12/01/2020
Press comment: Bank balances swell despite below inflation returns
Cash continues to pile up in UK bank accounts.
Comment, Analysis & Research
11/30/2020
Mobile Money Users in Emerging Markets to Exceed 1.2 Billion Globally by 2025, as P2P and Merchant Payments Surge
The report predicts that domestic P2P and payments to merchants will be increasingly popular in mobile money schemes and will drive growth.
11/30/2020
Bruno Crastes: ‘French Soros’ fights for H2O’s future
Asset manager’s fate hangs in balance amid controversy over its links to German financier Lars Windhorst
11/30/2020
Direction of travel
Why we'll need to get used to a new post-pandemic world when the time comes, by Jon Moulton, Chairman of The International Stock Exchange Group.
11/30/2020
Price of sellside analyst meetings almost halved by pandemic
Shift to online presentations means fund managers are paying less for investment research
11/30/2020
Profile: ‘If you don’t engage your clients, you lose them’
Hoxton Capital Management was created to fill the demand for UK-qualified advisers in the offshore market, explains managing partner Chris Ball
11/30/2020
UniCredit Set to Review CEO Future as Leadership Talks Begin
Some of them are against extending the French executive’s term, while Mustier himself also has to decide if he wants to stay for another three-year stretch, according to people familiar with the matter.
11/29/2020
Europe's ski resorts are facing the 'season from hell'
It's now increasingly unlikely that Europe's ski season will get fully underway before 2021, and even then it could be subject to last-minute cancellations and closures.
11/29/2020
Being Responsible on Purpose.
Our latest quarterly report on responsible investing highlights something that’s become vital for businesses to define – their purpose.
11/27/2020
Smaller companies as an exciting source of growth opportunities
One of the positives for the smaller-company asset class in recent months is that well positioned companies have had fairly seamless access to capital despite the prevailing circumstances and continued market uncertainty.
11/27/2020
National Infrastructure Bank 'should focus on new net zero-enabling technologies'
Planned infrastructure projects unveiled in the Spending Review include over £58bn investment in road and rail, as well as investment in houses, hospitals and schools.
11/27/2020
A green light for economies
No government can ignore the environment anymore.
11/27/2020
Lloyd’s and KPMG reveal one of the most valuable intangible assets
One important aspect of this is insurance, which can provide reputational risk transfer solutions and create bespoke products covering multiple losses – from legal costs to loss of market value.
11/26/2020
Rishi Sunak warns 'economic emergency has only just begun'
The "economic emergency" caused by Covid-19 has only just begun, according to chancellor Rishi Sunak, as he warned the pandemic would deal lasting damage to growth and jobs.
11/26/2020
The tortoise, the hare, the ostrich and the squirrel - What type of investor are you?
Quilter’s data found that an investor that does nothing during a market crash would have seen an average global equity fund increase 2.68% year-to-date, compared to heavy losses trying to mitigate the pain.
11/26/2020
Sigh of relief for some as RPI switch not till 2030
In particular the owners of government-issued index-linked gilts, who are predominantly pension schemes, will be able to hold their current gilts to maturity without fear of revaluation.
11/26/2020
Keep your foot in the EU, but don’t lose your toe!
This can relate to dividends, interest, royalties or management fees paid. It should be checked whether there are tax treaties in place to prevent double taxation.
11/26/2020
Bubbles by StJohn Gardner, Sandaire
Financial bubbles were usually formed during periods of easy monetary policy and rampant financial innovation
11/26/2020
November Market View - In God we Trust
Pfizer and BionTech announced on November 10 that in phase 3 trials their vaccine was more than 90% effective in preventing COVID-19
11/26/2020
The business of social purpose
Speech by Jonathan Davidson, Executive Director of Supervision – Retail and Authorisations, given at the 6th Annual Culture and Conduct Forum.