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Tech review: Mark Polson on Standard Life's SME auto-enrolment middleware

As the jostle for auto-enrolment middleware market share heats up, Mark Polson takes a look at what Standard Life's SME-focused Good To Go has to offer

Hargreaves Lansdown: The three best funds for your ISA in a bull market

With the FTSE 100 having reached a 14-year high on 24 February, Adrian Lowcock, senior investment manager at Hargreaves Lansdown, has highlighted the three funds that he believes best suit investors eager to capitalise on the rise of the FTSE 100.

JO Hambro Capital boss stands firm in fund price war

JO Hambro Capital Management chief Gavin Rochussen is refusing to bow to downward pressure on fees at a time when platforms are unveiling cut price rates from competitors.

Corpus Sireo confirms it is up for sale by German savings bank owners

A spokesperson for one of Germany's largest asset managers Corpus Sireo confirmed a report in local media that the bank owners of the Cologne-based group, which manages €16.5bn, have put it up for sale.

Charities Property Fund returns 11.2% in 2013

In one of its most successful years since inception 13 years ago, the Fund invested £130 million in 15 new assets, reflecting an average yield of 6.5% after the costs of acquisition.

Euroclear Bank selected for settlement of US stocks by EuroCCP

Under the service which was launched today, transactions in US stocks listed and traded on Turquoise will be settled on behalf of clients at Euroclear Bank in any of the 54 settlement currencies offered by the ICSD.

Kames Capital launches Diversified Income Fund

Kames Capital, an Aegon Asset Management company, has launched the Diversified Income fund for institutional and retail investors seeking income and capital growth over the medium term.

Charles Stanley rolls out portfolio service to five platforms

The service, which consists of 12 actively managed model portfolios which have been risk rated by Distribution Technology, is available on Ascentric, Aviva, Fusion, Novia and Nucleus.

Double global equity fund launch for UK boutique

London-based boutique Heptagon Capital has bulked up its Irish Ucits platform with the launch of two global equity funds

PRA Agrees to Acquire Aktiv Kapital for $880 Million

The transaction is expected to close in Q2 of this year, upon successful completion of certain customary and regulatory closing conditions.

Man Group on acquisition hunt

Man Group is looking to further reduce its dependence on its $12.5 billion flagship strategy AHL with another acquisition.

Ex-Oddo pair launch first converts fund for new firm

The new firm, which sits within the multi-boutique structure of French group Primonial, is designed to focus primarily on convertibles and dated bond funds.

Aegon Q4 Net Profit Drops 60%

Aegon's quarterly net profit fell to 174 million euros ($239 million), from a year-ago profit of EUR431 million.

RBS sells derivatives units to BNP Paribas

State-backed Royal Bank of Scotland said it had sold some structured retail investor products and equity derivatives businesses to France's BNP Paribas as it continues to shrink its investment bank.

Hedge Funds Start 2014 in the Red

According to Preqin’s Hedge Fund Analyst, hedge funds made a loss of 0.17% in January 2014, the benchmark’s first month in negative territory since August 2013.

Majority of Fund Managers Think Investors Still Won't Be Engaged in AIFMD Considerations by 2015 - Northern Trust

More than 50 percent of fund managers, prospective clients and consultants attending a recent Northern Trust seminar on the European Union's Alternative Investment Fund Manager Directive

Saxo introduces Futures Spread Trading

Saxo Bank, the online trading and investment specialist, is further enhancing its product portfolio for its retail and institutional clients through the introduction of futures spread trading.

2014 Alternative Investment Survey highlighting key trends shaping the hedge fund industry - Deutsche Bank

Allocators from 29 different countries completed the survey. Approximately half (46%) of responding investors manage $1bn+ in hedge fund AuM, and 18% manage over $5bn.

UK fund managers promise more transparency on research costs

Britain's top fund managers pledged on Tuesday to be fully open with customers over how their money is spent on investment research in an attempt to limit a looming regulatory crackdown.

TMF Group takes over Custom House

TMF Group’s fund administration business has offices in Rotterdam, Sydney, Geneva, Sofia and Malta. The acquisition of Custom House’s business allows TMF Group to further expand its business into the growing alternative investment sector (incl

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