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    Managers likely to move offshore as AIFMD arrives

    European asset managers will consider setting up alternative investment funds offshore to put them outside the scope of the Alternative Investment Fund Managers Directive (AIFMD), many fund managers and

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    Bond funds suffer record outflows amidst tapering fears

    Investors pulled $14.45 billion (€10.94 billion) out of bond funds during the week ending June 12, data from EPFR shows, as fears that the US monetary policy will tighten in the second half of the

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    Luxembourg’s Alter Domus changes governance structure

    Luxembourg-based Alter Domus, a service provider to private equity and real estate funds, has changed its corporate governance model to a

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    Threadneedle launches ‘go anywhere’ fund

    Threadneedle Investments has launched a multi-asset product with a dynamic approach to asset allocation and the flexibility to invest in range of asset classes including commodities, property and cash.

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    North America regains lead in wealth ranking

    North America has regained its lead in a ranking of personal wealth, boasting more high-net-worth individuals than the Asia Pacific region with more investable wealth between them.

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