03/24/2017
Slovenia's 'bad bank' earns over 100 mln euro in 2016 from sale of property, claims
DTUB's real estate management operations include two key categories: directly-owned real estate and real estate pledged as collateral
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03/24/2017
Curtis Banks earnings ahead as it integrates Suffolk Life
Curtis Banks Group announced its final results for the 12 months
03/24/2017
Chubb doubles up on reinsurance from ABR Re
Chubb is expected to benefit from underwriting profit generated
03/24/2017
Keeping the Deutsche Wolf from Credit Suisse's Door
As Brexit and Donald Trump jolt financial markets, there's still growth to capture
03/23/2017
Schroder Recovery vs Investec UK Special Sits
We look at two deep value funds with similar mandates and ask the professionals which one could be the better option for investors seeking exposure to this area.
03/23/2017
BlackRock bond fund ups French debt stock ahead of election
Investors have been flocking to the safety of bonds and gold in recent days, sending riskier world stocks sliding, as Trump faces the first major legislative battle of his presidency.
03/23/2017
Norway's wealth fund says ethics profile has cost $1.4 billion in a decade
The fund returned 1.11 percentage points less between 2006 and 2016 as a result of exclusions of companies on ethical grounds
03/23/2017
Luxembourg shuns ‘aggressive’ Brexit plan to attract UK firms
Luxembourg will not engage in a “race to the bottom”
03/23/2017
First buy-side client live with credit default swaps clearing at LCH
LCH has the broadest CDS coverage of any CCP group
03/23/2017
Dublin-headquartered IFG reports big drop in pretax profits
Shares fall by more than 8% in early trading after full-year profits decline by 26%
03/22/2017
French retailer Carrefour launches online bank account
C-zam is the first current account offered by a retailer in a French online banking market
03/22/2017
Woodford: Asset management industry is 'too risk-averse'
Financial regulators need to "get off the back" of science industry investors
03/22/2017
Standard Life, Aberdeen look to allay concerns over co-CEO structure
The two will share responsibility for “core aspects of the role” including running the executive committee, strategy and monitoring performance, as well as communications and the post-merger integration programme.
03/22/2017
UN 'World Water Day' (Wednesday 22nd March) sets the scene for 'Third Wave' of Water Investing
Today heralds UN-Water's 25th 'World Water Day' and the United Nations' continuing campaign for freshwater and sanitation.
03/21/2017
Axa Wealth and Abbey Life acquisitions drive Phoenix growth
Valuing the UK closed life fund market, excluding Phoenix Group, at more than £300bn in assets, Bannister expects greater market consolidation and opportunity in 2017.
03/21/2017
Six new hedge funds, private equity companies and boutiques launching in London
It’s focused on investments in renewable energy, and so far has four employees, seconded across from Hg Capital.
03/20/2017
Threadneedle and Henderson propose trust merger
Any shareholders who don’t make a decision will be automatically rolled onto the Henderson scheme.
03/20/2017
Athene on the hunt for deals among hard-pressed European insurers
A lot of challenged companies out there, says chief executive James Belardi
03/20/2017
Citadel scouts for prospects at its datathons
op prospects from the datathons are invited to wage data warfare at the final Data Open competition in November with $100,000 at stake.
03/20/2017
Luxembourg reaches new record in assets under management
Luxembourg continues to be one of the most sought after EU countries for setting up investment funds