Europe
OFT BlackRock Credit Suisse
The Office of Fair Trading (OFT) has delayed approval on BlackRock’s acquisition of Credit Suisse’s ETF business for 10 working days, with a view to ending the consideration period on 13 June.
Canaccord AUM surges in first quarter
Canaccord Genuity Wealth Management saw a 22% rise in AUM in the first three months of the year, according to a trading statement by Canadian parent Canaccord Financial.
gibraltar unveils a website to serve
The Gibraltar government has launched a website that it says is designed to “serve as a directory” of Gibraltarians who have left the territory, “who could be called upon to provide services to the government and to Gibraltar as and when required”.
irish central bank first regulator aifmd
The Central Bank of Ireland has announced that it is accepting applications for the authorisation of alternative investment fund managers, making it the first such European regulator to do so.
AG2R La Mondiale buys up competition
French insurance company AG2R La Mondiale is to buy MassMutual Europe, a Luxembourg based life insurance company with around 700m in assets under management.