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Fool's Gold and Fool's News by Justin Urquhart Stewart

Far from showing a significant increase in the numbers of the unemployed, they were diametrically the opposite and showed a quite remarkable growth in employment.

56% of financial service professionals neglect safe data practices when working from home during Covid-19

The top reason for cutting security corners when working from home was because they feel they aren’t being watched by IT teams

2020 - 2021 macroeconomic scenario : a constrained economic recovery by Edmond de Rothschild

The “Next Generation EU” stimulus fund is a game-changer.

Aviva lambasts UK banks' stance over Hong Kong

And Aviva has become the first major backer of the banks to put on record their objections to the decisions.

Financial System Resilience: Lessons from a real stress

Investors, corporates, banks and households went into a defensive crouch, shunning risk, searching for safer havens, and stockpiling liquidity.

A ‘new world’ for private equity managers post COVID-19

We asked Intertrust Group chief commercial officer Ian Lynch what else the poll tells us about how GPs are feeling and the world they expect to see after coronavirus.

Captive owners will be in a stronger position post-Covid-19

Some policies have a non-damage element but they are few and far between and heavily sub-limited.

Wealth Management: Market Perspective – Looking across the valley | The bill: Foreword

Our thoughts are with those hurt by the virus, and those who have been keeping the show on the road.

The world economy on a tightrope

The global outlook is highly uncertain

Northern Trust Whole Office To Accelerate Growth

Last month Northern Trust announced an alliance with BlackRock as part of this Whole Office strategy of working with other firms.

Rash decisions risk hurting unadvised retirees during pandemic

DIY savers ‘more inclined to have a knee jerk reaction’ to volatile markets

Openwork calls for 'value of advice' campaign

Mike Morrow, wealth and platform director at Openwork, said "now more than ever" the industry should work together to promote the value of advice to the wider population.

Credit Suisse: Returning to pre-crisis levels will be ‘long and arduous’

According to Credit Suisse, it will only be possible to determine the percentage of people working from home once the pandemic is under control.

ALFI's 2025 Ambition - Empowering Investors to Meet Their Life Goals

Corinne Lamesch, Chairperson of ALFI, stated: “Our ambition is to empower investors in their financial journey to allow them to meet their life goals."

Investing: take a trip down memory lane in search of better returns

Memorabilia and antiques sales are booming for people with spare cash and plenty of time on their hands

Does that change everything? by Gary Dugan

Emerging markets may be due a serious further rebound.

Investors pile pressure on UK plc over pay

Shareholders rebel at annual meetings despite pledges by companies to slash bonuses during pandemic

Zedra bullish on future for aviation and private marine industries, but thinks structural changes will come

Zedra believes that businesses, individuals and families are being very careful with expenditure, forecasting and cash reserves, but some purchases are still going ahead.

The Covid crisis and the Oceans

The crisis we are going through, and more particularly the widespread lockdown episode imposed on nearly half of humanity, has shown how much human activity weighs on our planet and the oceans in particular. On the occasion of World Oceans Day, on 8 June,

How is the COVID-19 pandemic impacting on the global economy?

Will the economic reality reflect the gloomy picture painted by numerous surveys? Early data suggests that the decline in activity has indeed been sharp.

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