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As returns on sovereign bonds sink to their lowest, opportunities proliferate for managers to do business for the general accounts of insurance companies.

Businessmen give their views on what they want to see in the forthcoming Budget, which is to be announced by Chancellor George Osborne on Wednesday 19th March, 2014.

Foreign direct investment (FDI) into China increased 10.4% year on year in the first two months of 2014, the government has announced, while the country's outbound investment slumped.

The Chancellor’s likely move not to give relief on the 40p tax rate in his Budget

London Stock Exchange has welcomed seven new retail companies to its markets, raising £2.1bn, in the first few months of the year - a clear sign that investor appetite for retail companies is strong.

Ahead of Sainsbury’s full year results, Michael Hewson takes a critical look at its performance and how the new kids on the block Aldi and Lidl are affecting the big supermarkets market share.

Societe Generale has agreed to sell to DBS its private banking activities in Singapore and Hong Kong, representing a total of US$12.6bn of assets under management.

New research from global analytics firm Cerulli Associates finds that traditional broker/dealers are considering a direct model.

Following the recent sell-off in emerging markets, there is a view developing that now is the time to invest.

The European Fund and Asset Management Association (EFAMA) has today published its latest Investment Funds Industry Fact Sheet

Hedge funds were up 1.83% in February, recovering from their losses in the start of the year as the MSCI World Index posted gains of 3.87% during the month.

The Bank of England governor’s statement that interest rates could rise six-fold in the next three years

One in five (20%) FTSE 100 companies have Board Directors with a military background and 39% have ex-military senior directors.

Stephen Campbell, Partner of Panoramic Growth Equity, gives his predictions on the growth capital market in 2014

More than half of over-55s currently in the workforce are happy to work past the default retirement age of 65, according to new research* from MetLife.

Diversified Asset Allocation Strategies Cement Place as UK's Most Popular DC Pension Default Funds, say Europe's Managers.

Fisch Asset Management has joined the Group of Boutique Asset Managers (GBAM).

The CEO of one of the world’s largest independent financial advisory organisations expects a growing number of retirees to consider “higher risk-higher return investments”.

AXA Investment Managers (AXA IM) has made the 54 funds in its AXA World Funds range more easily accessible to UK retail investors.

Schulman Associates IRB and Falcon Consulting Group have announced a new Joint Venture, Provision Research Compliance Services.

A survey of independent landlords has shown over 40 per cent are putting their trust in property as their means for pension provisions.

Jean Miller, CEO of Investing Zone, looks at how crowdfunding could be a future AIM feeder for high-growth technology companies.

Specialist insurance broker, Brightside has announced that Paul Williams has joined the Board as Chief Executive Officer.

China Private Equity Investment Holdings Ltd (CPE) has been renamed Adamas Finance Asia Limited (AFA).

Calculus Capital has invested £2m into a firm that is helping to deliver a low-cost revolution in the pensions, savings and investment industries.

Claranet has released its financial figures and reported a growth of 47 per cent, with turnover across the European Group increasing to £103m (€124m) over the last year (2012/13).

Investec Specialist Bank has announced the appointment of Tim Howson to its Corporate Lending business.

350 Investment Partners (350IP), managers of The North West Fund for Energy and Environmental, has succeeded 2013 portfolio targets, investing in seven new clean tech and green energy companies across the region.

Research from PwC predicts that global assets under management (AuM) will rise to around $101.7 trillion by 2020, from a 2012 total of $63.9 trillion.

Confluence, the global leader in investment data management automation, has continued its expansion by opening an office in Ireland.

As UK businesses enjoy a positive start to 2014, a leading international training organisation warns that growth could be severely curtailed for those that fail to address their immediate sales-base requirements.

New research from one of the world's leading software and technology services companies has highlighted how regulatory change is second only to market volatility as an executive issue for financial services firms.

H.I.G. Capital has announced that Johannes Huttunen and Johan Pernvi have joined the London team.

New research from Prudential has highlighted how attitudes to retirement are changing, with nearly one in four (23 per cent) people planning to retire this year saying they don’t feel ready to stop working altogether.

One of the world’s largest independent financial advisory groups is supporting a leading economic think tank’s warnings about the UK’s reliance on tax revenue from a small number of better off individuals.

The growth of the pay-day loan and ‘debt management’ industries could be masking the full extent of the personal debt crisis in the UK, warns top 25 accountancy firm, Wilkins Kennedy LLP.