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Natixis signals UK insurance intentions

Natixis has joined the growing list of asset managers declaring a rise in revenue from the insurance industry, claiming it now has “a foothold” in the UK insurance asset management market.

UAB Finasta Asset Management announces the upcoming fund merger

Participants of Finasta Baltic Fund shall not experience significant consequences or any restrictions on their investors rights

Four more insurers back Seven Families campaign

I have been talking to companies over a long period about funding

Institutional Investors to Invest in Dutch Economy

Dutch policy makers have long been looking for ways to tap into the assets of Dutch pension funds and insurance companies

M&G confirms plans for new city headquarters at 10 Fenchurch Avenue

Development of the site will be undertaken by Generali Real Estate, part of the European insurer Generali.

Morgan Stanley in double ‘alpha and alternative’ fund launch

Morgan Stanley has launched two new funds to offer exposure to different types of alternative alpha strategies.

Brevan Howard’s both hired a ‘quantum entanglement specialist’ and lost a senior FX trader to Lloyds

If you aspire to get a job at one of the world’s biggest and highest paying hedge funds, Brevan Howard should probably be on your list.

What Investment Trust Awards 2014 shortlist announced

The shortlist for the annual What Investment Trust Awards has been released, with JP Morgan being the fund house with largest number of funds nominated across the ten categories.

UK fund charges are ‘legalised looting’

Investors in the UK are paying 58 per cent more than their US counterparts because of the retail fund management industry’s “cartel-like pricing

Philip Gibbs launches attack on the Jupiter board at group's AGM

The remarkable public outburst shook up an otherwise uneventful AGM

Charles Stanley adds Baillie Gifford Japan trust to Foundation Fundlist

Charles Stanley Direct has added the Baillie Gifford Japan Trust to its Foundation Fundlist as confidence in the broadening economic improvement in Japan builds.

HSBC bags £6.5 billion mandate

HSBC Securities Services has been appointed global custodian to the Local Government Pension Scheme funds for Norfolk, Suffolk and the London Borough of Hackney

Cofunds assets hit £67bn as inflows increase 30%

Cofunds chief executive David Hobbs said the inflows suggested investors were gaining in confidence

Saga IPO: Fund managers say group has to trim float price

With just a couple of days before Saga is due to set the price for its initial public offering.

France sees ECB signals on euro level 'encouraging' - spokesman

European Central Bank comments on the level of the euro are "encouraging"

Deutsche Asset & Wealth Management Launches the First U.S.-listed ETF

The launch of ASHS expands DeAWM's innovative suite of ETFs that offer direct access to Chinese securities.

Marshall Wace Planning An IPO For P2P Lending Fund

The fund will use in-house computer programs to pick loans that are attractive on P2P lending platforms where borrowers and lenders match-up directly online.

Why Sovereign Wealth Funds Are a Bank’s Best Friend

If you have a capital problem, if no one else can help, and if you can persuade them, maybe you can cozy up to one of the world’s sovereign wealth funds.

Charles Stanley to offer model portfolios through Standard Life wrap

The CPS is managed by a team including former Wealth Manager cover star Stephen Peters (pictured) and Shauna Bevan. Both also featured in Wealth Manager's Top 100 names in fund selection.

GLG in double Europe and emerging markets fund launch

GLG has launched a leveraged European equity fund and an emerging markets macro strategy.

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