Monthly Archives: April 2017

European fund flows surge €210bn in Q1

European fund managers have registered their highest quarterly inflows in five years, bringing a much-needed boost to active asset management houses following a torrid year for the industry in 2016. The surge… Read More

Fund managers disappoint over female hiring

Three-quarters of fund management companies say they have no intention of introducing gender-related targets for recruitment, despite many asset managers employing zero female staff to run their clients’ money. A study compiled… Read More

North Korea’s army: a diminished but deadly force

When North Korea deployed hundreds of artillery units, submarines and soldiers to take part in its largest ever live-fire drill, it was intended as a chilling display of the reclusive regime’s military… Read More

Labour gains in British polls, but May’s party keeps strong lead

By Alistair Smout | LONDON LONDON Three polls on Saturday showed a rise in support for the opposition Labour party, although the governing Conservative party maintained a commanding lead. The polls showed… Read More

PM May sets out plans to protect pensions during takeovers

Britain’s Prime Minister Theresa May speaks at an election campaign rally near Aberdeen in Scotland, Britain April 29, 2017. REUTERS/Russell Cheyne LONDON British Prime Minister Theresa May pledged to protect workers against… Read More

PM May’s Conservatives hold 11 point lead over Labour – ORB poll

LONDON British Prime Minister Theresa May’s Conservative party holds an 11 point lead over the Labour opposition, a poll by ORB for the Sunday Telegraph said, showing a tighter race ahead of… Read More

Britain gears up for negotiations of a ‘lifetime’ after EU outlines Brexit stance

LONDON Britain’s minister for leaving the European Union said on Saturday the country was gearing up for the most complex negotiations “in our lifetimes” after the European Union outlined its tough approach… Read More

May’s Conservatives see lead slip to 17 points – Opinium poll

LONDON British Prime Minister Theresa May’s governing Conservative party has a 17 point lead over Labour, an Opinium poll showed on Saturday, slightly down from last week as support for smaller parties… Read More

Marine Le Pen embraces anti-EU first-round rival

Marine Le Pen has agreed to team up with an anti-EU candidate who came sixth in the first round of France’s presidential election as she seeks to win votes from the centre-right… Read More

‘Phased approach’: How to read EU Brexit guidelines

By Alastair Macdonald and Jan Strupczewski | BRUSSELS BRUSSELS European Union leaders approved on Saturday guidelines for their chief Brexit negotiator, Michel Barnier, setting priorities that the Union of 27 governments staying… Read More