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Hedge Fund Compensation Climbs as Competition for Personnel IntensifiesREAD MORE
Articles7th November 2014Hedge Fund Compensation Climbs as Competition for Personnel Intensifies

Hedge fund compensation increased in 2014 as total capital invested in the hedge fund industry again reached new records, according to the 2015 Glocap Hedge Fund Compensation Report, released today by Glocap Search and HFR®.

EIB Loan Provides £1.5bn for UK National Grid InvestmentmentREAD MORE
Articles7th November 2014EIB Loan Provides £1.5bn for UK National Grid Investmentment

The European Investment Bank has agreed to provide GBP 1.5 billion (EUR 1.92 billion) for investment by National Grid plc across its national electricity transmission network.

Oil & Gas UK: “Time to Act on Fiscal Reform”READ MORE
Articles6th November 2014Oil & Gas UK: “Time to Act on Fiscal Reform”

Following evidence submitted to the Treasury for its recent consultation on the North Sea tax regime, Oil & Gas UK has this week made a further representation, repeating calls for urgent reform in light of escalating industry costs and the falling oil price, which yesterday hit a four year low.

World Economy to Grow by 3.3% in 2014 – ReportREAD MORE
Articles5th November 2014World Economy to Grow by 3.3% in 2014 – Report

Following growth of 3.1 per cent in 2013, the world economy will grow by 3.3 per cent in 2014 and 3.5 per cent in 2015, according to the National Institute of Economic and Social Research.

Former Swinton Execs Fined and Banned from Senior RolesREAD MORE
Articles5th November 2014Former Swinton Execs Fined and Banned from Senior Roles

The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has fined three former senior executives of Swinton Group Limited (Swinton) £928,000.

Hansteen Sells HPUT for £146.1 MillionREAD MORE
Articles4th November 2014Hansteen Sells HPUT for £146.1 Million

Hansteen Holdings PLC (LSE: HSTN), the UK and Continental European property investment company, announces the sale of the Hansteen UK Industrial Property Unit Trust (“HPUT” or “the Fund”), a UK multi-let industrial property portfolio, in two transactions for a total of £146.1 million (after the deduction of rental top-ups).

Schroders Announces Further Growth in LDI Solutions TeamREAD MORE
Articles4th November 2014Schroders Announces Further Growth in LDI Solutions Team

Schroders Portfolio Solutions, part of Schroders Multi-Asset Business, is today announcing the appointment of Philip Howard to the role of LDI Solutions Manager.

ECB Assumes Responsibility for Euro Area Banking SupervisionREAD MORE
Articles4th November 2014ECB Assumes Responsibility for Euro Area Banking Supervision

The European Central Bank (ECB) today assumed responsibility for the supervision of euro area banks, following a year-long preparatory phase which included an in-depth examination of the resilience and balance sheets of the biggest banks in the Euro area.

UK Business Confidence CoolsREAD MORE
Articles3rd November 2014UK Business Confidence Cools

The Q4 2014 ICAEW/Grant Thornton UK Business Confidence Monitor, published today, shows that business confidence in the UK cooled further in the fourth quarter and currently stands at +28.6. Although lower than the +32.3 level of the past three months, the Confidence Index remains high compared with most of the past 10 years.

New ETF from ALPS to Track European EquitiesREAD MORE
Articles3rd November 2014New ETF from ALPS to Track European Equities

ALPS, a DST Company focused on asset management and asset servicing, today announced the launch of the ALPS STOXX Europe 600 ETF, the first exchange-traded fund in the U.S. built to track one of the industry’s favored benchmarks for developed Europe stocks.

Lenovo Completes Acquisition of Motorola Mobility from GoogleREAD MORE
Articles31st October 2014Lenovo Completes Acquisition of Motorola Mobility from Google

Lenovo and Google have announced that Lenovo’s acquisition of Motorola Mobility from Google is complete.

Management Changes at British GasREAD MORE
Articles31st October 2014Management Changes at British Gas

British Gas has today confirmed that Chris Weston, Managing Director, will leave the company on 31 December 2014, following his resignation in May.

