06/17/2021
FCA data confirms rising crypto popularity
We chose to use the term ‘cryptocurrency’ throughout the questionnaire.
Comment, Analysis & Research
06/17/2021
Hyper-Personalisation: A Real Differentiator Between Firms
The short answer is no but it can certainly go a long way to enabling it.
06/17/2021
Survey identifies actions alternative asset managers plan to take to meet growing investor demands
The survey found that just 57 per cent of the alternative asset managers interviewed said their investment operations are built to scale to deal with increasing volume and complexity.
06/17/2021
Nearly half of financial advisors, representing USD368bn of assets, are considering M&A
However, the study also found that over 81 per cent of firms lack a defined M&A strategy.
06/17/2021
European real estate: the core plus opportunity
These shifts demand a more thoughtful approach to how we refurbish and construct buildings; they also represent a large, long term and growing investment opportunity.
06/17/2021
UK and Nordics lead the way in Open Banking readiness
The pan-Nordic collaborative models and P27 initiative aid the region’s open banking readiness and most of the big Nordic Banks have an open banking strategy, with Nordea Group and DNB Bank among Europe’s frontrunners.
06/16/2021
ISAs - The BEST Savings Product in The World? by Peter Flavel, CEO Coutts
Maybe it is because my career has taken me from my native homeland in Australia, to working, living in and covering many markets globally to make the point – British ISAs are potentially the best medium-term savings product globally.
06/16/2021
Employment on the up, but not yet caught up - Quilter
The unemployment rate stands at just 0.8 percentage points higher than before the pandemic.
06/16/2021
IHT advice boom as advisers forecast strong growth
And advisers anticipate the boom will continue as 60% expect demand to rise in the year ahead, with 19% stating they think it will increase significantly.
06/15/2021
Europe to lead the next leg of the global growth recovery - UBP
Despite the positive consumption backdrop, we expect monetary and fiscal stimulus measures to be maintained.
06/15/2021
But don’t look back in anger by Julius Baer
The pandemic seems to have had similar effects on economics
06/15/2021
Two European Investment Bank reports highlight solutions for development challenges and the importance of partnership with Africa
A Partnership with Africa lays out the EIB’s track record in Africa and illustrates how the EIB believes it can deliver better in the years ahead
06/15/2021
Aegon’s Ryan: ESG is a paradigm shift not a bubble
After two decades of running the Aegon Ethical Equity Fund, Audrey Ryan gives her take on key market concerns.
06/15/2021
Diary of a Fund Manager - Dispatches from the Frontline
The Covid frontline quite rightly continues to generate huge interest even though it no longer seems to have the power to move markets.
06/15/2021
Views From the Floor – The Increasing Importance of ESG
Could ransomware be the next hot ESG topic?
06/15/2021
Innovation to serve the public interest - speech by Andrew Bailey
In our world of finance, things can be more complicated, because dealing with failures itself raises public policy issues.
06/14/2021
Inflated Complacency
We agree that some elements of inflation may be transitory.
06/14/2021
Germany places third in global ultra-rich ranking
According to the BCG’s Global Wealth 2021 report, these ultra-rich Germans controlled around 1,4 trillion dollars of global investable wealth in 2020, a 6 percent increase on the previous year.
06/13/2021
UK house prices have risen by 377% while Queen Elizabeth II has been on the throne
The Queen, along with the rest of the extended Royal Family, boasts a very impressive property portfolio that contains some of the UK’s most historic and beautiful residencies, from Highland castles to Chelsea palaces.
06/11/2021
Mission creeps by Tim Price
“Did IQ’s just drop sharply while I was away ?”