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Fracking in the UK

Wed, 22/05/2013 - 12:46

Eric Gordon (pictured), Energy Analyst at Brown Advisory on what the UK can learn from the US to successfully implement tracking to build energy reserves and cut costs… »

Institutional investors look to credit as bond rates fall

Wed, 22/05/2013 - 12:39

ING Investment Management says that with government bonds yielding 1.5%, institutional funds are increasingly looking for alternatives that manage volatility while returning upwards of 3%… »

What is the AIFMD state of play?

Tue, 21/05/2013 - 13:02

With just over eight weeks to go before the AIFMD transposition deadline, Sebastian Danloy (pictured), Head of Investor Services Europe and Offshore at RBC Investor Services, comments on late implementation and its effects on asset managers… »

Final block rule for swaps is critical for transparency

Fri, 17/05/2013 - 12:59

The final block rule for swaps is critical to promoting transparency in this once opaque market, says US Commodity and Futures Commission Chairman, Gary Gensler… »

G7 meeting ‘successful and constructive’, says Osborne

Mon, 13/05/2013 - 12:29

UK Chancellor George Osborne’s closing remarks from the G7 Meeting in Aylesbury… »

Bharti Airtel-Qatar Investment Group deal highlights continuing African growth potential

Mon, 06/05/2013 - 12:14

Graham Stock (pictured), chief strategist at Insparo Asset Management comments on Bharti Airtel decision to sell a stake to Qatar investment group… »

Fracking: Can UK learn lessons from the US?

Mon, 29/04/2013 - 14:10

Can Britain, like the US, successfully use the fracking technique to build energy reserves and cut costs? If so, what can be learned from the US? Eric Gordon, Energy Analyst at Brown Advisory, comments… »

When ‘bad’ is ‘good’

Fri, 26/04/2013 - 13:01

Joel Copp-Barton, European Equities Product Director at Invesco Perpetual, shares his views on Europe’s recovery… »

The next steps for the euro – what is needed to ensure its survival?

Wed, 24/04/2013 - 18:12

Keith Wade, Chief Economist at Schroders, looks beyond the near term cyclical challenges and considers what the Eurozone needs to do to ensure its long term viability… »