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Data on the European Venture Capital sector points to a healthy environment for investment and return opportunities in European technology start-up businesses.

The budget's pension changes have been slammed as “style over substance” by the chief executive of one of the world’s largest independent financial advisory organisations.

The European leveraged finance market is set to undergo a shift this year, as private equity sponsors veer back towards loans to finance leveraged buyouts.

Charteris Treasury Portfolio Managers Limited is pleased to announce the appointment of the highly experienced multi-manager, Tony Yousefian.

The people of Preston in Lancashire are being urged by their council to join Move your Money in a bid to create a better financial system.

2013 was a record year from a transaction perspective with €64bn of Europe’s non-core loans sold as part of portfolio transactions last year.

Chelverton Asset Management has confirmed that it has appointed Richard Bucknell as Investment Director in its unquoted equities team.

Changes to how VAT is taxed may mean an end to digital stores like iTunes and Google Play offering 99p music downloads.

Interest in so-called ‘alternative property assets’, such as healthcare, hotels, student accommodation, privately rented housing, and infrastructure has never been so pronounced.

Businessmen give their views on what they want to see in the forthcoming Budget, which is to be announced by Chancellor George Osborne on Wednesday 19th March, 2014.

As returns on sovereign bonds sink to their lowest, opportunities proliferate for managers to do business for the general accounts of insurance companies.

Foreign direct investment (FDI) into China increased 10.4% year on year in the first two months of 2014, the government has announced, while the country's outbound investment slumped.

The Chancellor’s likely move not to give relief on the 40p tax rate in his Budget

Societe Generale has agreed to sell to DBS its private banking activities in Singapore and Hong Kong, representing a total of US$12.6bn of assets under management.

New research from global analytics firm Cerulli Associates finds that traditional broker/dealers are considering a direct model.

London Stock Exchange has welcomed seven new retail companies to its markets, raising £2.1bn, in the first few months of the year - a clear sign that investor appetite for retail companies is strong.

Ahead of Sainsbury’s full year results, Michael Hewson takes a critical look at its performance and how the new kids on the block Aldi and Lidl are affecting the big supermarkets market share.

Following the recent sell-off in emerging markets, there is a view developing that now is the time to invest.

The European Fund and Asset Management Association (EFAMA) has today published its latest Investment Funds Industry Fact Sheet

Hedge funds were up 1.83% in February, recovering from their losses in the start of the year as the MSCI World Index posted gains of 3.87% during the month.

The Bank of England governor’s statement that interest rates could rise six-fold in the next three years

One in five (20%) FTSE 100 companies have Board Directors with a military background and 39% have ex-military senior directors.

Stephen Campbell, Partner of Panoramic Growth Equity, gives his predictions on the growth capital market in 2014

More than half of over-55s currently in the workforce are happy to work past the default retirement age of 65, according to new research* from MetLife.

Diversified Asset Allocation Strategies Cement Place as UK's Most Popular DC Pension Default Funds, say Europe's Managers.

Fisch Asset Management has joined the Group of Boutique Asset Managers (GBAM).

The CEO of one of the world’s largest independent financial advisory organisations expects a growing number of retirees to consider “higher risk-higher return investments”.

AXA Investment Managers (AXA IM) has made the 54 funds in its AXA World Funds range more easily accessible to UK retail investors.

Schulman Associates IRB and Falcon Consulting Group have announced a new Joint Venture, Provision Research Compliance Services.

A survey of independent landlords has shown over 40 per cent are putting their trust in property as their means for pension provisions.

China Private Equity Investment Holdings Ltd (CPE) has been renamed Adamas Finance Asia Limited (AFA).

Jean Miller, CEO of Investing Zone, looks at how crowdfunding could be a future AIM feeder for high-growth technology companies.

Specialist insurance broker, Brightside has announced that Paul Williams has joined the Board as Chief Executive Officer.

Calculus Capital has invested £2m into a firm that is helping to deliver a low-cost revolution in the pensions, savings and investment industries.

Claranet has released its financial figures and reported a growth of 47 per cent, with turnover across the European Group increasing to £103m (€124m) over the last year (2012/13).

Investec Specialist Bank has announced the appointment of Tim Howson to its Corporate Lending business.