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Money managers predict more doom and gloom

Asset managers have dismissed attempts from European and US leaders to manage the growing debt crisis and are increasingly bearish about the economic future

Cost of insuring debt of Italy and Spain soars

CDS hit highest price in two weeks on fears that the two eurozone countries might require financial support from the European Union

Maple Group extends offer period for Canadian exchange operator TMX

The consortium of Canadian financial institutions that derailed a bid from the LSE has extended its offer period, as TMX announced it had acquired a small technology provider

The head of the US bank's top-ranked metals and mining research team has become the third senior analyst to leave the firm in just over two months

Managers' switch to ETFs eliminates costs

Fund managers move to ETFs to reduce the hassle of making big trades in and out of mutual funds

Ten reasons the NYSE-Börse critics could be wrong

The landmark merger between NYSE Euronext and Deutsche Börse is this week expected to be referred to an anti-trust review by the European Commission. Financial News considers the counter-arguments to those worried that the deal would stifle competition

Terra Firma targets China with first non-European office

Buyout firm looks to rapidly growing Chinese economy to add to $30bn of global investments

Ricci lauds trading resilience in tough Q2

The co-chief executive of Barclays Capital tells Financial News that the bank is gaining market share in fixed income and making progress in equities

Q2 trading hit fails to halt SocGen revenue record

The tough trading environment dragged the French group's investment banking fees down 20% quarter on quarter, but this was still not enough to prevent a record first half of revenues

Universities pension scheme to ringfence fund management

The project by the retirement scheme for staff at universities in the UK follows similar move by the Barclays pension fund last year

Barclays Wealth adds three advisers in Scotland

The UK's largest wealth manager creates three new roles north of the border as part of aggressive five-year growth strategy

In a turbulent year for F&C Asset Management, the results over the first six months have proved welcome news for new chairman Edward Bramson, with assets and performance increasing

Societe Generale second quarter net profit falls

French bank warns it could take longer to achieve its 2012 net-profit target of €6bn after posting weaker than expected results

...but this time it could be worse, says a strategist who has worked in the bond markets for 30 years

Legal & General Investment Management takes hit on inflows

The funds arm the UK insurer suffered almost £15bn in outflows during the first half, but profits rose on the back of demand for de-risking products

Equiduct is an important business for the US broker-dealer, which is building its market-making franchise in European retail equities

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