Rule changes to impact VCTs in 2016?
2015 was a good year for VCTs in performance terms with the average VCT up 9 per cent to 31 December 2015, whilst the fundraising for the tax year 2014/15 was GBP429 million, the fourth highest ever....
View ArticleCME Group reports strong Q4 2015 and full year results
CME Group Inc (CME) has reported revenue of USD814 million and operating income of USD470 million for the fourth quarter of 2015. Net income was USD292 million and diluted earnings per share were...
View ArticleNordea Asset Management sees net flows of EUR12.7 billion in 2015
2015 marked another milestone for Nordea’s Asset Management unit which maintained its strong momentum and posted strong net flows of EUR12.7 billion.read more
View ArticleNordea Asset Management sees net flows of EUR12.7bn in 2015
2015 marked another milestone for Nordea’s Asset Management unit which maintained its strong momentum and posted strong net flows of EUR12.7 billion.read more
View ArticleUS listed options volume surges in January
US Listed Options volumes surged in January, while average bid/ask size drops to lowest in two years, according to the January 2016 TABB Options LiquidityMatrix (OLM).read more
View ArticleEuropean investment fund industry posts record results in 2015 for second...
UCITS registered net sales of EUR14 billion in December, compared to net sales of EUR55 billion in November, according to the latest Investment Funds Industry Factsheet from the European Fund and Asset...
View ArticleWorkplace and retail driving continuing growth in UK pensions and savings,...
UK pensions and savings assets under administration (AUA) at Standard Life continue to grow driven by workplace and retail customers and now stand at GBP132 billion (2014: GBP128 billion). This growth...
View ArticleEBS BrokerTec sees further growth in eFix Matching
EBS BrokerTec, ICAP's electronic foreign exchange (FX) and fixed income business, has launched 12 new daily WMR fixes through the eFix Matching solution, with plans to provide electronic execution for...
View ArticleFTSE 100 off to its most volatile start to a year in over two decades
In just 36 trading days this year, the FTSE 100 has risen or fallen by more than 1 per cent from open to close on 24 occasions, the most in any year going back to at least 1995 – and that is before any...
View ArticleOMERS net assets exceed USD77bn
In 2015, OMERS continued to make steady progress towards delivering secure and sustainable defined benefit pensions to the Plan's members. Its funded status improved to 91.5 per cent as a result of...
View ArticleSR Labs ensures clients’ readiness for OPRA increased data volume challenge
The latest announcements by the Options Pricing Reporting Authority (OPRA), of changes to its Expanded Message Header, are expected to result in hugely increased data volumes. SR Labs, a specialists in...
View ArticleInvestor sentiment divided over alternative assets
The Preqin Investor Outlook: Alternative Assets, H1 2016 finds that investors are mixed in their attitudes to the alternative assets industry. The majority (65 per cent) of investors holds a positive...
View ArticleGuernsey reports ‘fantastic’ response to Hong Kong office launch
A launch event to mark the opening of Guernsey’s representative office in Hong Kong attracted nearly 200 attendees.read more
View ArticleDST kasina report shows operating margins for asset managers falling on lower...
DST kasina, a provider of data-driven insights and distribution solutions to financial companies around the world, thasoday released its fourth quarter DST kasina Asset Manager Composite results.read more
View ArticleEstimize earnings estimates live within the OTAS core app
Earnings estimates data from Estimize, the open financial estimates platform which facilitates the aggregation of fundamental estimates, are now available within the OTAS Portfolio Analytics App suite....
View ArticleNet sales of worldwide investment funds totalled almost EUR2,000 billion in 2015
Investment fund assets worldwide increased 5.9 per cent during the fourth quarter of 2015 to EUR36.94 trillion at end 2015, according to the latest statistical release from the European Fund and Asset...
View ArticleInvestor Confidence rises in March by 8.0 points to 114.6
State Street’s Global Investor Confidence Index increased to 114.6, in March up 8.0 points from February’s revised reading of 106.6. read more
View ArticlePositive year-end figures reflect increased confidence in Channel Islands’...
Increased confidence in the Channel Islands’ funds sector is reflected in positive year-end figures from both Guernsey and Jersey, says Ogier funds partner Simon Schilder.read more
View ArticleNikko Asset Management expects Japan, Europe and developed Asia-Pacific...
A cautious outlook for US equities has led Nikko Asset Management’s Global Investment Committee (GIC) to revise its stance on global equities to neutral from moderately overweight. read more
View ArticlePrestige reports growing interest in direct lending and real assets strategies
Prestige Fund Management and Affiliated companies (Prestige), a specialist direct lending investment management group has recently celebrated the seventh birthday of its “Alternative Finance Fund” by...
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