06/29/2020
Legacy banks launch speed boats as digital banking goes global
The pandemic has seen an unprecedented move to online banking, with banks likely to ‘sell’ online products in the future, much as Amazon does
Comment, Analysis & Research
06/29/2020
Advisers’ DFM use set to increase by 20%, Nucleus census finds
This year’s census suggests advisers are looking to outsource investment decision-making in a variety of ways.
06/29/2020
Renewed activity observed across global residential markets: Savills
Once travel restrictions into Singapore are eased, Cheong expects ultra high-net-worth Chinese buyers to snap up properties in the city-state.
06/29/2020
Brits set to accumulate £75bn in lockdown as new ‘money revolution’ begins
During lockdown, more than a third (37%) of UK adults stopped using cash altogether,
06/29/2020
Deloitte global Millennial Survey reveals a resilient and purpose-led generation
This is backed by a recent Deloitte UK study of over 2,000 UK workers, which found that 48% of employed and self-employed Londoners say the lockdown has had a positive or very positive impact on their wellbeing.
06/29/2020
What a difference a crisis makes by Julius Baer
GBP have been less extreme so far, as they were mostly already close to or below zero.
06/28/2020
What is the point of using an asset manager?
Passive investments are cheaper and can deliver better returns
06/28/2020
China overtakes UK to become world’s fifth-largest fund hub
Shift underscores Asian giant’s status as a rare bright spot for global asset managers
06/28/2020
Gold on track for its best quarter since 2016
During the current the coronavirus pandemic and in prior crises, gold has been an effective diversifier and risk reducer in balanced, growth or equity oriented portfolios.
06/28/2020
Turbulent times in Ireland’s high-flying aircraft leasing market
It could be a bumpy ride back to prosperity for the plane lessors
06/26/2020
Rich Germans quit loyalty to Swiss banks
The media refer to new data from the German Federal Ministry of Finance, which has been compiled by the Automatic Information Exchange (AEOI).
06/26/2020
Malta unlikely to pass Moneyval test, US embassy official warns
US embassy official says likelihood is that Malta will be grey-listed by Moneyval 'unless something happens very quickly'
06/25/2020
Comment: The IMF’s latest projections for world growth set to temper optimism
The IMF forecasts, along with the recent pick up in Covid-19 infections in China, Germany and the US, leave the assumption of a smooth and rapid rebound in economic activity which has underpinned the recent strong gains in equities, looking all the more q
06/25/2020
New research finds listed private equity could improve risk-adjusted returns for private wealth investors
“What our research shows is that if these hurdles can be overcome then private equity has the potential to bring real benefits to private wealth portfolios – and that listed private equity could be a valuable tool to achieve that.”
06/25/2020
The Future of Advice
New survey reveals how advisor business models and practices will change—and the implications for asset managers.
06/25/2020
Clients crave contact during times of crisis
The findings come as Quilter launches its report How the pandemic is changing attitudes towards financial planning.
06/25/2020
COVID-19 offers wealth managers with chance to reach out to new investors, says GlobalData
Gen Zers and the vast majority of Millennials would have been too young to be financially impacted by the effect of the 2008/09 financial crisis on investment portfolios.
06/25/2020
The Basic Rules of Good Investing by Justin Urquhart Stewart
Obviously, the power of compounding when we had 7% returns was very attractive with you potentially seeing your money double every decade.
06/24/2020
Research Weekly - While you were sleeping
The challenge will remain to stem against the overall tide of bearish sentiment from investors who have missed opportunities earlier in the year.
06/24/2020
What impact investing needs as it grows
One lesson that will likely stay with us long after COVID-19 will be the realization of how connected we are.