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Aviva Investors to close UK Special Situations fund

Aviva Investors is to close its £375.6 million UK special situations mandate following co-manager Richard Buxton’s departure from Schroders.

DeAWM launches euro-hedged MSCI World Index Ucits ETF

Deutsche Asset & Wealth Management (DeAWM) has launched a euro-hedged share class for its db X-trackers MSCI World Index UCITS ETF.

TD Asset Management launches four new funds

TD Asset Management (TDAM), the manager of TD Mutual Funds, has launched four new funds, and two retirement portfolios.

Swiss economic growth will accelerate in 2014: Credit Suisse

Swiss economic growth will accelerate to 2% in 2014. According to forecasts by Credit Suisse economists, the export industry will benefit from the recovery of the global economy and, at the same time, the domestic economy will remain in its current supercycle ? buoyed up by low interest rates and high net immigration.

Beacon Pointe Wealth Advisors acquires US$175 million RIA

Beacon Pointe Wealth Advisors, an independent RIA based in Newport Beach, has acquired Pacific Pointe Advisors, a Santa Barbara-based RIA.

Credit Suisse chief assures to make no more losses: report

The chief executive of Credit Suisse Brady Dougan has spread out a vision for a banking industry with lower but more sustainable returns and has assured to never again make losses, according to Financial Times.

Financial transaction tax plan illegal, say EU lawyers

A plan to tax financial transactions in 11 European Union member states from 2014 is illegal, EU legal advisers have cautioned 11 EU governments.

NCB Capital launches new technical analysis service for brokerage clients

NCB Capital, the provider of wealth management services, has launched a new technical analysis service for brokerage clients.

Green Key Technologies unveils quote management platform OTC brokers

Green Key Technologies has launched The Block Pool, a quote management platform designed specifically for over-the-counter (OTC) brokers.

Institutional investor appetite for real estate debt funds triples in two years: Preqin

New research featured in Preqin Special Report: Real Estate Debt, September 2013, reveals that institutional investor appetite for real estate debt investments has grown dramatically over the last two years, from 8% of investors targeting the strategy in December 2011 to 23% in August 2013.