barings launches european small cap fund
Baring Asset Management is to launch an Ireland-domiciled Ucits fund focussing on investment opportunities in smaller European companies, including UK-based firms.
Author: International Adviser
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tax haven moniker well and truly dead says manx
The Isle of Man has become the first British Crown Dependency to sign an agreement with the UK extending the automatic disclosure of tax information.
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legg mason global fixed income
Legg Mason Global Asset Management has launched the Dublin-domiciled Legg Mason Western Asset Senior Loan fund to be managed by its specialist fixed income subsidiary Western Asset Management.
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uk tax gap falls marginally to 7
The UK’s ‘tax gap’ for the 2011-2012 tax year at stood at £35bn ($56bn, 41bn), or 7%, continuing a long-term downward trend, according to figures released late last week.
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globaleyes searle may join virgin walmart
When Walmart founder Sam Walton lost a bet in 1983, he did as he said he would, and did the “hula” in a grass skirt and lei (necklace made from flowers) on Wall Street in New York.
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manulife launches new high end medical scheme
Manulife, the Toronto-based global insurer with a major presence in Asia, has unveiled what it calls a "high end medical protection" range to provide basic hospitalisation benefits to a maximum annual coverage of as much as HK$22m (£1.8m, $2.8m).
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falcon private bank employee in hong kong
The Hong Kong Securities & Futures Commission has banned a former employee of Zurich-based Falcon Private Bank’s Hong Kong branch “for life” for illegal practices that led him to be sentenced by a Hong Kong court earlier this year to 23 months in prison.
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axa group signs up to responsible investment
The Axa Group has committed its member insurance companies to “better integrating environmental, social and governance criteria” into their investment decisions.
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global wealth to rise nearly 40 by 2018
The past 13 years may be best remembered by many for their negative real returns on equities, a global financial crisis, and the collapse of various regional and national housing bubbles. But the latest report by Credit Suisse's Research Institute finds that global wealth has in fact more than doubled since 2000, reaching a new…
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lyxor launches china a shares etf
Lyxor has launched an ETF offering exposure to China A Shares, while revealing steps to “complete” its range with frontier market trackers to be introduced next year.
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consumers still willing to pay for advice post rdr
The implementation of the Retail Distribution Review in the UK has had no impact on whether or not consumers are willing to pay for advice, according to a new report.
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three real estate funds you should know
A negative correlation with US Treasuries and the less-than-perfect correlation between global and emerging market equities, means global property can be a useful addition to an investment portfolio from a diversification perspective.