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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.

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.

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.

But don’t look back in anger by Julius Baer

The pandemic seems to have had similar effects on economics

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

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.

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.

Views From the Floor – The Increasing Importance of ESG

Could ransomware be the next hot ESG topic?

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.

Inflated Complacency

We agree that some elements of inflation may be transitory.

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.

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.

Mission creeps by Tim Price

“Did IQ’s just drop sharply while I was away ?”

Economy returning to health as UK makes up for lost time

The removal of social distancing when the time comes will give an additional turbo charge to the economy.

UK economy 'will never return to how it was': reaction to latest GDP figures

In a year-on-year comparison, GDP in April grew by 27.6% compared to the same month last year.

European banks are in a much better position now than when the pandemic first hit, Goldman says

Non-performing loans refer to credit that the borrower can no longer pay.

The rise of using cryptocurrency in business

Considering the benefits of crypto

Five day office week will return, experts predict

‘I expect we will see three or four days a week in the office as the UK recovers,’ says director of policy and research at Centre for Cities

Total Global Wealth Rose to US$431 Trillion in 2020

Total Global Financial Wealth Reached New Heights in 2020, Rising 8.3% as Strong Stock Market Performance and a Spike in Savings Fueled a Wealth Boom, Says New Report by Boston Consulting Group

Stablecoins: What’s Old is New Again by Christina Segal-Knowles

Speech given by Christina Segal-Knowles Executive Director Financial Market Infrastructure Directorate

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