03/14/2013
World’s Biggest Flawless Diamond has £13m Christie's Price Tag
It came from the Jwaneng mine in Botswana and took 21 months to polish.
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03/14/2013
Property Deals Seen at Pre-Financial Crisis Levels in 2013 - Cushman & Wakefield
Real estate deals across the globe could surge to record levels in 2013
03/14/2013
Bullion firm reveals that British holdings increased tenfold in five years
It is five years this week since the price of an ounce of gold shot through the $1,000 level
03/13/2013
Despite slowdown, investors bearish on global funds
The global fund management sector clocked 3.9-per cent growth in 2012 despite the ongoing worldwide economic uncertainty
03/12/2013
Man Group Fund of Funds Unit Stokes Hopes for Strong 2013
Hedge-fund returns rebounded in the last four months amid signs global economic growth is recovering and as concerns over the European debt crisis abated.
03/12/2013
Kinetic Partners receives Luxembourg licence
Kinetic Partners has announced that its application to become a fund management company in Luxembourg has been approved by the Luxembourg Financial Authority.
03/12/2013
SS&C GlobeOP hedge fund index up 0.37% for February, 3.05% year to date
Total assets under administration on the GlobeOp platform represent approximately 10% of the estimated assets
03/11/2013
Commodity Market Decreased in February Amid Mixed Macroeconomic Indicators
Commodities were lower in February as renewed uncertainty weighed on markets.
03/10/2013
Piper Jaffray Announces Sale of FAMCO Business
We have enjoyed our relationship with Piper Jaffray
03/10/2013
Aston Martin Owner to Sell Bahrain Bank Stake on Debt Revamp
The Kuwaiti company was part of the group that bought Aston Martin, the maker of luxury sports cars featured in James Bond movies, for 503 million pounds in 2007.
03/10/2013
BNP Paribas goes live on Euroclear global Collateral Highway
BNP Paribas and Euroclear Bank entered into a collaboration agreement in 2012
03/07/2013
Credit Suisse Releases Annual Hedge Fund Investor Survey
The title of this year’s survey, “Reaching New Heights”, reflects optimism expressed by institutional investors towards the prospects for industry performance and growth during 2013.
03/07/2013
Moody’s renews warning on rising regulatory costs
New Ucits rules and Alternative Investment Fund Managers Directive cited as key concerns.
03/06/2013
What Could Curb the Real Estate Market?
Credit Suisse Publishes Its 2013 Study on the Swiss Real Estate Market
03/06/2013
European Parliament Eyes Hedge Fund Bonus Limits
Under the proposed bank compensation rules, bonuses will generally be limited to the amount of a banker's salary.
03/06/2013
RBC Global Asset Management Inc. announces February sales results for RBC funds and PH&N funds
"February proved to be another strong month for us."
03/05/2013
The Dow Jones Credit Suisse Core Hedge Fund Index Closed Down 0.28% in February
The Dow Jones Credit Suisse Core Hedge Fund Index provides daily published index values which seek to enable investors to track the impact of market events on the hedge fund industry.
03/05/2013
Falcon Private Bank to launch fund to invest in sukuk
“We already have substantial demand from our clients”
03/03/2013
UBS eyes Asia with first Hong Kong ETF listing
Clemens Reuter, UBS ETF head, said: "The Asia-Pacific ETF market is growing and we want to take advantage of this with our own offering in the region.
03/03/2013
Schroders announces launch of Global Unconstrained Bond fund
The team, led by Head of Global Macro, Bob Jolly, and fixed income fund manager, Gareth Isaac, will use a diversified top-down approach and seek to generate consistent returns through the exploitation of opportunities across a range of alpha sources.