<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?><?xml-stylesheet title="XSL_formatting" type="text/xsl" href="rss.xsl"?><rss version="2.0"><channel><title>Alert Data News | Business | Companies | UK | Asset managers</title><link>http://www.alertdata.co.uk</link><description>Latest Asset managers Business News powered by Alert Data</description><language>en-gb</language><copyright>&amp;copy; Alert Research Ltd 2005-2012</copyright><webMaster>rss@alertdata.co.uk</webMaster><ttl>30</ttl><docs>http://www.alertdata.co.uk/rss.php</docs><generator>PHP/5.2.13</generator><image><title>Alert Data</title><url>http://www.alertdata.co.uk/images/alertdata.gif</url><link>http://www.alertdata.co.uk</link><width>216</width><height>51</height><description>Latest Asset managers Business News powered by Alert Data</description></image><item><title>Close Brothers Group PLC</title><link>http://www.alertdata.co.uk/3265.htm</link><description>&lt;strong&gt;Banking Division loan book up 9% - Asset Managing Division assets down to £8.4bm&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br&gt;Specialist Financial Services Group Close Brothers Group, for the five months to 31 December 2011 the banking division has increased the loan book by 9% to £3.8bn, The asset management division recorded a loss with assets under management down to £8.4bn</description><pubDate>Tue, 24 Jan 2012 08:00:03 +0000</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.alertdata.co.uk/3265.htm</guid></item><item><title>SCHRODER ASIAPACIFIC FUND PLC</title><link>http://www.alertdata.co.uk/183526.htm</link><description>&lt;strong&gt;SCHRODER ASIAPACIFIC FUND PLC - Annual Financial Report&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br&gt;SDP - hereby submits its Annual Report and Accounts for the year ended 30 September 2011 as required by the UK Listing Authority's Disclosure and Transparency Rule 4.1. Please click on the following link to view the document:   http://www.rns-pdf.londonstockexchange.com/rns/2415U2011-12-19.pdf  ...</description><pubDate>Wed, 21 Dec 2011 17:00:03 +0000</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.alertdata.co.uk/183526.htm</guid></item><item><title>The Blackstone Group International Limited</title><link>http://www.alertdata.co.uk/26688.htm</link><description>&lt;strong&gt;Blackstone Group appoints non-executive chairman&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br&gt;Paul Costello has joined the firm as non-executive chairman for Australia and New Zealand.</description><pubDate>Wed, 19 Oct 2011 17:21:39 +0100</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.alertdata.co.uk/26688.htm</guid></item><item><title>Ashmore Group PLC</title><link>http://www.alertdata.co.uk/24977.htm</link><description>&lt;strong&gt;Ashmore shares continue to fall after poor interim results&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br&gt;Shares in Ashmore Group plunged this morning, following a disappointing interim management statement.</description><pubDate>Thu, 13 Oct 2011 12:21:03 +0100</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.alertdata.co.uk/24977.htm</guid></item><item><title>Capital &amp; Regional PLC</title><link>http://www.alertdata.co.uk/462.htm</link><description>&lt;strong&gt;Capital &amp; Regional PLC - Directorate Change&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br&gt;CAL - RETIREMENT OF NON-EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR       Capital &amp; Regional plc announces that Paul Stobart will step down from the Board on 31 October 2011 when he will have completed almost nine years on the Board. 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