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The 2016 UK IT Outsourcing Study, conducted by Whitelane Research in collaboration with PA Consulting Group, examined over 800 unique IT outsourcing contracts held by more than 250 of the top IT spending organisations in the United Kingdom. The total combined annual value of the contracts included in this study is in excess of £15 billion, almost three quarters of the UK market by value. All industry sectors are represented.

Beacon Rail Leasing (“Beacon”), a leading Pan-European rolling stock lessor, is pleased to announce that it has closed on the acquisition of Ascendos Rail Leasing S.à r.l. (“Ascendos”), a European locomotive and rolling stock leasing company, after having received clearance with the German competition authorities.

Eight out of ten UK businesses have failed to make adequate preparations for a potential exit from Europe following the upcoming referendum, according to a survey.

Today Draper Esprit, one of the top five European VC technology funds who have invested in companies like Graze, Movidius, Trustpilot and Lyst, has today successfully listed on the London and Dublin Stock Exchanges, raising £103 million in total. The initial portfolio will consist of investment in 24 companies, predominantly in high-growth digital technology businesses in the UK, the Republic of Ireland and Europe.

Meatcure, the growing Midlands based team inspired by New York’s Meat Packing District, is seeking backers to be part of their next five restaurant openings. Meatcure’s campaign through equity crowdfunding platform, Seedrs, is inviting backers to help them raise £350,000 and take the vast choice and dynamics of the street food generation to market towns across the UK.

ZyFin Holdings Pte. Limited (ZyFin) today announces the listing of the world’s first dedicated Turkish sovereign laddered bond fund, the LAM Alternatif ZyFin Turkey Sovereign Bond UCITS ETF (the Fund), on the Deutsche Börse and London Stock Exchange.

Founded in 2009, Lilian H Weinreich Architects (LHWA) is a boutique multi-disciplinary architectural and interior design firm based in New York City with roots in Australia. Led by Lilian Weinreich, AIA, RAIA, LEED AP BD+C, NCARB, the practice aims to transform ordinary spaces into spectacular and unique environments in the most straightforward, practical, precise and functional way.

Yesterday (9 June 2016) Business Minister Anna Soubry led the first cross-government retail roundtable with some of the top high street names.

WisdomTree, the exchange-traded fund ("ETF") and exchange-traded product ("ETP") sponsor today announced the launch of the WisdomTree US Quality Dividend Growth UCITS ETF (DGRA) and WisdomTree Global Quality Dividend Growth UCITS ETF (GGRA) on the London Stock Exchange.

VFS is the fund administration arm of the Bank of Valletta Group, Malta’s largest banking group. The company’s core activities cover both the provision of fund formation services, as well as a full suite of fund administration services to collective investment schemes.

Founded in 1994, Venus Capital is an institutional-focused India-dedicated firm, which is based in Boston with affiliated offices in London and New Delhi. We spoke to Vik Mehrotra, Chief Executive Officer and Chief Investment Officer of Venus, to find out more about their firm, and get his unique insight into how they consistently generate alpha while mitigating risks.

Based in Zurich, Finanz Konzept AG is a highly innovative independent asset manager who specialise in alternative investments. We spoke to Florian Agarwalla, Head of Sales at Finanz Konzept AG, to find out more about their company, as well as their unique investment strategy.

24FX Global is an independent family office and a trading, advisory and currency hedging firm for global institutional and HNW clients. We spoke to Andy Schnappberger, MD of the company, to find out more about their company and learn the secrets behind their success.

VFS is the fund administration arm of the Bank of Valletta Group. The company’s core activity is the provision of a full suite of fund administration services to collective investment schemes, spanning across all fund typologies, following very diverse investment strategies.

Realty Africa is established by Patrick Chella and Erik van Eeten, two seasoned professionals from the Netherlands and has a diverse team of people with a lot of banking, investment and IT expertise. Patrick Chella spent his youth in Zimbabwe before moving to the Netherlands to study and work in the Investment and Banking Sector.

Aspect is the leading global provider of multi-commodity trade, risk and operations management solutions (E/CTRM) delivered Software-as-a-Service (SaaS) in the cloud. With more than 487 customers in 86 countries, it’s one of the fastest growing solutions with rapid deployment, affordable subscriptions, and immediate ROI for all size companies. Commodities support includes oil, petroleum products, metals, biofuels, coal and petrochemicals. 1605MR13

An AIM listing is the planned exit strategy for less than a quarter (23%) of UK technology entrepreneurs, according to new research from Nabarro, the international law firm. This is despite the strong demand from AIM investors for opportunities to invest in the tech sector. Technology sector stocks made up an average 31% of the portfolios of the investors interviewed by Nabarro, with 88% planning to increase (53%) or maintain (35%) their exposure to AIM tech stocks in the next five years.

