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A bright outlook for the Nordics 31 August 2010

The outlook for the Nordic economies is still fine though clear signs have now emerged of an international slowdown according to a report by Nordea.
Norfolk to award global equity mandates 25 August 2010

Norfolk Pension Fund is looking for investment managers to run global equity mandates
Feature: Feel the quality 24 August 2010

The doom-laden headlines have been such that the The European equities sector is looking like a good example of contrarian investing
One in ten Britons will never retire 24 August 2010

The prospect of retirement is looking like a thing of the past for many Brits as new research from Baring Asset Management reveals that 10% of the working population have no plans to ever stop working

BNY Mellon beefs up Broker Dealers Services 31 August 2010

BNY Mellon Broker-Dealer Services appoints two to senior management posts
Bats to trade depository receipts 30 August 2010

Bats Europe is looking to offer trading of Depository Receipts (DRs) on the Bats Europe Integrated Book and Dark Book
Feature: A strategy for all seasons 27 August 2010

The event driven hedge fund strategy has fared well during the global financial crisis and, despite a difficult second quarter this year, looks set to continue outperforming other strategies
UBS boosts Hong Kong pb team 27 August 2010

UBS has appointed a director for the prime brokerage desk in Hong Kong

China set for first official hedge fund 02 September 2010

A Chinese asset manager is planning to launch a registered hedge fund
FourWinds strengthens commodities team 02 September 2010

FourWinds Capital Management has appointed a new chief executive of its commodity funds group
Gartmore troubles continue 02 September 2010

A second veteran fund manager at Gartmore has stepped down
Man Group boosts effort to integrate GLG 02 September 2010

Man Group has named GLG head Emmanuel Roman as its chief operating officer

SocGen appoints Asia wealth CEO 02 September 2010

Société Générale Private Banking has appointed Olivier Gougeon as chief executive for South Asia
Barclays Wealth boosts alternatives business 06 August 2010

Barclays Wealth has hired two executives for its private equity and hedge funds divisions
SWF tap private wealth 23 July 2010

Super-rich sovereign wealth funds are tapping the private sector for more capital
European private bank profits dive 20 July 2010

A failure to cut costs has caused the profitability of European private banks to plummet

EU plans new short-selling regime 02 September 2010

Brussels is discussing a radical overhaul of pan-EU short-selling regulations
EU regulators’ role sparks debate 02 September 2010

Europeans are divided over the extent of the powers to be granted to the EU's supervisory authorities
France seeks stricter commodity derivative rules 01 September 2010

France is seeking increased oversight of European commodity derivatives markets to curtail price volatility
CFTC issues retail forex rules 31 August 2010

The Commodity Futures Trading Commission has issued new rules for the retail foreign exchange market

Feature: The value of an opinion 26 August 2010

The credit crisis exposed serious systemic flaws in the processes and business models of the credit rating agencies. Since then, the agencies have undergone reforms, driven internally and now from the regulators too. So, what has changed?
Taiwan scheme awards $750m mandates 12 August 2010

Taiwan’s Labour Pension Fund has awarded $750 million worth of global emerging-market equity mandates
London University names investment chief 11 August 2010

The pension scheme of London University has appointed Kevin Wade as its investment chief
ING loses local authority mandate 10 August 2010

The North Yorkshire County Council pension scheme has dismissed ING Real Estate Select

NY Life names investment chief 10 August 2010

New York Life Insurance has appointed a CIO
Catastrophe bond issuance surges 09 August 2010

Eight catastrophe bond deals worth more than £2 billion in risk capital were completed in the second quarter of 2010