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The Bizarre, Fascinating World Of Monaco, The Wealthiest State On Earth

The tiny principality of Monaco, on the southern coast of France, has more super-wealthy residents per capita than anywhere else on the planet.

High-flyers pay a price in misery at home

More than two-thirds of people with a household income over £100,000 have unhappy private lives, a study has found

Cautious lenders left companies with lowest level of credit since 2008

The survey found that banks will likely retain their cautious approach in lending to companies, with credit likely to decrease slightly in the first quarter of 2020.

UK gets Bill Gates-style philanthropist with Hargreaves Lansdown boss’ £100m fund for kids

A BILLIONAIRE Brexit supporter is to start a £100million charitable foundation in order to support children from underprivileged backgrounds.

Equiniti Benefactor comments on ONS longevity stats

We deal with thousands of bereavements each week and are painfully aware of how much grief can be caused by dealing with estates

National financial planning group calls for segmentation of services

Firms need to segment their services so that clients have a choice of service levels and a delivery method to suit their needs.

The Tokenisation of Assets and Potential Implications for Financial Markets

Asset tokenisation has become one of the most prominent use-cases of distributed ledger technologies in financial markets

One in five UK businesses in financial stress

Across the five years, the proportion of businesses in financial stress rose from 19% to 21%, whilst those identified as distressed remained fairly steady at 4%.

New research charts fund finance's progress from niche to mainstream

Negative investor perceptions remain the biggest challenge to the continued growth of fund finance

Child trust fund changes give advisers 'sensible' option

Under the previous rules, the only option available for holders of CTFs was to take the cash.

EU Settlement Scheme applications hit 2.7m

Around a third of EU nationals living in the UK have yet to secure settled status to remain in the country.

Global Risks Report 2020

Economic and political polarization will intensify, as collaboration is needed more than ever to respond to severe threats to climate, public health, and technology systems

Agility and Scalability: 5 Trends Driving Wealth Management Tech Choices By Boris Bykhovsky

Boris Bykhovsky is a Senior Director of our Solutions Consulting group specializing in SS&C Advent’s global asset and wealth management solutions.

PIMFA Brands FSCS Indicative Levy Announcement of £635 million as Totally Unsustainable

Compensation cost is a material item for all firms, large and small, and is ultimately borne by the consumers of firms whose activities do not give rise to consumer detriment.

Deloitte’s 11th annual Tech Trends report provides insights and inspiration you will need for the digital journey ahead. Several of this year’s trends are responses to persistent IT challenges. Others represent technology-specific dimensions o

Euro zone government debt given ‘negative’ outlook by Moody’s

Moody’s determined that political fragmentation in many countries is hindering reform and will likely slow policy responses to domestic or external shocks.

Wealth Predictions for 2020

Collins Dictionary even made it their ‘word of the year’ as millions joined climate change protests around the world.

Risk management in a sluggish economy by Michael Saunders

To sum up on the current situation, economic growth is sluggish, spare capacity is rising, while inflation is subdued

Advisers fairly confident over 2020 investment landscape

Alan Chan director and chartered financial planner at IFS Wealth & Pensions, believes that 2020 is likely to be a difficult year for investments following Brexit as the country tries to “find its feet”.

ESMA values EU AIFs at €5.8trn

The two sectors with the largest percentage of retail investors, Funds of Funds with 31% and Real Estate with 21%, are also the sectors where the report finds potential issues linked to liquidity.

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