Wealth and Asset Management

Tigers and Mattioli Woods city centre neighbours

Guernsey products and services lauded in global awards

St James's Place shakes off market woes to hit £100bn in assets

Wealth management and advisory services firm changes hands

Raymond James launches new branch in the Lake District

SGG Group Voted Best Fund Administrator in Africa for Private Equity for 2018

Executive Moves

SGG Group appoints four new Client Directors in Luxembourg

BNP Paribas Asset Management appoints Global Head of Client Services

Barclays Appoints Ed Wehle as Head of Global Technology Services Banking

Transatlantic law firm bolsters real estate offering with new appointments

Financial Planning firm strengthens advisory team

CBRE brings in former RBS executive as MD

Legal, Regulation & Compliance

Draft Financial Conglomerates and Other Financial Groups (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2018: explanatory information

Where next for the charity sector?

Green FinTech Challenge

Central Bank Streamlines Procedures for Irish Retail Funds

Russian Billionaire Sues Scandinavian Banks Over Service Agreement Breach

Commerzbank made a change to its bonuses that should have Deutsche Bankers freaking out

FinTech

Dutch real estate firm partners China Blockchain Partners to get a foothold in Asia

Russia: CEO of Banking Giant Sberbank Says Blockchain Tech Will Be ‘Ready’ in 3-5 Years

UK Money Management App Emma Makes Crypto Push

Digital strategy: The four fights you have to win

Accelerating digital transformation in banking

London-based money management app Emma launches cryptocurrency support

Alternative Investments

UK’s second-largest investment platform buys Alliance Trust Savings

Newell Palmer buys West Midlands advice firm

Bank Vontobel buys Lombard Odier business in North America

Philip Morris Finance Chief Sees Momentum Continuing Into 2019

Islamic finance blooms in Central Asia, but has hard time in Russia

Former Schroders star launches small cap fund

Investment Banking

High hopes for RBS as it tries to ditch dark legacy

BNP Paribas sheds jobs in London after profits fall

Metro Bank provides £14m facility to support London office acquisition

Wells Fargo opts for post-Brexit hub in Paris

Infamous memo is not the only problem for HSBC’s investment bank

Angry management: The dark side of Santander’s new boss

Comment, Analysis & Research

True Finance – Ten years after the financial crisis

Two strategies that actually work by Tim Price

Going green: the FCA’s developing approach

More EU regulations would hinder Cyprus banks

BREXIT PUNISHMENT: Fury as EU plans to impose Brussels tax policies on UK after Brexit

EIOPA analyses the benefits of IFRS 17 Insurance Contracts

Tax

Football crackdown nets £330m for HMRC

Reports Find Bank Tax Fraud Cost Europe $63 Billion

Spain’s government approves new tax on large internet companies

World’s Biggest Banks Helped Clients Steal $63 Billion in Taxes in Europe

Returning expats face property tax bombshell

10 things every rural business should know about Making Tax Digital

Retail Banking

Lloyds planning £2bn share buyback next year – report

Barclays to challenge Goldman’s Marcus in US retail banking

Metro Bank rolls out money management Insights

Banca Generali reports September net inflows of €310 million

Goldman Sachs' new retail bank Marcus has signed up 50,000 UK customers in under 2 weeks

End of Greek cash withdrawal limits credit positive for its banks - Moody's

Pensions

Ifo survey: German economists take sceptical view of pension policy

Tilney defends £100 Best Sipp admin fee

Government rules out flat-rate pension tax relief

Schroders targets DC default market with sustainable factor-based launch

National Advice Firm Believes FCA Bank on Free Informal 'Triage' Advice is in Consumer Interest

Punter Southall acquires Chartered Financial Planner

Brexit

UK and EU agree post-Brexit deal on Gibraltar

Brexit worries sink UK banks

Financial Policy Committee statement from its meeting

Bank of England warns EU over Brexit risk to financial stability

Hard Brexit risks UK status as ‘gateway to Europe’ for Japan as companies size up new sites

Cyprus to give British expats residency rights after Brexit