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FCA successor to Andrew Bailey awarded CBE in New Year honours

Christopher Woolard receives accolade for services to financial regulation and technology innovation

Global M&A to remain strong in 2022

Recording their first positive annual performance for five years, dealmakers expect M&A activity to continue to increase this year and ESG issues to dominate the corporate agend

Our client relationship managers are the ‘conductors of the orchestra’

There is an engaging dialogue with younger generation, which wasn’t there before Covid.

Providers need to get better at providing data access, says 7IM boss

This allows them to deliver suitability and ongoing review reports without having to re-key the data, and also allows advisers to deliver more of their advice in a digital format.

Asset managers brace for bumpier markets ahead after 2021 bounce

Gap between winners and losers expected to widen

UK housing market expected to stabilise in 2022 after bumper year

Price rises predicted to ease, but increases in 2021 still may make it difficult for first-time buyers

Business leaders from around UK recognised in New Year's Honours List

We take a look at the members of the UK's business community who have been awarded in 2022

Wealthy Brits refocus portfolios ethically 'with urgency'

Those views include putting a high value on investments that balance profit with purpose.

Steve Webb: Annuities still have an important part to play

The first reason we could see a renewed interest in annuities is the surprising fact that the *majority* of annuities are now sold on an enhanced basis.

RSM bullish for new year after Scottish teams advise on bumper deals in 2021

Accountancy, tax and business advisory firm RSM UK’s Scottish teams have advised on more than 30 deals in the past year, with a combined value in excess of £400 million.

What's next for Korean investment in European real estate?

Ogier works closely with some of the most reputable Korean based investment managers and has advised on many of the highest profile deals by Korean investors into European and UK real estate.

Can 2022 be a record year for M&A in the UK?

The combined effects of Brexit and the pandemic have meant that buyout groups, flush with cash from low interest rates and hungry investors, have started targeting undervalued British firms – with research from Schroders showing that on average, UK

What does 2022 have in store for the UK economy?

US growth also looked firm, though inflationary pressures continued to mount.

Volatile Credit Risk Models

Although the pandemic has depressed the macroeconomic outlook, a significant increase in defaults has not been observed yet.

2021- Looking in the Rear-View Mirror

Globally equity returns were quite mixed.

Economists anticipate slow wind-down of ECB bond-buying stimulus

Forecasters polled by FT foresee extended period of purchases in contrast to other central banks

Many Irish companies slack when it comes to risk management

New survey finds businesses optimistic about role of technology in society

Sovereign wealth fund, public pension fund assets hit record US$31.9t

The report also found that state-owned investors had deployed more money, both in number of deals and by volume, than in any of the previous 6 years.

Banks unable to build on rate rise bounce

Futures markets suggest huge hikes in rates are unlikely

British Companies Targeting US Retail Investors

U.S. trading had a “significant impact” on demand for shares in Argo Blockchain, which runs several bitcoin mining facilities.

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