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Luxembourg sees rise in fund assets

Luxembourg-domiciled fund assets rose by 24% to €1,924.5bn over the year to the end of 2009, up from €1,548.1bn in 2008, according to Lipper...

Pension Funds diversify using non-listed real estate

Small and medium UK pension funds are increasingly using non-listed real estate to access overseas investment, according to Inrev, a European association for investors...

Unsafe as houses

A storm is brewing in the German open-ended property fund market. Open-ended property funds, which have nearly €90bn under management in Germany and have...

Man Group to acquire GLG

Man Group has announced that it is to acquire GLG Partners for $1.9bn in an all-cash transaction. The deal will take Man Group's assets...

It’s not over for Europe, says Schroders

Although the outlook for the Eurozone is looking far from rosy, Adam Cordery, head of European and UK credit strategies at Schroders, believer credit...

RBC Dexia appeal thrown out

The French supreme court has thrown out RBC Dexia's appeal against a ruling that ordered the restitution of assets to hedge funds following the...

The tragedy that launched a thousand headlines

In the wake of Greece’s downgrade to junk status by Standard & Poor’s, the temptation to scramble around for a quote or metaphor drawn...

Towers Watson encourages increased EM exposure

Institutional investors should increase their allocation to emerging markets, through companies exposed to domestic growth, rather than through large global companies based in these...

BNY Mellon wins Taiwan custody mandate

The largest securities investment trust in Taiwan, Fuh Hwa Securities Investment Trust, with around US$6bn in assets under management has appointed BNY Mellon Asset...

No-one likes us – do we care?

"Towards a vibrant, credible and useful asset management business" runs the strapline for this year's annual Fund Forum due to take place in Monaco...

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