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Public procurement of goods and services in 12 key emerging markets will almost triple to £452 billion by 2030 - but the UK will only capture £11 billion of this growth, if its market share stays the same.

The Latin American pension system has grown to more than US$900bn in assets under management, according to new research from global analytics firm Cerulli Associates.

Teams of British accountants will help transform accounting standards and develop professional accountancy institutes in Africa and Asia, International Development Secretary Justine Greening has announced.

Company acquisitions can have a devastating impact on information security and management, with the employees of acquired firms more preoccupied with the potential impact on their role than with the need to effectively integrate the information of both companies.

The wealth and investment management division of Barclays has seen tremendous traction in its Asian structured products business, with volumes tripling from 2010. Asia now accounts for 50% of structured products sales in the private bank globally.

New research from global analytics firm Cerulli Associates, predicts that target-date strategies will capture 63.4% of 401(k) contributions in 2018.

Ameripact today released its latest home-buying efficiency and money-saving tool, the Due Diligence Packet, a lender quality portfolio of information that includes everything a buyer needs to close on a home sale.

Only Six Taxpayers A Month Voluntarily Acknowledge They Have Committed Fraud Using HMRC Facility

The European Fund and Asset Management Association (EFAMA) has published its latest Investment Funds Industry Fact Sheet, which provides net sales of UCITS and non-UCITS for February 2014.

Rapidly expanding foreign exchange consultancy looks to PR to raise profile

In its first half 2014 Technology Value Matrix for Human Capital Management (HCM), Nucleus Research finds leading vendors are increasingly consolidating core Human Resources (HR), talent management and workforce management (WFM) functions onto a single platform.

EnterNext has congratulated biotechnology company, Genomic Vision on its successful listing in compartment C of Euronext’s regulated market in Paris.

The Christie Administration today urged the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) to grant New Jersey residents and businesses who suffered property damage in Superstorm Sandy an additional six-month extension to file a complete flood insurance claim.

Citigroup hasannounced that it has reached an agreement with 18 institutional investors regarding the resolution of certain legacy Securities and Banking private-label securitization representation and warranty repurchase claims.

Economic growth in Sub-Saharan Africa (SSA) continues to rise from 4.7% in 2013 to a forecasted 5.2% in 2014.

Fitch Ratings views the entry of the International Financial Corporation (IFC) and the Corporacion Andina de Fomento (CAF) as shareholders of Financiera de Desarrollo Nacional S.A. (FDN) positively.

Dubai Islamic Bank (DIB), the largest Islamic Bank in the UAE, has entered into an agreement for an innovative new service with the Emirates Group (Emirates).

One in seven (14 per cent) of those planning to retire this year has made no personal pension provision and will be either totally or heavily dependent on the State Pension, according to research by Prudential1.

Institutional investors view activism as a successful tool used among hedge fund managers to increase returns and stimulate growth in their investments, according to a new survey.

Crossroads Systems has announced that it has received notice from The NASDAQ Stock Market that it had regained compliance with Listing Rule 5550(b)(1).

Bespoke Platform and Exchange for Hong Kong Fine Wine Investors www.wineowners.hk Opens 7th April 2014

Dutch Trading venue, TOM (The Order Machine) now offers best execution in Exchange Traded Funds (ETFs). The product scope now consists of equities, options and ETFs.

A recent survey by Oracle Capital Group, the independent international multi-family office, has shown that more than 55% of people believe that to be deemed wealthy today you need to be worth more than £10 million.

How firms deliver service is the greatest differentiator between the state of the art and the state of the industry in family wealth management, according to a new report from the Family Office Exchange.

The Human Capital Centre of Expertise (HUCACE), a boutique service that offers a range of end-to-end recruitment solutions and HR-related services to employers, has officially launched.

World Bank and the government of the Solomon Islands have reached an agreement that will help to improve power supply, disaster and climate resilience in the country.

Allegro Development Corporation has been named by CIO Review Magazine as one of the top 20 Most Promising Risk Management Solution Providers for the Capital Market.

By 2018 the South of England will face a combined shortfall of at least 160,000 homes according to a new report from international real estate adviser, Savills.

The UK and Ireland take the highest proportion of inheritance tax or estate tax of any major world economies, according to research from UHY Hacker Young.

Ximen Mining Corp is pleased to announce that it has entered into a due diligence agreement with Huldra Silver Inc.

New research from Capita Asset Services shows investors who buy into an IPO would see their returns outstrip the wider market.

Jersey-based Quilter Cheviot is expanding its team following a year of double-digit growth.

Silverfleet Capital's Buy & Build Monitor reports rising deal values in Europe.

Tony Armour, managing director of Business Process Solutions, DST, comments on the changes to the consumer credit market regulation.

Abundance Generation has been named as the winner of the Sustainable Finance category of the Sustainable City Awards 2013-14.

ING Group has published its 19th Sustainability Report 'Simpler, stronger, sustainable', which provides an overview of the company’s sustainability approach, actions and performance in 2013.