02/18/2022
Will the threat of war have long-term implications for markets?
Despite the damage and destruction that results, the impact of conflict on stock markets is unpredictable and more often than not relatively muted.
Comment, Analysis & Research
02/18/2022
Rathbones inflation Q&A: What you should know about high inflation and where it’s headed
With inflation spiking to its highest level in three decades and likely to remain elevated for now, Rathbones’ co-chief investment officer Ed Smith discusses the investment implications of high inflation and why we think it will begin to fade later
02/17/2022
‘Female entrepreneurs are more difficult to attract capital’
The bank wants to do this, among other things, by training customer advisors to make conversations more inclusive and to hire more female customer advisors.
02/17/2022
Incursions, Inflation and Interest Rates - Our Take on Market Volatility
Fast-rising inflation, higher interest rates and Ukraine tensions are understandably causing concern for investors. But we don’t think any of them will have a long-lasting impact.
02/16/2022
Finding steady ground by Coutts
The new year got off to a wobbly start for markets with investors nervous about rising inflation and higher interest rates
02/16/2022
Revealed: Big Six energy firms banked more than £7bn profit in last five years
Investigation sheds light on top energy firms’ finances ahead of price cap rise
02/16/2022
Record inflation once again with worse still to come by Hinesh Patel, Quilter Investors
While we face inflationary pressures not seen for decades, worse is yet to come.
02/16/2022
The Kids are…all investing in crypto
GoHenry has released its latest Youth Economy Report, highlighting the earning habits of 450,000 UK Children. They love crypto.
02/16/2022
Ukraine crisis: How much Russian money is there in the UK?
A Home Office report says the UK has seen "a significant volume of Russian, or Russian-linked illicit finance", which is spent on things like luxury property
02/15/2022
ECB plays for time to ponder first rate rise in a decade
Market reactions were “too high in recent days
02/15/2022
Banking Client Centricity: The Competitive Currency of 2022
Beyond technology, clints desire and will always desire benefits in terms of payments, compliant privacy policies etc.
02/15/2022
Inflation will remain transitory: AA-rated Jupiter PMs
Fixed income experts from Jupiter Asset Management find that Fed is overreacting to inflation and rate hike cycle can be subdued in the second half of the year.
02/14/2022
Top ten market predictions for 2022
His top ten predictions for the Swiss and International Financial Services market for 2022.
02/14/2022
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.
02/14/2022
ETFs 2026: The next big leap
The global ETF market has built up phenomenal momentum over the past five years.
02/14/2022
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.
02/14/2022
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.
02/14/2022
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.
02/14/2022
TWM WealthTech Views Report – Data in Wealth Management 2022
Technology has become more central to the wealth management industry.
02/14/2022
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.