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Off-the-shelf solutions continue to drive cost-efficiencies in the longevity hedging and bulk annuity markets

Trend towards streamlined solutions is amongst several developments shaping opportunities

Emerging Europe: KBC bulks up in Bulgaria

Belgian group wins bidding for NBG subsidiary; further consolidation seen likely in crowded market.

Alliance willing to buy back activist’s shares

The changes, which shareholders will vote on at the end of February, were prompted in part by the actions of US hedge fund Elliott

Hazeltree Publishes Active Treasury Management – A Powerful Competitive Advantage Whitepaper

They include a focus on counterparty diversification and exposure, increased cost of financing, and increased regulatory demands.

State Street Recognized in the 2017 Bloomberg Financial Services Gender-Equality Index

As investors look for new drivers of risk-aware alpha, the demand for data around gender equality and other social and governance metrics continues to grow.

Chris Blackham and John Sims team up with Jeremy Guscott on broking venture

We are already attracting interests from all sectors including commercial as well as high net worth and property owners.

UK universities pension plan in novel deal with Credit Suisse

Deal highlights shifting roles of banks and investors in European capital markets

Billion-Euro-Deal for RobecoSAM

Swiss financial market is trying to better sell the competence available in sustainable investments

Columbia Threadneedle changes pricing on UK property fund

All of the groups went on to temporarily suspend trading in their property funds following the Brexit vote.

Jupiter Merlin axes Threadneedle fund for M&G

The global economy as being in reasonable shape

Standard Life Investments appoints Governance & Stewardship Director

She will join Standard Life Investments in May 2017.

Investors fund £1m London development in 71 hours

The website reports that 67% of the funds came from female investors

Hedge funds and private equity tap Glassdoor for investment tips

Fund managers use employer review website to carry out due diligence

Catella Investment Management completes two property acquisitions in Spain worth EUR 24 million

Catella’s Spanish investment management team sourced the deal, acted as advisor in the acquisition process and will remain as strategic asset manager for the property.

First Irish Manager to Have Funds approved as Compliant with European SRI Transparency Code

KBIGI is also a signatory of the United Nations Principles for Responsible Investment

Exclusive - Warburg Pincus hires Goldman Sachs to sell Safetykleen Europe

Warburg Pincus owned 295 million pounds of the debt at end-2015

Royal London Cash Management liquidated

RLAM offers three money market funds: the Cash Plus, Enhanced Cash Plus and Short Term Money Market funds, all managed by Citywire A-rated Craig Inches and Richard Nelson.

Alpha, focus, dynamic, optimal, what do all these cryptic fund names actually mean? Read our jargon buster

We have tried to provide a short cut, by compiling a list of common terms that often pop up in fund names along with simple explanations.

How private equity firms are designed to earn big while risking little of their own

They make outsized bets, but the risk of default and bankruptcy is borne by their portfolio companies, write Eileen Appelbaum and Rosemary Batt

M7 invests a further €36 million in assets for M7 EREIP IV

M7 has acquired seven assets from Valad

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