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Antin Infrastructure Partners selects BNP Paribas Securities Services as depositary bank

Antin IP is an independent management company which specialises in infrastructure investments in the energy, environment

BNP Paribas Securities Services awarded cross-border AIFMD mandat

The mandate was awarded following a competitive tender, and places over EUR 7 billion of a.s.r.’s assets which fall under the Alternative Investment Fund Managers Directive

Baillie Gifford seeks entry into the fund management 'premier league'

Budden says, there have been significant changes to the way the group conducts its retail business

Australia's National Australia Bank acquires 75pct stake in Orchard Street

The move comes as a surprise as Melbourne-based NAB agreed to sell a 625-million-pound portfolio of mostly non-performing British commercial property loans to an affiliate of private equity firm Cerberus Global Investors in July.

Aztec Group adds a Netherlands office to its onshore presence

The new office has been launched with the support of a longstanding client and is headed up by a senior member of the Aztec team, Andreas Demmel, who has previously worked in the Aztec Group Luxembourg office for nearly three years.

Chinese yuan trading volume up 60% in September on Moscow Exchange

The FINANCIAL -- Traders continue to show greater interest in the CNY/RUB currency pair, underlined by increased trading volumes, according to Moscow Exchange.

Sky's £7.4bn European merger is set to be given go-ahead

The second biggest Sky Deutschland investor, Crispin Odey, who is Rupert Murdoch’s former son-in-law, manages an 8 per cent stake through his company

Valad Europe confirms main investor Blackstone seeking to sell stake

UK-based asset manager Valad Europe, which has significant real estate holdings on the continent

Alvarez & Marsal buys German manager

Alvarez & Marsal has acquired Captiva Capital Management GmbH, a Hamburg, Germany-based real estate asset management firm.

UK stamp dealer gears up for new investors

"We're in conversation with dozens of others - it takes time," he told The Business Times last week.

‘Champagne Fizz’ Goes Flat for London Homes

Twenty one cranes loom over the south bank of the River Thames from Battersea Power Station to the St. George Wharf tower.

Finnish pension funds to stay with hedge funds

Varma has at least Euro 6.6bn invested in hedge funds.

Infrastructure holdings drive 6% return at London Pension Fund Authority

The fund now holds more than £170m in infrastructure, accounting for 3.5% of total assets.

Munro reveals plan to fortify Aviva Investors

After almost nine months of keeping a low profile, Aviva Investors’ chief executive Euan Munro has finally walked into the spotlight to voice his vision for the company’s corporate strategy.

European and American Banks Consider One-Stop Bond Shop

A group of European and American banking giants as well as a dozen or so asset managers are reportedly working together to set up a one-stop bond shop for buyers and sellers of corporate bonds.

Societe Generale mandated by Agence France Locale to process derivatives operations

Societe Generale, through its securities services business, Societe Generale Securities Services and its derivatives broker, Newedge, has been mandated by Agence France Locale to process its OTC derivatives operations.

German central bank chief criticises ECB asset purchase plan

Germany's central bank chief Jens Weidmann voiced concern about the European Central Bank's latest asset purchase plan to stimulate the eurozone's moribund economy, in an interview published Sunday.

Chinese Firms in Search of European Funding

There have been mixed results for Chinese companies raising funds in European markets

Hedge Fund Startups in London Revive With New Managers

Former managers at Millennium Management LLC, Ziff Brothers Investments LLC, Carlyle Group LP and TPG-Axon Capital Management LP are starting hedge funds, leading a recovery in capital raising in London.

Hedge Fund Startups in London Revive With New Managers

It’s the quality of the startup launches which has really stood out this year

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