09/15/2021
Are UK bond yields closer to lift-off?
The prospect of better UK rates in the short term seems far from certain, despite the Bank of England’s slightly more hawkish stance.
09/15/2021
He was fiercely loyal to our shareholders and our clients and was forever grateful to them for making Ravenscroft a success,’ said group CEO Jon Ravenscroft.
09/15/2021
We delve into whether the benefits of combining public and private assets into a single multi-asset portfolio outweigh the risks.
09/15/2021
The US equity market looks vulnerable, but it may have the capacity to rebound quickly based on recent history.
09/15/2021
These firms have raised £11.4 billion between them and have a current total valuation of £86 billion, employing 57,000 people.
09/14/2021
Companies with ambitious plans to decarbonise can be climate leaders, no matter what their industry.
09/14/2021
Charity Commission report shows an increase in public trust in charities
The pandemic has likely played a part in this, highlighting the positive difference charities can make in a wide range of areas, such as tackling food poverty and conducting medical research.
09/14/2021
Chancellor Merkel has outlasted almost every political peer.
09/14/2021
Across Great Britain, just 27% of homes sold so far this year went to cash buyers.
09/14/2021
There have also been significant movements in the percentage of consumers using two or more digital payment methods, which increased from 45% in 2019 to 58% in 2020.
09/14/2021
More than two thirds of the UK’s financial firms believe that London will retain its status as one of the world’s leading financial centres after Brexit.
09/14/2021
Latest flagship annual report from Deutsche Bank Research questions whether fiat money will survive our investment horizons
09/14/2021
James Barbour CA on the seven essential elements for corporate reform
From the outset of the calls for audit reform, ICAS has advocated a holistic review of corporate governance, reporting and audit (“the corporate ecosystem”).
09/14/2021
New UK guidance for fundraisers dealing with people in vulnerable circumstances
The rules that govern how to deal with people in vulnerable circumstances while fundraising are set out in the Charities Act 2016 and the Code of Fundraising Practice.
09/14/2021
Switzerland trails France, Spain and Chile for percentage of female fund managers
The country has not seen an increase in the number of women managing assets since last year.
09/14/2021
5 Reasons Your Firm Needs a Comprehensive Compliance Strategy
For 21st-century financial services firms, one directive is clear: firms must improve the effectiveness and efficiency of their compliance programmes to out-perform the competition and succeed over the long term.
09/13/2021
Can rule revamps make the City a magnet for cash shells used to hoover up deals?
09/13/2021
Its new ranking sees it placed behind Scotland, the East of England, the South East and the East Midlands.
09/13/2021
It’s actually reassuring to see in that crystal ball that central banks have a role at all.
09/13/2021
Over half of the charities we surveyed reported a drop in income of over a third since the start of the pandemic.