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UBS restricts ETF securities lending

BlackRock made a similar move in 2012, limiting securities lending in its iShares ETFs to 50 percent following clients’ concerns about exposure to counterparty risk.

RBS to Cut Hundreds of Jobs in U.S. Trading Businesses

Cuts to Come Over Next Few Months as Bank Seeks to Slim Down Ahead of New U.S. Regulations

Norwegian Sovereign Wealth Fund Sets Eye on Asia Real Estate Market

Norway’s $860 billion sovereign wealth fund is steering investments toward Asian real estate markets

Ex-BNP Paribas managing directors launch new hedge fund

Davies joined BNP Paribas after a two-year hiatus from the industry in February 2012

US boutique unveils Ucits-version of total return fund

It was designed mainly meet interest for the firm's existing Clark Capital Navigator Fixed Income Total Return Investment Solutions from Latin American investors. This fund was launched for US investors in 2005.

BlackRock pair cut industrials to tap European recovery

Citywire AA-rated fund managers Alice Gaskell and Andreas Zöllinger are finding opportunities in recovering European domestic markets.

Deutsche Asset & Wealth Management ponder UCITS version of recently launched DWS Strategic Equity Long/Short fund

Lord Abbett is now increasing its footprint as a global investment manager, building on its strong product competencies

HedgePo: One year in and nearly 1,000 funds as investors and managers find a new way to build relations

HedgePo acts as a central repository for fund allocators

HDFC and Birla Sun Life have entered a non-binding agreement with Aviva Life

Reports said HDFC and Birla Sun Life have entered a non-binding agreement with Aviva Life

QT Advisors engaged by hedge funds

Recently launched operational solutions firm QT Advisors is helping a number of hedge fund clients prepare for institutional investor-led operational due diligence reviews

Émergence selects Bluehive Capital for its 5th and last investment

Authorized under the new AIFM Directive, this new fund invests in various Event Driven strategies, including 'Special Situations' and 'M&A situations’.

Sanditon poised for trust launch after regulatory go-ahead

It also plans to launch two European open-ended funds – a long-short pan-European strategy and a long-only strategy. Ex-Cazenove manager Chris Rice will run the funds.

SEEDERS' CORNER: Latest developments within the fund seeding space

Northill Capital may invest in another emerging fund manager next year John Little

Schroders reveals details of £1bn fund overhaul

Schroders’ James Sym is 80 per cent through realigning European Alpha Plus fund

Lithuanian Finasta Asset Management announces upcoming fund merger

The Fund merger will take effect on 1 July 2014

Austria sending auditors to check gold held by Bank of England

Fast forward a year and Buba, as the Federal Bank of Germany is sometimes referred to, has only managed to bring home a paltry 37 tonnes of gold.

Hargreaves secures extra discount on Woodford fund

Hargreaves clients will invest in the Z share class with a 0.65% annual management charge but Woodford Investment Management will pay Hargreaves clients an annual loyalty bonus of 0.05%. The bonus will bring the overall annual fund cost down to 0.60%.

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