03/03/2025
Will the European Central Bank cut interest rates further this week?
The cut will bring its key benchmark rate, the deposit facility, down to 2.5% following a full percentage reduction last year and a 0.25% cut in January.
Comment, Analysis & Research
03/03/2025
Schroder QEP Global Core celebrates 25th anniversary by unveiling 10 stock market themes for 2025
The strategy employs a blend of quantitative analysis and fundamental insights to identify compelling investment opportunities focused on value and quality from a broad universe of over 15,000 companies.
03/03/2025
Accountants can influence growth, competitiveness and innovation in the UK to boost the economy − speech by Afua Kyei
Given at the 2025 Annual Ball Chartered Accountants Students Society London, Moorgate place
03/03/2025
"The role of tokenization in the financial system of the future"
Tokenization enables the "digitization" of these assets, representing them as tokens and granting them properties with significant potential to enhance and improve the financial system.
02/28/2025
The Power of One Voice Summit
The evidence is stark - too many youngsters are falling through the net and feel that they don't matter - and with good reason.
02/28/2025
Eurozone - Keep calm and carry on
The ECB is expected to pause as it nears neutral; tariff shock to drive extensive rate cuts thereafter.
02/28/2025
The Gordian knot of growth
Speech by Nikhil Rathi, chief executive, at the Association of British Insurers roundtable.
02/28/2025
How strong European bank earnings boost optimism for 2025
Latest results from European banks show a robust Q4 performance, highlighting resilience amid economic and geopolitical challenges.
02/28/2025
Capgemini recognized as a ‘Leader’ in Customer Experience Strategy Consulting Services by independent research firm
The Group is also recognized for excelling in its CX metrics development, offering comprehensive, flexible training to clients’ employees.
02/28/2025
House prices rise in February as buyers rush to beat stamp duty changes
The government’s decision not to extend the increase to the stamp duty threshold will pile even more pressure on prospective first-time buyers in particular.
02/28/2025
Surveys, forecasts and scenarios: setting UK monetary policy under uncertainty − speech by Dave Ramsden
Given at the Bureau for Economic Research, Stellenbosch University
02/28/2025
Partners Group nominates Urban Angehrn to its Board of Directors
The nomination will be proposed at the next Annual General Meeting of Shareholders ("AGM") on 21 May 2025.
02/28/2025
Barclays ex-CEO Jes Staley mounts fight to distance himself from Jeffrey Epstein, contesting the UK regulator banning him from running a bank
Staley, who ran Barclays from 2015 to 2021, will appeal the ban in London’s Upper Tribunal starting March 3 in an effort to clear his name.
02/27/2025
Quarter of households wrongly thinks insurer covers foundations
The latest AFM survey was based on 698 panelists from a representative, online panel of around 4,500 households with mortgages.
02/27/2025
Brooks Macdonald’s MPS arm offsets bespoke outflows
Clients pulled money from bespoke portfolios ahead of last October’s Budget, while MPS offering continued to attract flows.
02/27/2025
Silver: onwards and upwards
First, gold prices have risen to new all-time highs, and silver rose in tandem, as its historical beta to gold kicked in.
02/26/2025
Europe’s global banks thriving: Moody’s
Strong capital markets drive revenues, profits higher in Q4
02/26/2025
Fears of bias in vulnerability assessments unfounded, says MorganAsh
MorganAsh argues that firms delaying assessments due to concerns about bias risk failing to meet regulatory requirements.
02/26/2025
Client communication outpace wealth managers digital shift
Investors are shifting towards digital channels, but many wealth managers remain reliant on traditional methods, Avaloq reveals.
02/25/2025
Staying cautious on European risk assets after Germany's election
The conservative Christian Democratic Union/Christian Social Union (CDU/CSU) won 28.5% of the national vote.