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Financial market shake-up in Spain triggers changes in retail structured product wrappers
Fiscal and regulatory reforms announced by the new Spanish government have led market participants to rethink wrappers and product maturities, with growth and fund-linked products likely to benefit.
22 Feb 2012
Santander spies salvation in South America
Banco Santander hopes emerging markets, in particular demand for private banking services in Brazil, will buoy profits in 2012.
20 Feb 2012
Managers warn Portugal has less room to manoeuvre than Greece
As the Greek tragedy plays out, managers are turning their eyes to Portugal - and they do not generally like what they see.
17 Feb 2012
Deeper client pool for Spanish IFAs
Spanish independent financial advisers saw their client base jump in the year to June 2011.
16 Feb 2012
Spain savings industry needs regulatory reform kick
INVERCO, the Spanish fund management and pensions body, has proposed a number of reforms to boost the sector it says is languishing.
16 Feb 2012
New contender enters LatAm asset management industry
Brazilian investment banking group BTG Pactual and Chilean investment manager Celfin Capital have merged to form a new Latin American investment bank targeting asset management opportunities across the region.
08 Feb 2012
H.I.G. Capital opens Madrid office
H.I.G. Capital, a global private equity firm with more than $8.5bn of equity capital under management, has opened a Madrid office and appointed Jaime Bergel as a managing director to lead its efforts in Spain.
08 Feb 2012
BBVA refuerza su presencia en España
La banca española BBVA refuerza su presencia en Castilla y León con la apertura de un nuevo centro de banca privada en Valladolid.
07 Feb 2012
Private sector haircut for next Portuguese bailout unlikely, says AllianceBernstein
Darren Williams, senior European economist at AllianceBernstein, expects a second bailout of Portugal, but says that it is less likely than Greece to result in losses being pushed onto private sector lenders.
06 Feb 2012
Euro yield curve to drop 40% if PIIGS exit eurozone
If Portugal, Italy, Ireland, Greece and Spain exit the eurozone there would be a 25% rise in the euro against the dollar, a 40% drop in the euro yield curve, a 20% drop in euro equities and a 15% drop in US equities, according to research from Sungard.
03 Feb 2012
Guaranteed funds flourish amid redemptions
Spanish investors have been redeeming fund investments through the financial crisis, but one sector is managing to attract interest.
31 Jan 2012
Foreign groups continue their Iberian campaign
It’s a tough market to break into, but external funds groups believe Spain is worth the effort.
30 Jan 2012
Ignis brings government bond absolute return fund to Europe
Ignis has registered its Absolute Return Government Bond Fund for sale across Europe at a time of extreme dislocation in debt markets, and as some allocators say finding good managers in the strategy is hard to do.
23 Jan 2012
Blackrock reshuffles Spanish team
US asset management group Blackrock is to reorganise its Iberia team with Armando Senra, country head of Iberia, relocating to New York.
19 Jan 2012
Markets underestimate effect of latest ECB bank liquidity offer, says Morgan Stanley
The European Central Bank's willingness to give European banks unlimited three-year liquidity backed by lower grade securities, could increase centralised funding of the sector by between €150bn and €400bn in February, says Morgan Stanley.
19 Jan 2012Regions
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Opportunities abound for Dragon investors
The Chinese Year of the Dragon promises drama across the world, yet the opening weeks of 2012 are throwing up some surprising investment opportunities.
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InvestmentEurope Fund Selector Forum Sweden
InvestmentEurope's country specific forum for Sweden takes place in Stockholm on 24 April 2012
InvestmentEurope Fund Selector Forum France
InvestmentEurope's country specific forum for France takes place in Paris on 22 May 2012.
