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Banco Sabadell targets digital economy with new fund

Business models of the new digital economy will benefit from a sustainable and greater growth trend," according to Sabadell.

Global investors eye bigger slice of Chinese bond market

International bond investors have begun to notice the country’s recent moves to open up its markets

Malaysia's Sovereign Wealth Fund Mulls Closing London Office

Both the U.S. and China remain very important to Khazanah because “we have a very big interest in technology and so those offices remain relevant, ” he said.

Octopus Property loan book reaches GBP1 billion

Following a record start to the year which has seen it commit more than GBP150 million of finance, Octopus Property is on track to lend a record GBP850 million in 2018/19

Jersey advised to save an extra £600m in case Brexit disrupts financial sector

We can't tell when a crisis might be but what we can say is the current fund is not big enough in case a crisis arises

UniCredit and Axiom AI launch first global CoCo bond ETF

The index is the first joint venture between the Solactive and UniCredit and has been designed to offer the most scalable and liquid exposure to the CoCo bond universe.

La Française closes Veritas Group acquisition

The group’s product line has been enhanced with 11 additional securities funds.

Asset management firm Miton boosts fund manager pay by 71 per cent

Profit before tax was £8.9m, an increase of 43 per cent on the previous year driven by boosted assets under management, which were up 14 per cent from £3.8bn at the beginning of 2018 to £4.37bn at the end of December.

Hargreaves says adviser consolidation is bad for investment

This threatened to create a drag on performance as innovation and the willingness to take risk are increasingly lacking, he said.

Greenwich: Asset owners relying more on social media for researching money managers

The survey also revealed that 61% of investors engaged in group discussions over the course of the year, almost double from 32% in 2015.

QIC acquires European airport stake

The asset is an addition to QIC's global infrastructure portfolio which had $11 billion and 12 direct investments, as at December 31.

UBS Asset Management makes prime Edinburgh investment

This acquisition is directly in line with the Fund’s strategy to enhance its income distribution and increase its exposure to industrial assets

Barclays Bank Ireland joins the Swiss stock exchange

Its clients have access to corporate and investment banking and wealth and investment management services.

Allianz explores combining its asset management unit with DWS: Report

Bloomberg, citing unnamed people familiar with the matter, said that Allianz’s deliberations were at an early stage and may not lead to any formal talks or agreement.

The new banks that failed the challenge

Smaller lenders and fintech apps are finding it hard to take on the big four, reports Emma Dunkley

Aviva buys up shares in beleaguered WH Ireland

Wealth manager’s shares have fallen 40% so far this year

Jersey Funds are Future-Proofed for UK and EU Access – However Brexit Unfolds

This demonstrates that Jersey continues to provide stability, confidence and certainty for managers

Italy's Generali posts increased profits, solid 2018 results beat targets

"With the results presented today, Assicurazioni Generali has completed the 2015-18 strategic plan exceeding all the targets and successfully concluding its industrial turnaround.

Hambro Perks: 'We want to be the first London VC in the Gulf'

British boutique investment firm is chasing deals in the region

China eases European investment levels in 2018

Falling Chinese investment in Europe is due to numerous factors, including increased security concerns, while the destination of investments is now spread more diffusely

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