Next Step Taken in Stamping Out International Tax EvasionREAD MORE
Articles30th October 2014Next Step Taken in Stamping Out International Tax Evasion

Today the UK, alongside 50 other countries and jurisdictions from across the globe, is taking the next step in stamping out tax evasion by signing a new agreement at the Global Forum in Berlin to automatically exchange information.

PwC and Google Announce Joint Business RelationshipREAD MORE
Articles29th October 2014PwC and Google Announce Joint Business Relationship

PwC and Google Inc. have announced the launch of a joint business relationship to bring new and innovative services to companies around the world.

AEC 2015 Set to Further Boost Bullish ASEAN MarketsREAD MORE
Articles27th October 2014AEC 2015 Set to Further Boost Bullish ASEAN Markets

The roll-out of the ASEAN Economic Community (AEC) in 2015 will boost economic activity across the ASEAN region and support already strong growth in markets such as Indonesia, Vietnam and the Philippines, according to Baring Asset Management.

Rio Tinto Extends the Tenure of Senior Executive TeamREAD MORE
Articles24th October 2014Rio Tinto Extends the Tenure of Senior Executive Team

The Rio Tinto board has extended the tenure of chief executive Sam Walsh and chief financial officer Chris Lynch.

New Corporate Finance and M&A Heads at KPMG in the UKREAD MORE
Articles23rd October 2014New Corporate Finance and M&A Heads at KPMG in the UK

KPMG in the UK has announced the appointment of Neill Thomas as head of Corporate Finance and Andrew Nicholson as head of M&A.

Gulf Narrows between Best and Worst Hedge Funds in 2014READ MORE
Articles22nd October 2014Gulf Narrows between Best and Worst Hedge Funds in 2014

The gap between the best and worst performing hedge funds has narrowed during the first half of 2014, BlackRock’s latest analysis of the hedge fund industry has found.

Arabian Earthquake Catastrophe Model LaunchedREAD MORE
Articles22nd October 2014Arabian Earthquake Catastrophe Model Launched

Impact Forecasting, Aon Benfield's catastrophe model development team, launched a catastrophe model to estimate the financial impact of earthquakes in the Arabian Peninsula.

New Tech Will Kill off Many of World’s Largest Firms, Claims New BookREAD MORE
Articles20th October 2014New Tech Will Kill off Many of World’s Largest Firms, Claims New Book

Authors of a new book, iDisrupted, claim that new technologies will continue to change the world, leaving some of the world’s biggest firms behind.

Most Companies Now Taking Steps to Minimise Excise Tax ExposureREAD MORE
Articles17th October 2014Most Companies Now Taking Steps to Minimise Excise Tax Exposure

A new pulse survey from Aon Hewitt, the global talent, retirement and health solutions business of Aon plc (NYSE: AON), reveals that a significant number of U.S. employers are taking immediate steps to avoid triggering the excise tax on high cost health plans when it goes into effect in 2018.

Eurozone Inflation Falls FurtherREAD MORE
Articles16th October 2014Eurozone Inflation Falls Further

Eurostat, the European statistical agency, reported today that Eurozone's annual consumer price inflation fell to 0.3% in September, down from 0.4% in August.

M&A Markets See Highest Average Deal Size Since 2007READ MORE
Articles15th October 2014M&A Markets See Highest Average Deal Size Since 2007

M&A markets have staged a strong recovery in 2014, with deal values in the first three quarters of the year already higher than for the same period in 2013 and average deal sizes at their highest levels for many years, according to Allen & Overy's latest M&A Index.

US and UK Officials Discuss Resolution of a Global Systemically Important BankREAD MORE
Articles14th October 2014US and UK Officials Discuss Resolution of a Global Systemically Important Bank

The heads of the Treasuries and leading financial regulatory bodies in the United States and United Kingdom today participated in an exercise designed to further the understanding, communication, and cooperation between US and UK authorities in the event of the failure and resolution of a global systemically important bank, or G-SIB.

