Commerzbank's Long- and Short-term IDR, Support Rating (SR), and senior debt ratings reflect Fitch's view

State pension 'unviable' for Generation Y

If you’re under 30 then you’ll need to pay for your own retirement, as one expert predicts the cost of the state pension is so unsustainable that it won’t exist in 30 years.

Banks Said to Delay Hiring on Tougher Internal Scrutiny

UBS AG and Barclays Plc have pulled job offers and delayed start dates as banks toughen background checks after scandals heightened scrutiny of individuals’ behavior

Dutch Banking Tax Study Flawed, Says ABN AMRO

Dutch bank ABN AMRO has criticized a new report, The Fair Banking Guide, published by the Dutch BankWiser after an investigation into international tax avoidance in the Dutch banking sector.

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