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Italy’s UniCredit Weighs Strategy Amid Bid Rumors for BPM

Italy’s second-largest bank didn’t call an extraordinary board meeting, and a spokesperson told Reuters that the market will know if anything solid develops.

ETFs 2026: The next big leap

The global ETF market has built up phenomenal momentum over the past five years.

A rose by any other name

You squeeze on to the tube, tut as one more person wedges themselves on with just enough space to brush their backpack as the doors close.

Buying the dip? Watch out you don’t trip

Investors should be cautious about re-entering the stock market after the correction in January, says strategist Peter van der Welle.

Expat buy to let market still strong after two rate rises, says broker

This has limited the supply of lenders, but international banks, for example, are still active in the market.

TWM WealthTech Views Report – Data in Wealth Management 2022

Technology has become more central to the wealth management industry.

What are government bonds saying? by Mark Holman, TwentyFour Asset Management

With inflation still showing no signs of relenting – though it will certainly fall later this year – markets are rightly questioning the broadness and stickiness of the highest inflation we have seen in 40 years.

Escape From Jekyll Island by Tim Price

“Central bankers control the price of money and therefore indirectly influence every market in the world. Given this immense power, the ideal central banker would be humble, cautious and deferential to market signals.." – James Rickards,

Speech by John Glen

Economic Secretary to the Treasury John Glen’s speech at TheCityUK Annual Dinner

Britain's biggest banks preparing to trigger bonus bonanza

Banks have been benefiting from a boom in corporate deals, rising interest rates and lower-than-expected losses on loans handed out through the pandemic.

UK Benefits and Trends Survey

The latest insights on employee benefits, with over 250 participants

Credit Agricole to focus on internal growth to expand in Italy - paper

Italy is Credit Agricole’s biggest foreign market and consolidation in the sector is again heating up.

A resilient financial system - speech by Andrew Bailey

Given at the TheCityUK Annual Dinner

Retailers terminate contracts worth over £7bn as part of supply chain clean-up

UK retailers have cancelled £7.1bn in contracts across the last 12 months with suppliers that don’t meet stringent ethical and sustainable standards, new research¹ reveals.

How these managers are cashing in on the banking sector

Interest rates are on the rise and the same can be said about investors’ appetite for banking stocks.

FCA says dashboard will increase advice 'value for money'

Greater consumer engagement could drive effective competition, by increasing pressure on providers and advisers to ensure the products and services they provide to consumers offer value for money and meet consumers’ needs and demands.

Managing the downturn by Vontobel

The Bank of England hiked a further 25bp as expected last week, but with four out of nine committee members voting for a 50bp

Monetary policy with a steady hand - speech by Huw Pill

Policies that attempt to move quickly back to preconceived neutral levels without reference to the real time evolution of the data run the risk of adding noise and volatility through a mis-calibration of the policy response.

Top Trends Driving the Rise of the Retail Investor in Europe Highlighted in New Broadridge Whitepaper

Regulation, Retail Investment Growth and Fintech Innovation Influencing the Democratisation of Corporate Governance

The Future of Money: Gearing up for Central Bank Digital Currency

By Kristalina Georgieva, IMF Managing Director Atlantic Council, Washington, DC

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