12/28/2014
Sainsbury's beseiged by short-sellers in 2014
J Sainsbury has been besieged by short-sellers this year as hedge funds bet the supermarket group will be hit by the escalating price war in the grocery industry.
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12/27/2014
2015: Banks to Put New Reins on Hedge Funds
Higher bank capital standards will force them to jettison some hedge fund clients and could create another layer of volatility in stocks and bonds.
12/24/2014
BNP Paribas unveils changes across bond and loan businesses
He also gains a new boss in the shape of Pascal Fischer, head of global markets in the Europe
12/24/2014
Hedge fund boss tears down £3m mews house to make way for gym and garage
Mr Rokos, 44, paid £5.175 million for one flat in the town house in 2008 and £2.475 million for another in the same year.
12/24/2014
Salhan Accountants lands award honours
As well as providing forensic accountancy, tax litigation, tax fraud investigations and VAT investigations, the Birmingham-based firm has asset protection services covering inheritance tax, creditors, divorce, cohabitation, business failure, litigation an
12/24/2014
Attivo to buy 12 more adviser client banks in 2015
At the firm’s year-end in March 2014 there were £500m funds under influence and turnover of almost £4m.
12/24/2014
Swiss boutique bolsters funds range with global multi-asset strategy
Independent Asset Manager Zeus Capital has Launched a Global Multi-Asset Fund to Further Expand its Ucits-Compliant Fund Range
12/24/2014
Spain's Santander announces interest in Portugal's Novo Banco
Spain's Banco Santander formally announced its interest in acquiring Portugal's Novo Banco as part of the sale process launched by the Portuguese central bank.
12/24/2014
Deutsche Bank open to offers for London gold vault
Deutsche Bank is open to offers for its London-based gold vault following the closure of its physical precious metals business
12/23/2014
Warburg and Carlyle snap up rating agency
The buyout pair completed a deal for the Toronto-based company in partnership with a consortium of Canadian-based individual investors, including DBRS founder, Walter Schroeder, and other members of the company’s management team.
12/23/2014
The ten most popular active funds of 2014 (so far)
This year has been a difficult one for many active funds, but, as ever, a select group of portfolios continue to be backed en masse by buyers looking to deliver outperformance for clients.
12/23/2014
Brevan Howard Changing Leadership in Emerging Markets Fixed Income, Waiving Fees
The Class A shares of the Emerging Markets Fixed Income fund were down -0.19 percent in November after finding difficulty during much of the fall.
12/23/2014
Alexander Beard Buys In London
Chester advisory and pensions administration group Alexander Beard has snapped up an IFA based in London.
12/23/2014
Moorefield In £1bn Property Asset Sale
Moorfield has exchanged contracts to sell a property portfolio to a US private equity firm for about £1bn, which is understood to include a site in Manchester.
12/23/2014
BNP Paribas unveils changes across bond and loan businesses
He also gains a new boss in the shape of Pascal Fischer, head of global markets in the Europe, Middle East and Africa region.
12/23/2014
Crowdfunding Is A Race to Win: How The French Are Using Regulation To Boost Their National Crowdfunding Platforms
In December 2014, crowdfunding has reached the center of the financial power. BPI France, the Public Investment Bank of the French state, hosted the Convention of the European Crowdfunding Network in its stately palace on Boulevard Haussmann at the center
12/23/2014
Fund review: Schroders Global Multi-Asset Income
A new multi-asset income fund has been launched by Schroders, adopting the same strategy as an existing fund.
12/22/2014
Synova backs high net worth insurance firm
Insurance broker Stackhouse Poland has been sold to its management for an undisclosed sum, using funding from private equity firm Synova Capital.
12/22/2014
Old Mutual plans new fund range as it waves goodbye to Skandia
Old Mutual International has completed a rebrand of its business, dropping the historic Skandia brand, and has outlined plans for a new researched fund range following the acquisition of Quilter Cheviot.
12/22/2014
Sale of Jacksons CI Group completes
The deal, worth over £40 million, saw Ravenscroft Investments become the owners of the businesses, operating assets and premises which make up the Jacksons CI Group.