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London Banker Jobs Decrease as Large Firms Slow Hiring

Job vacancies at London’s financial-services companies fell by 8 percent in July from the previous month as hiring by large securities firms slowed

Convertible bonds – the lost asset class By Greg Harris, senior investment manager, Maitland

Few money managers would be willing to describe today's global equity markets as cheap or offering great long-term value (they certainly offer less than 18 months ago).

Mirror, mirror on the wall, who’s the fairest financier of them all?

Look no further than Goldman Sachs, according to an analysis of one dating app’s data.

Britons Top Buyers List For French Property

Britons bought properties in areas like Charente, Loire and Limousin, looking beyond the traditionally sought-after areas like the Cote d’Azur and the Alps. Britons’ have shown an excellent business sense of creating more value for their inves

Sovereign wealth funds eye european real estate

The firm notes that the top five sovereign wealth funds identified by the report were from the Middle East and Asia, with an average deal size per investor group of €700m over the year, up from €247m in 2012.

Nine out of 10 bankers willing to work abroad

London is at risk of losing its “best and brightest” bankers to other financial centres because of a cap on bonuses, research has shown.

Will new anti-avoidance rule end cat and mouse game over self-employment status? Andrew Hubbard

Another day another anti-avoidance rule, and this time it’s around the distinction between employees and the self-employed.

'The industry is young but it’s growing up fast' - Kevin Caley,ThinCats

Kevin Caley, Founder and Managing Director of peer to peer business lender ThinCats, comments on figures released by the P2PFA.

Bedtime for Bondo by Tim Price

They call them ‘junk bonds’ for a reason. They now constitute an offence against linguistic decency: ‘high yield’ no longer even is.

Schroders' Gautrey warns of turbulent times in technology

Photos are shared on Facebook, videos watched on YouTube and movies downloaded from Netflix.

Brics: The acronym that went Pinocchio

The real test of the resolve of Brics countries will come in dealing with crises that affect the non-democratic world

Global Consumers: Concerned and Willing to Engage in the Battle Against Fraud

Financial institutions must help consumers understand how they can protect themselves against fraud

Middle East Investment in Europe rises by 25% H1 2014

Colliers' Capital Flows Quarterly Report highlights Middle East investors' appetite for alternative product including hotels and serviced apartments

Brit buyers bounce back!

The latest survey of overseas buyers of second homes in France carried out by bankers BNP using data supplied by Notaries from across the country paints a mixed picture of the health of the French property market, but puts the Brits firmly back in pole po

Faith, Hope, and Charities

European charities turn to alternatives

Profits up 39% in year for Russian property buyers in London

Research reveals a strong pound drove increase

Italy asset manager industry June inflows 13.8 bln euros

Italy's asset management industry saw inflows of 13.8 billion euros in June from 7.1 billion euros in May,

Find UK Survey Show The Top Reasons Why Overseas Residents Including UK Expats Are Buying UK Property

Previous surveys done by Find UK Property have shown Investment and "Holiday Use" to be equally important reasons why overseas residents are looking for UK Property.

Seven little-known funds to make Isa investors rich

Telegraph Money ventures off the beaten track to unearth successful funds frequently ignored by the investment 'tipsters'

Full compliance still some way off as AIFMD authorisation deadline arrives, according to new BNY Mellon survey

New research by BNY Mellon, a global leader in investment management and investment services, highlights a compliance shortfall among alternative investment funds on the eve of the deadline for Alternative Investment Fund Managers Directive authorisation

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