UK Government Kicks Off First RMB Bond DealREAD MORE
Articles9th October 2014UK Government Kicks Off First RMB Bond Deal

The UK government has announced it has begun the process of issuing the world's first non-Chinese sovereign bond in the Chinese currency, the renminbi (RMB).

Choppy Outlook for European IPO MarketREAD MORE
Articles8th October 2014Choppy Outlook for European IPO Market

Proceeds from European IPOs in the traditionally quieter third quarter settled back to €6.6 billion, from €22.3 billion in Q2 2014. Nevertheless, Q3 proceeds were more than double those of Q3 2013 (€3.0 billion), primarily as a result of a number of large IPOs in July, including NN Group in the Netherlands (€1.5 billion), FinecoBank in Italy(€673 million) and Logista in Spain (€606 million).

KPMG Appoints New Global and UK Restructuring HeadsREAD MORE
Articles7th October 2014KPMG Appoints New Global and UK Restructuring Heads

KPMG has announced the appointment of David Burlison as Global Head of Restructuring and Mark Firmin as UK Head of Restructuring.

Apple Remains World’s Most Valuable Brand CorporationREAD MORE
Articles6th October 2014Apple Remains World’s Most Valuable Brand Corporation

eurobrand , the European independent experts for brand, patent & IP valuation & strategy, has released its global brand value GLOBAL TOP 100 rankings, which examine more than 3,000 corporations in 16 industries, with comparisons of Europe, America and Asia.

WEF Annual Meeting 2015 to Address the New Global ContextREAD MORE
Articles3rd October 2014WEF Annual Meeting 2015 to Address the New Global Context

The 45th Annual Meeting of the World Economic Forum, which will take place 21-24 January in Davos-Klosters, Switzerland, is to convene under the theme The New Global Context.

Volume of Global Goods Trade Set to Nearly Double by 2030READ MORE
Articles3rd October 2014Volume of Global Goods Trade Set to Nearly Double by 2030

The volume of global goods trade is set to nearly double to around $18 trillion by the year 2030, according to analysis by PwC economists.

ECB Running Out of Options but Remains Cagey on ABS Programme DetailsREAD MORE
Articles2nd October 2014ECB Running Out of Options but Remains Cagey on ABS Programme Details

The European Central Bank (ECB) voted to leave rates unchanged today, as expected. The main borrowing rate remains at 0.05%, while the deposit rate stands at -0.2% and the marginal lending facility at 0.3%. ECB President Mario Draghi also gave details of the asset-backed securities purchase programme announced last month, saying that it could include Greek and Cypriot securities but refusing to give an estimate of its planned size.

Royal London Asset Management Expands Marketing TeamREAD MORE
Articles2nd October 2014Royal London Asset Management Expands Marketing Team

Royal London Asset Management announces the appointments of Caroline Henty and Joanna Wells as Marketing Managers for its Asset Management business (RLAM).

Cybercrime Incidents on the RiseREAD MORE
Articles1st October 2014Cybercrime Incidents on the Rise

The number of reported information security incidents around the world rose 48% to 42.8 million, the equivalent of 117,339 attacks per day, according to The Global State of Information Security® Survey 2015, released by PwC in conjunction with CIO and CSO magazines

WEF Names Global Growth CompaniesREAD MORE
Articles30th September 2014WEF Names Global Growth Companies

Twenty-eight companies from Europe, Eurasia and the Middle East have been invited to join the World Economic Forum's Global Growth Companies community of over 370 companies from around the world

Risk Appetite Reaches Record HighsREAD MORE
Articles30th September 2014Risk Appetite Reaches Record Highs

Nearly three quarters of CFOs surveyed by Deloitte say now is a good time to take risk onto their balance sheets – up from 65% in Q2 2014 and three times the level seen in Q3 2012

UK Private Sector Growth Remains StrongREAD MORE
Articles29th September 2014UK Private Sector Growth Remains Strong

UK private sector growth continued to perform strongly in the three months to September, with expectations for a mild pick up in the next quarter, according to the Confederation of British Industry's Growth Indicator.

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