Wealth and Asset Management

Wealth transfer plans not high on the agenda for Brits

Phoenix Financial PR shortlisted as Communications & PR Agency of the Year

UBS Reports Progress in Sustainable Investing and Philanthropy

2 Kingsway in Cardiff Welcomes St. James’s Place Wealth Management

Simple holding company: Most used structure by Saudi families and HNWIs

Lombard International's new business premiums hit €5.1bn

Executive Moves

BNP Paribas Cardif names CEO for Asia

Barclays Appoints Chairman of Global Internet Banking

MUFG Investor Services appoints Executive Director of Private Equity and Real Asset Sales in EMEA

Merian Global Investors names EMEA distribution head

Sarasin promotes former Rothschild banking boss to partner

Maitland appoints David Deputy Chairman

Legal, Regulation & Compliance

ESMA publishes no-deal Brexit share trading plans

Global banks shrink capital shortfalls under Basel rules

Fugitive Indian jeweller Nirav Modi arrested in London

Romanian government plans to lower bank tax after criticism

PRA and FCA agree Memorandum of Understanding with EBA

Fund managers turn up heat on UK companies over diversity, pensions, audit

FinTech

Swiss Bank Allowing Crypto Access is a Win for Bitcoin

12 financial institutions have signed up to Avaloq’s PSD2 solution to meet March deadline

Private Wealth Systems partners My Accountant to enhance family offices offering

Objectway among the top 500 champions that haul the italian economy

The hybrid model: the future of financial advice

Digital tax reforms 'likely to hit all international companies'

Alternative Investments

AXA starts new blockchain scheme in Sweden

Assets to leave London ahead of Brexit top £1tn

Allianz turns picky as it shops for asset managers

The benefits of ethical Isas

Banco Sabadell targets digital economy with new fund

Global investors eye bigger slice of Chinese bond market

Investment Banking

Edward Bramson to be Kept Away from Barclays’ Board

BNY Mellon Debuts Service to Evaluate Environmental, Social and Governance Factors in Investment Performance

A foot in the door? Russia’s International Investment Bank moves to Hungary

Citi sets post-Brexit Frankfurt trading hub in motion

HSBC cuts executives' pension cash allowance

Hungary Rolls Out Red Carpet for Obscure Russian Bank, Stoking Spy Fears

Comment, Analysis & Research

Dublin top Brexit pick for financial firms fleeing UK

Dutch pension consolidators double market share to €9.8bn

Odey rubbishes Channel 4’s ‘Brexit Millionaires’ investigation

UK HNWs frustrated by struggles with high street banks

UK unemployment rate hits 44-year low despite Brexit uncertainty

UBS Pays Top Bankers More Million-Plus Bonuses: NZZ

Tax

GSD says tax treaty is ‘intrusive, harmful and politically inexplicable’

Many offshore havens more compliant than the UK

Luxembourg tax reform for 2019: Part II

Raising corporation tax may seem like a vote winner, but it makes all of us poorer

Backlog of tax disputes hits 28,800 as HMRC shows no let-up in pursuing tax avoiders

Clarifications on “portfolio management of investment in real estate”

Retail Banking

Commerzbank chiefs start countdown to decision on Deutsche Bank merger

Gatehouse broadens home finance offering

Deutsche and Commerzbank: why Berlin is backing a merger

Ulster Bank staff cuts fear over wind-down of units

Positive RBS International Annual Results 2018

Closure of bank branches and cash machines ‘cutting off’ parts of Scotland

Pensions

Lloyds comes under fire over Horta-Osório’s pension perks

Major banks accused of ‘pensions racket’ for senior executives

Hargreaves's McPhail to chair transfers group

Insurance boss warns pension shake-up plans are ‘terrifying’

PIMFA Calls Retirement Outcomes Review from FCA an Opportunity Missed for Consumer Engagement

LEBC expresses concerns over record numbers accessing pension plans/record withdrawals

Brexit

Brexit 'could benefit overseas development by curbing City of London’s power'

Senior Finance expert reveals MOST LIKELY Brexit outcome – will surprise Brexiteers

Preparing your firm for Brexit

How a post-Brexit influx of bankers could boost Frankfurt’s art scene

British Banks Are Getting a Last-Minute Break From the EU

City clearing houses are given no-deal Brexit access