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United Kingdom | news 4 Sep 15
Aberdeen buys Parmenion to assure fintech future
Fund group Aberdeen Asset Management has acquired Parmenion Capital Partners and its sister company, Self Directed Holdings, in a bid to bolster its financial technology offering.
United Kingdom | news 4 Sep 15
Investors in troubled EEA Life Settlements to receive payout
Investors in the EEA Life Settlements Fund will receive a £56.1m payout after the sale of 188 US life insurance policies.
Tax & Regulation | news 4 Sep 15
UK appears to ease pressure on Cayman over ownership register
The UK Government appears to have relaxed its demands on the Cayman Islands to create a public register that reveals the owners of companies, despite Prime Minister David Cameron calling on overseas jurisdictions to increase transparency.
Fixed Income | news 4 Sep 15
US IG bonds becoming sweet spot in fixed income – Invesco
United States investment grade bonds are becoming attractive relative to other fixed income assets due to the ongoing M&A boom ‘enforcing discipline on issuers’, Invesco has said.
Global head of HSBC GAM relocates to Hong Kong
The chief executive of HSBC Global Asset Management, Sridhar Chandrasekharan, has relocated to Hong Kong from the firm’s headquarters in St James, London, to tap the region’s stronger growth outlook.