02/02/2012
Jefferies buys RBS' historic UK broker
Hoare Govett had been one of the most historic and prestigious brands in British stockbroking for much of the 20th century, along with Cazenove, but analysts felt its brand value had been diluted after it got absorbed into ABN AMRO.
02/01/2012
Managers are also trying to dig out old computer programs they once used to model the behavior of currencies such as the drachma or the deutschmark as they prepare for an event for which -- even after the 2008 collapse of Lehman Brothers -- they effective
01/31/2012
First ever international cleantech fund to focus on Russia International cleantech expert Daniel Colbert hired to run the fund
01/27/2012
Crucially, each sale, which in the past has sometimes been recorded by no more than a fax, will be registered centrally for regulators to see.
01/27/2012
Originally founded by Dermot Desmond in the 1980s. It currently employs 120 people and has around €1.3 billion of private client funds under management.
01/27/2012
Two senior German executives have been appointed to the management board.
01/26/2012
Renaissance Asset Managers has acquired the mandate for two funds from specialist emerging markets house Griffin Capital Management.
01/25/2012
Multimedia Review depicts people, organization continuously adapting to meet client and community needs
01/23/2012
BNP Paribas Securities Services today announced the roll-out of a major investment programme to expand its hedge fund and fund of hedge fund administration services, for both UCITs and offshore funds.
01/22/2012
Total investment volumes in the Central London office market reached £10.8 bn in 2011, with international buyers representing 60% of total investment volumes. Asian buyers accounted for 16% last year, up from 6% in 2010.
01/19/2012
The fund revealed in a trading statement on Wednesday that it intends to make $75m of savings, including pay cuts and job losses, $50m of which will take place this year.
01/19/2012
Fidelity, which has more than £165bn in funds under management, said that in the interests of "simplicity and transparency" variable pay for directors should be subjected to a shareholder vote requiring 75pc approval.
01/19/2012
The share sale, known as a rights issue, is being watched as a barometer of investors' willingness to recapitalize Europe's troubled banking sector.
01/18/2012
The new launch will also be able to invest in commodities and debt securities issued by mining and mining-related companies.
01/17/2012
The systematic fund from the €440m firm uses an algorithm to latch onto trends in fixed income, interest rate, foreign exchange and commodity markets.
01/17/2012
A team of 8 property professionals from Invista will join the Schroder Property team from today.
01/16/2012
Back in 2008 Seven Investment Management (7IM) launched its groundbreaking range of AAP (Asset Allocated Passives) funds.
01/13/2012
CFM’s directors retain control and decision power, which is important for their investors
01/12/2012
Morningstar’s closed-end fund analyst research and ratings draws on the company’s global methodology for fund research used by Morningstar fund analysts worldwide.
01/12/2012
The Barchester survey looks to whether certain funds within the ethical and environmental sector are living up to their long-term goals and generating return for investors. The top-ranked fund for 2011 was the Aviva Sustainable Future Managed Fund, which