Harvey Law Group (HLG) is an International law firm founded in 1992 in Montreal. For over twenty- four years, HLG has built a solid reputation in both investment immigration and business law, becoming a leading multi-national law firm with a worldwide presence. We spoke to Bastien Trelcat, Managing Partner of HLG-Thailand and South East Asia, to get his unique insight into the currently thriving region of Vietnam.

The last eight years have been challenging for motoring manufacturers. The industry was hit incredibly hard by the global economic slump, and one of the very first commodities that consumers chose to sacrifice was a new car.

Come Thursday 23rd June, life for Britain's smaller businesses may never be the same again.

Law firm Winckworth Sherwood is advising Genesis Housing Association on its role in LINQ Housing, an innovative delivery and financing model developed by LINQ Partners. Genesis and LINQ Partner have together co-sponsored LINQ Housing’s first initiative, with long-term funding provided by M&G Investments.

Malta has addressed one of the biggest issues in European fund management – the speed to market - with its new Notified Alternative Investment Funds (NAIF) framework, according to Jeremy Leach, Chief Executive Officer of the Managing Partners Group.

Interior architecture and specialist FFE (furniture, fixtures and equipment) consultancy SpaceZero, has secured contracts working on 40 per cent of the country’s private finance-funded Priority School Building Programme (PSBP) schools, and 27 per cent of those that are government funded.

VCCP, the London-based top five UK advertising agency owned by the leading international sports marketing and communications group, Chime Communications, announces that it is expanding its reach to the U.S. with the acquisition of MUH-TAY-ZIK | HOF-FER, a highly awarded, San Francisco-based, full-service advertising agency. The combined group will form an international network spanning London, San Francisco, Paris, Madrid, Prague, Sydney and Berlin.

Dr. Antonius Alijoyo of the Enterprise Risk Management Academy and CRMS Indonesia shares his thoughts on the importance of corporate governance today, the recent trends and developments in the field, and how his company implements it.

In exciting news, AI Global Media Ltd. is delighted to announce they have become a member of the CPD Certification Service. In short, Continuing Professional Development (CPD) is the term used to describe the learning activities professionals engage in to develop and enhance their abilities.

At the 17th Temenos Community Forum in Barcelona – on 19 May 2016 – Temenos (SIX: TEMN), the software specialist for banking and finance, today announces a great transfer in wealth from aging baby boomers to younger generations is reshaping the wealth management industry in ways that demand greater efficiency and adaptation by incumbent firms, according to a new report today from Temenos and Forbes Insights.

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Corinthia Hotels announces the acquisition of the Hotel Astoria in Brussels. This part-listed, trophy property has stood vacant for 10 years, but will now be fully refurbished as the city’s leading luxury hotel, branded the Corinthia Grand Hotel Astoria.

Kutak Rock LLP is one of America’s premiere finance, securities and investment law firms. We invited the firm’s Chair of Alternative Investments, Marc Lieberman, to talk us through how the firm came to be such a superpower in the private equity, hedge fund and real estate legal industry.

FXFINPRO Capital is a highly innovative Financial Brokerage company with its headquarters located in Cyprus. The company was established by an experienced team of finance, technology, legal, marketing and sales professionals who are dedicated to providing unbiased, client-centred investment solutions and outstanding service and professionalism through an “out-of-the-box” approach. We spoke to them to find out more about their company, and the ever-increasing demand in forex trading.

Netherlands-based leading insurance group Aegon is joining the ranks of institutional investors which entrust their funds to responsAbility-managed investment solutions. Following a thorough investigation of the potential of microfinance, Aegon has now disbursed its first investments in this specific area of development investments.

Lendified is the brainchild of Troy Wright and Kevin Clark, two seasoned professionals in the Canadian banking industry who set their sights on the often-overlooked area of supporting small businesses. We spoke to Kevin Clark to find out more about their company, and get their insight into the myriad of developments, including crowdfunding, in the fintech industry.

YOU ME Patent & Law Firm was established in 1981 and is now currently one of the largest IP firms in Korea with over 34 partners, 54 associates, and 170 engineers and administrative staff. We spoke to David Hunjoon Kim, Partner at YOU ME, to find out more about their firm, and how they have grown to become leaders in their industry.

Rosetini Ibrahim established Rosetini & Partners (the “Firm”) in the beginning of 2005.The Firm’s tagline is: passionate, committed and reliable. It is passionate about assisting the legal needs of its clients and committed to deliver the best outcome for them. It is reliable because it values the trust of its clients and put their needs and interest as first priority.

Thiru & Thiru is a full service mid-size law firm with nine partners and 50 plus associates. We got in touch with Thiruvengadam B.C, Senior Partner at Thiru & Thiru, to find out more about their firm and got his insight into the Indian legal landscape.