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Italy's Anima SGR report: Financial products overtake real estate investments

Italians keep saving and planning for the future, with 75% of them saying they are cutting on expenses and trying to protect capital, Anima GfK Eurisko research says.

19 Jun 2013
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Cambridge Mercantile Group acquires historic bank's FX arm

Cambridge Mercantile Group, the UK international FX and payments business, is to acquire the FX division of Raphaels Bank.

19 Jun 2013
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Swedish government halves holding in Nordea

The Swedish government has sold 260 million shares in Nordea through an auction process, taking its holding in the universal bank to 7% from 13.4%.

19 Jun 2013
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Fund Market Statistics: Slight uptrend persisting in Swiss market

In May 2013, the volume of assets placed in the investment funds covered by the statistics compiled by Swiss Fund Data AG and Lipper reached around CHF763bn, a slight rise of CHF2.6bn month-on-month.

19 Jun 2013
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UBP semi-annual outlook spots US equity opportunities

Claudio Borrelli, UBP's head of equity research, has said he continues to find a wealth of attractive opportunities in the US, despite European equities being less expensive then their US peers.

19 Jun 2013
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Japan will deliver value under Abenomics, says Martin Currie

Japan’s stimulus package could lift the country out of its 20-plus-year economic slump, according to John-Paul Temperley, investment director, Japan, at Martin Currie Investment Management

19 Jun 2013
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Update: Frikkee to join Smith & Williamson

Tineke Frikkee is to exit BNY Mellon and join Smith & Williamson Investment Management in July to run its UK Equity Income Trust.

19 Jun 2013
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Allianz Global Investors strengthens its team with two hires

Allianz Global Investors has announced the appointment of two hires, as it bolsters its Infrastructure Debt team to meet the burgeoning pipeline of deals.

18 Jun 2013
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Europe anticipates effect of RDR, says GSAM's Nick Phillips

European banks are adapting to the effects of the Retail Distribution Review (RDR) ahead of time, according to Nick Phillips, co-head of European distribution for Goldman Sachs Asset Management.

18 Jun 2013
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Lars Lövgren replaces veteran head of DNB Asset Management in Sweden

Anders Jonsson has left his role as CEO of DNB Asset Management AB after 23 years with the business, and is being replaced by Lars Lövgren, current head of DNB's hedge fund business.

18 Jun 2013
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Merrill Lynch Fund Manager Survey: Optimism builds within the eurozone

The BofA Merrill Lynch Fund Manager Survey for June highlights a big drop in sentiment towards emerging markets and Japan among investors, who are returning to Europe.

18 Jun 2013
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Lyxor launches merger arbitrage fund on its Alternative Ucits Platform

Lyxor Asset Management has announced the launch of the Lyxor / Tiedemann Arbitrage Strategy Fund, a new Ucits-compliant vehicle, which is designed to give access to a arbitrage strategy in partnership with hedge fund firm TIG Advisors.

18 Jun 2013
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Natixis Global AM: Italians not saving properly for retirement

Eighty-five percent of institutional investors in Italy believe that Italians will not have enough financial resources to maintain good standards of living after retirement.

18 Jun 2013
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Asian CCPs left to apply ‘in the dark’ for Esma recognition

Asian central counterparties (CCPs) looking to meet the September 15 deadline in applying for European Securities and Markets Authority (Esma) recognition will, for the most part, have to apply without knowing if their jurisdiction is deemed equivalent to that set out in the European Market Infrastructure Regulation (Emir).

18 Jun 2013
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EM debt sell-off: Investors underweight local currency on QE fears

Emerging market debt managers have been taking underweight positions in local currency bonds as they expect the dollar to strengthen once the US Federal Reserve turns off the QE tap.

18 Jun 2013

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Milan Fund Selector Forum: The benefits of information

Emerging markets, European and US equities and market volatility were all discussed at InvestmentEurope’s latest Fund Selector forum in Milan.

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Bonham Carter confirmed for Fund Management Summit

Jupiter Fund Management's CEO Edward Bonham Carter is among the speakers lined up for the Fund Management Summit, co-hosted by InvestmentEurope, which takes place in London 15-16 October.