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Sterling Capital Management LLC (Sterling) announced that several of its mutual funds have ranked near the top of their respective Lipper Peer Categories.

Basel III reforms have fundamentally changed how asset managers are connected to the financial system, with hedge funds challenged to understand expense, usage and access to the financing power grid, according to a joint survey and report by the Alternative Investment Management Association (AIMA).

The Chancellor George Osborne today announced an end to prohibitive charges faced by people looking to access their pension pot as he outlined proposals to place a duty on the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) to cap excessive early exit charges for those eligible to access the pension freedoms.

Northern Ireland Employment and Learning Minister Dr Stephen Farry today launched the third Financial Services Academy in conjunction with FinTrU, a rapidly expanding financial services outsourcing provider with a Centre of Excellence based in Belfast.

Armed Forces personnel posted overseas will be able to rent out their homes without facing higher mortgage costs or having to change their mortgage the UK Government said today.

The latest figures reveal the European Investment Bank lent €7.77 billion to UK projects last year, an increase of 10% on 2014 investment.

Mervyn Storey MLA has been appointed as the new Finance and Personnel Minister. Mr Storey was previously Minister for Social Development from September 2014 to January 2016 and also served as Chair of the Education Committee.

Notz Stucki has over fifty years’ experience of selecting external portfolio managers, many of whom are among the best-known managers of their time. This experience has influenced the way the firm selects managers, employing deep knowledge of the industry as a whole, combined with an accumulation of data on many hundreds of individual managers. The emphasis is on diversifying risk across a range of managers using complementary styles, which include long/short equities, fixed income and macro strategies.

Research and Markets announces the addition of the "Global ATM Market Report: 2015 Edition" report to their offering.

PFS announces the launch of an API banking proposition that facilitates SEPA Credit and Debit Transfers and standing orders in Europe.

Brexit has prompted a surge in enquiries to immigration lawyers with businesses and workers concerned for their future one week on from the EU Referendum.National law firm Simpson Millar’s Head of Immigration Emma Brooksbank has reported a huge rise in calls from EU migrants hoping to secure permanent residence and a similar surge in enquiries from businesses employing foreign workers who face a significant new tariff as the UK exits the European Union.

The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has today published Retirement Income Market Data for the period between July to September 2015.

This second defence was not found in December 2015 draft. It has no precedent in the Bribery Act 2010. Its introduction marks a policy shift which gives greater protection to a corporate suspect. It seems to recognise, quite rightly, that small to medium entities should not be unduly burdened with creating compliance procedures if they reasonably perceive the risks of tax facilitation in their business to be non-existent.

Every 3 years, the Pensions Advisory Service carries out research on the impact of changes within the world of pension saving and the effects these changes have on women as pension savers.

Allied Wallet announced earlier this year that it has recently released their new “Next Gen Payment Gateway” for online payment processing.

Norwegian American Hospital is a 200 bed mission-driven safety net hospital. Their patient population is primarily Latino with about 75% of revenue coming from Medicaid. Their patients are mainly minorities facing various health issues like diabetes, cancer and substance abuse. The challenge is to keep the population healthy, and we have focused on creating programs that reflect the needs of the community.

Sage Investigations provides fraud investigative services to six distinct markets: Tax Attorneys, Business and Corporate Attorneys, Estate and Probate Attorneys, CPAs, and Individuals.

My new book ‘How to Master Employment and Workplace Mediation’, published by Bloomsbury is now available on www.bloomsburyprofessional.com writes Clive Lewis OBE DL of Globis Ltd.

Born in 1967, James Debevec II has obtained both a Bachelor of Business Administration degree with a major in Finance and a Master of Business Administration degree with a double specialization in Finance and International Business from the University of Miami.

YES BANK, India's fifth largest private sector bank, made a major announcement at Conference of Parties (COP) 21 climate summit in Paris to mobilize USD 5 billion towards climate finance in India.

Balder and the Third Swedish National Pension Fund Forms a Joint Venture for Investments in Residential Properties in Sweden

39% believe institutional investors will raise exposure to investment grade credit in next three years versus 16% who expect a reduction

Move will support expansion into AIFMD fund administration market

This year’s ‘Christmas bonus’ pushes Abundance’s total P2P cash payouts to investors to over £1.2mn

Investment accelerates growth for leading global sports app with Daman strategically committed to future growth capital

Organic, fair¬trade, speciality coffee company CRU Kafe seeks £300,000 investment via crowd funding platform

“Dynamic pension environment calls for expanded analytics,” says Slocum as it signs up with RiskFirst’s PFaroe

King & Spalding Advises Alinma Investment Company and Jeddah Economic Company in Deal to Create $2.2bn Fund

BlueCrest Capital Management Limited "BlueCrest" announces it will, over the next several months, transition to a Private Investment Partnership, and will return to its clients the $8 billion it currently manages on their behalf.

King & Spalding advised the ARC Real Estate Income Fund in the successful sale of its entire real estate portfolio in a transaction valued at SAR1.35 billion (US$359 million).

MomentumShares U.S. Quantitative Momentum ETF Begins Trading

Demand for Digital Transformation and Business Intelligence Drives Technology Innovation in the UK Wealth Sector

White paper challenges view that the two groups are far apart on rule benefits and effectiveness

Morningstar, Inc.a leading provider of independent investment research, has reported estimated U.S. mutual fund and exchange-traded fund (ETF) asset flows for October 2015.

Commission welcomes agreement on new rules to prevent manipulation

Zmarta Group will be the new corporate name of the company group including brands such as Zmarta and Freedom Finance, who have offered loan brokering services since 1999.