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Macquarie Research: European and UK economics - The road ahead

Euro area inflation, the UK PMIs and the ECB meeting are the highlights this week.

Post-RDR funds industry controlled by 150 'gatekeepers' - research

The report claims a small number of asset managers and funds have been attracting disproportionate amounts of fund inflows

Expanding your Middle by Justin Urquhart Stewart

Germany is often held up as a perfect example of the development of small to middle sized companies, and much over the years has been written about the success of their "Mittelstand". This has often consisted of smaller to medium sized private c

Shy wealth firms overlook most basic way to win clients

The Futurewealth Report 2014, composed by SEI, Scorpio Partnership and NPG Wealth Management, revealed advisers doubled their chances of receiving a referral by simply asking for one.

Kneip partners AssetLogic on fund information network

Kneip, leading service provider for the fund industry, today announces that it has partnered with AssetLogic to provide the Fund Information Network, offering a major step forward in fund data management.

Deloitte reveals 20 providers to offer sub-set accounts

David Aird, managing director of UK distribution at Investec, says distributors “want to come onto the asset manager’s turf”

Prime brokers “hoarded” liquid assets in financial crisis

Esma, which based its research on a dataset covering the 306 largest global hedge funds and their prime brokers between July 2001 to December 2011

Wealth Managers Who Ask for Referrals Double Their Chance of Being Recommended by Clients

Futurewealth Report Uncovers What It Takes for High-Net-Worth Individuals to Recommend Their Wealth Managers

‘Just 150 people’ will control UK funds

According to Deloitte, the financial services group, the number of “gatekeepers” that direct new money flows is falling, hampering the business models of asset managers that miss out on these concentrated flows.

Time to step out of the shadow of the crisis, says BIS in 84th Annual Report

To return to sustainable and balanced growth, policies need to go beyond their traditional focus on the business cycle

Barclays Advises an Incremental Shift to a Defensive Portfolio

Global Outlook report recommends that investors reduce their exposure to global fixed income and increase their allocation to cash

Global cross-border M&A activity on rise - Baker & McKenzie

Powerful macroeconomic and political forces continue to provide impetus to globalization, and companies around the world are driven by their strategies to move into new markets and jurisdictions.

The Global Entrepreneurial Report: Emerging Wealth 2014

Oracle Capital Group has just launched “The Global Entrepreneurial Report: Emerging Wealth 2014.”

Investors adopting partnership-driven approach to hedge funds, says Barclays study

This can include managed accounts or funds of one, which offer investors better transparency

Sport’s Summer Season is upon us - don’t let the taxman bowl you a googly byLesley Fidler

Sport’s summer season has finally arrived, and many businesses will be digging deep to impress clients and staff with a bit of corporate hospitality – but care is needed to avoid falling foul of the taxman…

Easy Money for European Equity Funds

2012 pledge from ECB's Draghi continues to buoy investor confidence

7 sins of fund management

Though penned almost a decade ago, the advice is timeless and has not diminished in value over the years

The Europe 2020 Competitiveness Report

The 2014 Report, the second in a biennial series, provides a timely update and review of Europe’s progress on its own competitiveness agenda, taking advantage of the Forum’s data, analysis and comparisons to non-European economies.

Get real: asset managers ditch swaps for loans

With swaps markets becoming less liquid and more expensive, especially for longer-dated trades, some pension funds are winding back the clock and sourcing long-dated, real assets to hedge their liabilities. But the strategy carries its own risks, reports

Evolving Investment Management Regulation, Clarity leads to opportunity - KPMG

The key areas are structural market change, data and reporting, risk governance, conduct, culture and remuneration.

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