Global ETPs attracted $10.3bn in April, keeping year to date flows at $79.9bn, ahead of the $66.3bn of inflows accounted for during the same period in 2012, according to data published by BlackRock.

A survey published by Roland Berger has found that corporate headquarters in Europe are growing in size, but it's important that they add value to the entire group.

Northern Trust has established an office in Frankfurt, Germany, as part of a continuing commitment to servicing clients as close to their home market as possible.

Italy’s Banca Generali posted total net inflows of €241m in April, of which €121m gathered by the Banca Generali network and €120m gathered by the Banca Generali Private Banking.

Wealth managers and private banks have been urged to copy the customer service offered in the luxury goods sector if they want to retain high net worth clients.

F&C Investments is set to launch a global smaller cap equity fund as favourable economic fundamentals, based on increasing investor demand for small cap exposure.

The Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) has warned Italy that the country must implement spending cuts.

The hunt for yield continues for European fund investors, Morningstar has warned in its latest European asset flow data.

While the cost of supporting the banks may be higher than the government has envisaged, Slovenia will not join the club of the bailout countries in the near term, according to Morgan Stanley.

Legal & General said today its recent move to take over fund supermarket Cofunds will lift assets in its savings arm above £100bn to a new record high when the deal completes.