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Diamond ETF GEMS Hits The Market

Next comes the question of whether or not to invest

Warren Buffett buys Spanish bank's insurance business for €600m

Caixabank is seen as one of Spain’s stronger lenders

Paragon eyes banking licence with private bank purchase

The deal would give the buy-to-let lender a banking licence and allow it to offer its customers savings accounts.

Hargreaves Lansdown drops Franklin UK Select Growth fund from Wealth 150

Franklin UK Select Growth has been removed from the Wealth 150 list of our favourite funds across the major sectors.

Swiss private bank launches Emerging Consumer fund in European countries

Emerging Consumer was initially launched in Switzerland in October 2011, and it focuses on changing consumption patterns of the middle class in emerging economies in Asia, Africa and Latin America.

ABN AMRO Clearing Implements NASDAQ OMX's SMARTS Broker

ABN AMRO Clearing will utilize the automated trade monitoring solution to facilitate quick identification

Green Investment Bank reveals its first investments

The UK Green Investment Bank plc (UK GIB) has officially opened for business and announced two new investments.

Societe Generale Securities Services wins the “Luxembourg Quality Award”

Societe Generale Securities Services (SGSS) in Luxembourg has won the “Luxembourg Quality Award” (Prix Luxembourgeois de la Qualité) in the ”Large-sized Companies” category.

Macquarie Group awarded US$500 million mandate

MIDIS will deliver infrastructure debt investment opportunities to long-term institutional investors, underpinned by Macquarie’s position as the world’s leading infrastructure specialist

AXA Assistance strengthens its position in Concierge services in Europe

AXA Assistance and the shareholders of WhiteConcierge Limited (UK) announced today that they have entered into an agreement whereby AXA Assistance acquires the majority control of WhiteConcierge.

Swiss Life to rebrand its AWD arm in Europe

"With our new Group-wide programme we are staying on the profitable growth path we have been following for the past few years and adapting in line with the market,” says Bruno Pfister, Swiss Life CEO.

Origen to launch restricted advice arm using Aegon platform

It is understood Origen plans to spend between £1m and £2m on recruitment and marketing for the new business.

Meet Britain’s Richest Hedge Fund Managers

Though the difference between the wealth of Howard and Haring is huge (£500 million)

Chinese funds head to Ireland to crack Europe

Mainland fund managers start opening Dublin offices to get access Europe - and beyond

Blackrock to Enter Global Infrastructure Debt Market

The group was being set up in response to clients who wanted "relatively safe assets that offer higher yields than government bonds."

Knight May Sell ETF Market-Making Unit

The market-making unit, the most profitable of Knight’s businesses, has a leading position in the world of exchange-traded funds.

Schroders launches RMB Fixed Income fund

Following the success of the Schroders Hong Kong domiciled RMB Fixed Income Fund; this fund will seek to tap into the broader demand for RMB bonds.

Offshore firms buy into super-luxury London project

The world’s most expensive real estate development, part-owned by Qatar’s Prime Minister

Standard Life: self-interest endangers aim of RDR

"Advisers and providers need to work harder than ever to deliver this, but arguably we've never been in a better position to deliver it with better technology, professional standards and transparency set against the recognition that borrowing mo

Lehman Brothers Rears Its Ugly Head In Germany

Hedge funds, which have massively bought up claims of the original Lehman creditors, are raising a ruckus.

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