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Italian bank takes cheese as collateral for loans

We all know of the gold standard, but have you heard of the cheese standard?

Aberdeen Asset Management gets shareholder backing for fundraising plan

Aberdeen Asset Management has received shareholder backing to issue 200 million new shares.

Aviva pours another £8.5m into Brewin Dolphin

Aviva has bought 2.9 million shares in Brewin Dolphin to lift its stake beyond the 4% threshold.

South African magnate with thirst for the UK high street

Christo Wiese is third on South Africa’s rich list, with an estimated worth of £4.2bn, and is buying up assets in the UK

Bearish beers, bullish spirits at London’s first stock exchange-themed bar

To capture the best deals, customers use an app to monitor prices that constantly shift based on how much customers are buying.

Mega-Wealthy Surge on Maltese Real Estate by Roxanne James

The majority of foreign buyers in Malta are British but there are also French and Italian buyers, Russian buyers due to the citizenship scheme as well as Dutch and South Africans but it heavily depends on where we're promoting at a particular point i

London's super rich pay thousands for their children to clean loos

'Real world' internships for children of the super-wealthy

BMO Global AM completes EMEA rebranding

After the rebranding there will be no changes to F&C’s investment trust business or the F&C savings plans and fund names will not be changed either

Octagonal Says GIS Had Record June For Transactions

In a statement, AIM-listed Octagonal said that GIS had more than 12,000 transactions in the month of June.

London's junior stock market Aim loses another nominated adviser

Execution Noble could reapply to advise Aim firms at a later date

The Second Rule of Investing: Risk & Asset Allocation

We all want as much as we can get, don't we?

“Education is the key to unlock the golden door of freedom” - George Washington Carver

Will you be able to retire in bliss or will you have to work until you are 80?

Fund and private client services firm acquires Kleinwort Benson CI and SA Funds Business

Staff in South Africa will remain in their offices in Cape Town, whilst in Guernsey the combined business will operate from Dorey Court in St Peter Port

JOHCM's Beagles snaps up wealth managers

J.O. Hambro Capital Management's Clive Beagles has opened new positions in wealth managers and increased exposure to certain banks in his £2.9bn UK Equity Income fund.

Brown Shipley AUM edges closer to £5bn with IFA acquisition

The acquisition was finalised on 1st July 2015 following approval from the Financial Conduct Authority.

Boutique Intermede set to open first fund

The firm manages close to $500 million

Bellpenny switches CEO

Bellpenny has announced Nigel Stockton is to replace Kevin Ronaldson as CEO as he is shifting to the role of founder director.

Stewart Cowley launches advisory business

Former Old Mutual Global Investors’ (bond guru Stewart Cowley has launched an investment advisory business.

OMGI to launch offshore global equity income fund

Old Mutual Global Investors is gearing up to launch the Old Mutual Global Equity Income Fund in August with the aim of providing total return to its offshore clients.

Independent UK wealth managers pick up younger clients

This is providing an opportunity for companies such as Brooks Macdonald, St James’s Place and Rathbone Brothers to step in

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