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Amsterdam tops Schroders’ inaugural European Sustainable Cities Index

The proprietary Schroders Sustainable Cities Index is based on sustainability profiles of European cities with population in excess of one million people.

Legal, Regulation & Compliance

MiFID III pooled trade data tape may shine a light on EU markets

Comment, Analysis & Research

CEO Summit: Flexible working is here to stay... unless you’re a fund manager!

Comment, Analysis & Research

The New Customer Relationship in Wealth Management

Legal, Regulation & Compliance

UK FCA tackles ‘greenwashing’ fund mis-selling risks

Wealth and Asset Management

Schroders Capital surpasses €330 million for its fifth European infrastructure senior debt fund

Withers global art team recognized by Chambers 2021 HNW guide

The tax breaks that are making electric cars cheaper than petrol

Two more acquisition deals sees Fairstone expand into Yorkshire and Scotland

Gary Walker Wealth Management in Dons deal

Goldman Sachs Asset Management and DWS mulling offers for NN Investment Partners - reports

Executive Moves

Fidelity appoints Global Head of Workplace Investing Distribution

Moore Kingston Smith announces latest director promotion

New directors at PwC Malta

Kingswood Chairman and CFO Both to Leave

Tilney taps family office for two hires

OakNorth Bank announced the new Non-Executive Director

Legal, Regulation & Compliance

PS21/9: Implementation of Investment Firms Prudential Regime

The UK competition and merger control frameworks are set to change

Updates to European Facilities Agent Requirements

Laundering of funds misappropriated from the Russian Treasury: closure of proceedings and partial forfeiture of assets

Latham & Watkins Advises Fortress Investment Group

Cross-border distribution of investment funds – the Luxembourg law of 21 July 2021

FinTech

Open Finance: A New Era of Collaboration is Coming

WealthTech Views RegTech Report: The view from Arctic Intelligence

HSBC Asset Management launches VC strategy investing

Zilch secures $110 mn from Goldman Sachs Asset Management and DMG Ventures

Crypto has ‘no inherent worth’ but is good to trade, says Man Group chief

Lloyds and Mastercard aim to take A2A payments mainstream

Alternative Investments

Freo awarded €400m Spanish hotels investment mandate

UK dividends jump 51 per cent in Q2

Tikehau Capital Surpasses Target with €617m Final Close for Second Vintage of European Special Opportunities Strategy

Jersey - the REIT choice for UK property investment

AXA XL launches Political Risk, Credit and Bond insurance in Germany

IQ-EQ to acquire Davy Global Fund Management

Investment Banking

BBVA is the best bank in Europe in social responsibility, according to Euromoney

Bacchus Capital to Launch Technology Investment Banking Advisory and Ventures Business

Germany’s banks start ditching office space as remote work soars

BNP Paribas acquires Exane

Goldman wrangles over whether to pay junior bankers higher salaries

Macron rolls out red carpet to JPMorgan, global CEOs in post-Brexit push

Comment, Analysis & Research

Deloitte comments on ONS retail sales

CEO Summit: Flexible working is here to stay... unless you’re a fund manager!

UK: Family Offices In A Post-Pandemic World

All eyes on September's ECB meeting for details of 'new format' - Quilter

Schroders Global Investor Study 2021: Increased savings set to be lasting legacy of pandemic as investor confidence soars

Objectway Releases Joint Research with Compeer "Setting the Digital Agenda for the Next Normal" in Wealth Management

Tax

Tax authorities ask Germany for data of Maltese with offshore Dubai accounts

Tax Espresso – Special Alert

UK proposes new tax regime for fund asset holding companies

Proposal for a 15% minimum corporate tax rate by the G7

Windfall: one third of Scotland’s biggest wind farms linked to tax havens

How your cryptoassets will be taxed in the UK

Retail Banking

Challenger bank buys Fleet Mortgages for £50m

Tesco Bank to close all current accounts

Solarisbank raises EUR190m; buys Contis

Commerzbank faces €200m hit after ditching HSBC outsourcing deal

Nordea Half-year results 2021

CaixaBank opens ‘all in one’ Madrid to offer a unique financial experience

Pensions

FSCS pays out £8.25m on failed adviser

FCA pension warning as millions still lost to pension scams

Exit credits in the Local Government Pension Scheme - Key Points To Note

UK's Sunak considers cap to annual pension rise - Sunday Times

UK Member Consolidator Hires Kempen as Fiduciary Manager

Publication of costs and charges data by workplace personal pension providers

Brexit

Bäch wealth manager partners with energy efficiency boutique

City bankers would rather quit than move to European capitals following Brexit

Brexit: UK SMEs beginning to better understand impact

Brussels humiliated as German businesses ditch EU for Britain - 'Companies are lining up!'

Numis Securities ponders Irish post-Brexit trading hub

How does Brexit affect the UK’s Anti-Money Laundering laws?

Planet SOS

Amsterdam tops Schroders’ inaugural European Sustainable Cities Index

BlueBay Asset Management expands ESG investment team

European Commission Proposed Green Bond Standard

Sustainable Financing and ESG Investment

Sustainable investing: the dawn of a new economic era. An interview with our Co-Senior Managing Partner, Hubert Keller

Do no harm

Covid-19

Welfare fraud and errors cost UK a record 8 billion pounds during pandemic

Navigating the economy through the Covid crisis - speech by Dave Ramsden

How Banks From Goldman to Citi Are Approaching the Return to Office

Bank of America tells UK staff to have vaccine before they return

Taxpayers could lose billions through pandemic support schemes

Return to work post-covid restrictions