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Paris banking headhunters celebrate record year

Hiring in Paris is certainly very strong and has picked up this year

How European bonds are helping the pandemic recovery

The breadth of the ambition to remake Europe is staggering.

Leveraging financial ecosystems: Five myths debunked

The advantage of this approach is that you’re using the ecosystem to add greater value to customers.

‘Greatest endorsement yet’ for Guernsey’s international insurance centre

The new multi-layered cover will reimburse aggregate payments from the Central Fund in excess of £600 million up to £1.25 billion, which will serve as a key component in Lloyd’s chain of security.

Why Guernsey For Pensions?

The Guernsey pensions industry recognises that international pensions are constantly evolving and therefore takes a collaborative approach to ensure the island stays at the forefront of international pensions.

UK recovery accelerates in May as tourism and recreation leads the way

The tourism and recreation (62.4 in May versus 51.9 in April) and transport (63.2 versus 53.5) sectors reported the sharpest rise in output growth month-on-month.

Prospects for Yorkshire's economy are very bullish, according to CEO of Julius Baer International

he UK is one of the leaders in pharmaceutical and offshore wind, which both have strong links with the region.

Review of the week: Federal foresight - Rathbones

The US central bank’s nod to the surging American recovery frightened markets last week.

Malta faces 'serious harm' if greylisted by imminent FATF decision

A new paper published last month by the International Monetary Fund, set out out how greylisted countries have been hit over the years.

Crypto investment accessibility set to grow ahead of expected inflation rate hikes

Mathew McDermott, Goldman’s head of digital assets, said the bank is also looking to facilitate trades via exchange-traded notes tracking bitcoin.

When things go wrong

In 20 or 30-years’ time when I look back on what Octopus has built, I hope that people will recognise that we always tried to do the right thing, even when no one was watching.

Investors back City’s recovery over European rivals

Global investors are looking to double down on UK operations after a period of uncertainty during the Covid-19 crisis

Petty protectionism will not help European bank prospects

Freezing big groups out of EU Recovery Fund syndication will do nothing to narrow transatlantic investment banking gulf

ECB Says Digital Euro Would Protect Privacy

Privacy was the chief issue that emerged from gauging public interest in European Central Bank digital currency, but developers of a potential ECB digital currency have tested ways to separate the identity of participants in a transaction.

PE opportunity in European banking; information security sweet spot

Cerberus Capital Management LP, which has a well-established track record of buying European banking assets, is reportedly about to snap up HSBC Holdings PLC's French retail banking business, which was put on the sale block following a strategic revi

AIB’s Colin Hunt: Sticking with long-term focus through the crisis

The boss of the Irish lender has embraced hybrid working and a digital banking app, but there is plenty more on his to-do list

What does sluggish emerging market growth mean for investors? - Schroders

It’s important to look beyond the lacklustre headline figures to understand the differing macroeconomic dynamics in emerging economies.

European Commission endorses Greece's €30.5 billion recovery and resilience plan

This financing will support the implementation of the crucial investment and reform measures outlined in Greece's recovery and resilience plan.

Investment risk – sometimes the biggest risk is taking no risk at all

What impact is your attitude to risk having on your investment portfolio? In this article Research Manager Tom White explores the subject and poses some thought-provoking questions.

Bank of England paid over £100,000 to move Mark Carney back to Canada

In line with the approach taken after the appointment of Mr Carney as governor

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