Investment Week is proud to announce our second Channel Islands Investment Summit of the year which is taking place on Tuesday, October 9 at The Royal Yacht Hotel, Jersey.

Bill Gates has been named the wealthiest American for the 19th year in a row, according to Forbes' rich list.

MAM Funds has poached Matterley co-founder George Godber and analyst Georgina Hamilton, Investment Week understands.

John Paulson, the billionaire hedge fund manager, is reported to have pared losses in August after a difficult year for his strategy.

George Soros has urged Germany to "lead or leave the euro" just days before a key ruling on the eurozone's bailout fund by Germany's constitutional court.

Fund managers including Richard Pease, Harry Nimmo, Richard Buxton and rising star Philip Rodrigs were awarded the top Honours at the fifth Morningstar OBSR Awards last night.

Man Group, the world's second-largest hedge fund, has hired former Pimco international bond chief Sudesh Mariappa as a senior portfolio manager, according to reports.

Peter Hargreaves and Stephen Lansdown, the founders of Hargreaves Lansdown, are in line for dividend payouts of around £40m when the broker reveals its results this week, according to reports.

The European Central Bank(ECB) should launch an "unlimited" bond buying programme to help stem the eurozone debt crisis, according to the secretary-general of the OECD.

Financial services firms have warned the cost of complying with regulations after the FSA is split next year could rise by 20%, according to a survey by consulting firm Protiviti.