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Get Ready for the Great Resignation

Expected in the latter half of 2021, we are asking, “Is this simply ‘noise’ or is there something deeper occurring?”

London Climate Action Week 2021- Why is it Important?

At the Climate and Development Agenda Stocktake, senior policy makers from developing countries will discuss whether COP26 preparations are delivering for their citizens.

Diary of a Fund Manager - Writers' Guild

Central bank mission creep is also apparent with housing costs and the environment being added to the longstanding priorities of financial stability and employment.

HSBC only European bank listed in global top 10

The research also showed that the world’s largest banks managed to withstand ongoing pressures from the COVID-19 pandemic, adding 12.7% to their collective tier 1 capital to reach the highest ever level of $9.9tn.

A period of reform for UK stock exchanges?

Despite the global uptick in new listing activity, the UK has been facing pressure as a jurisdiction, with only 5% of global IPOs having been carried out in London between 2015 and 2020.

UK banks’ profits slashed by more than half

The ranking is based on Tier 1 capital, a key measure of banking strength.

'Inflation will return towards 2% this year': Quintet Switzerland CEO

Emannuel Fievet highlights the frm's strategy for the Swiss market and how investors should deal with inflation and ESG.

Sustainability funds ‘fail to live up to their name’

So-called ESG funds no better than conventional funds in directing capital towards sustainable activities, Greenpeace study finds

Escape to the country: the pandemic and relocation

For many this will mean a move from a city to the countryside.

Two years later: Deutsche Bank’s rocky road to recovery

‘We have become a lean organisation over the past few years and we don’t have enough people to process all the client business we’re getting’

Why fund managers from poorer families outshine richer peers

Research confirms that success of the less wealthy relies on effort and not on family contacts and education

Crypto Crash: Bitcoin bashers and crypto cynics are wrong, here’s why

Around $400 billion in value has been wiped from the total digital currency market since Friday, when a major Bitcoin mining hub ordered miners to shut down operations.

A GDPR for artificial intelligence?

One AI use case which has come under particular scrutiny is that of facial recognition.

How investment firms can prepare for the new UK prudential regime

Its enhanced compliance framework on its proprietary compliance system “GATEway” encompasses updated polices

BoE approaching 'sliding doors' moment as solid economic recovery gathers pace - Quilter

By headline measures, there is no longer any need for the levels of quantitative easing that markets have become so addicted to.

Boom! by Tim Price

Along with other central banks, the Fed is trapped.

The next chapter: Reaction to Rathbones and Saunderson House deal

The deal will strengthen Rathbones' financial planning capability in the professional services arena, namely servicing lawyers and accountants in London and the South East.

Staffing crisis: Exodus of junior bankers as burnouts force 70 per cent to quit

Recruitment experts say over a three-year period, close to 40 per cent of analyst classes are expected to leave their role.

Central bank digital currencies herald a new chapter for the monetary system

The Report lays out the design choices for CBDCs, which, alongside cash, would be issued and backed by a central bank.

How to make ESG issues core to investment manager selection, appointment and monitoring

These case studies reveal insights into leading practice from key practitioners and outlines innovative approaches to making ESG issues core to the relationship between asset managers and asset owners.

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