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Riding the volatility wave (and avoiding a wipeout)

The volatility tide is high providing handsome returns to the small group of investors betting on a new range of ETF products that pay out when the market is at its most unpredictable

When is a lay trustee not a lay trustee? When legislation requires him or her to become professionally qualified to deal with a pension scheme

Octopus hires ex-Nesta development director

Cinven to acquire Guardian Financial Services

Glenn Earle has retired from his role as operating chief of Goldman Sachs in Europe, the Middle East and Africa, having spent over 20 years with the bank

Wells Fargo hires 25 Citadel investment bankers

Citadel, the trading company founded by Kenneth Griffin, has tried  to build an investment bank for three years

Study gives backing to high-speed trading

Independent research says high-frequency trading increases liquidity and reduces price volatility – allaying some of the concerns over the strategy

Premier League champions Manchester United are considering a Singapore float, after having initially considered a listing in Hong Kong

Hong Kong mercantile exchange reaches gold milestone

Privately-owned commodity exchange took delivery of its first futures contract last week – paving the way for more physically delivered products on the mainland

The European Central Bank has spent €22bn buying eurozone bonds, but how much more can it spend in calming the market?

Bank funding and the pushing-on-string-syndrome

Guest comment: With many monetary authorities having little scope to cut rates much further to stimulate demand, attention is focusing on the effectiveness of alternative ways of providing liquidity to banking systems

The derivatives industry faces up to higher technology costs as tsunami of regulation approaches

The fear of an EU sovereign debt crisis and concerns that other assets are overvalued means managers are putting their clients' money into cash

Deutsche Börse unit sued over alleged Iran funds

A group of nearly 1,000 American victims of international terrorism is suing Clearstream Banking of Luxembourg for allegedly assisting Iran in fraudulently securing the release of $250m in frozen assets

Permira sells Provimi as trade bidders fend off buyout rivals

Permira has made 2.3 times its investment on its first full exit this year as trade bidders continue to compete more aggressively with private equity firms

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Riding the volatility wave (and avoiding a wipeout)

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Octopus hires ex-Nesta development director

Cinven to acquire Guardian Financial Services

UBP to buy ABN AMRO Swiss unit

London-based COO to exit Goldman Sachs

Wells Fargo hires 25 Citadel investment bankers

Study gives backing to high-speed trading

Manchester United seeks Singapore IPO

Hong Kong mercantile exchange reaches gold milestone

Eurozone counts the cost of survival

Bank funding and the pushing-on-string-syndrome

Derivatives IT costs to hit $3.4bn

Fund managers fear gold price fall

Deutsche Börse unit sued over alleged Iran funds

Permira sells Provimi as trade bidders fend off buyout rivals