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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.

Spain’s Wealthy Elite Move Their Millions

The owners of luxury cars, super yachts and mansions are not ready to let these unprecedented times make a dent in their accumulated riches.

Fidelity chief warns of global corporate solvency crisis

Her comments come as investors grapple with big questions over which companies to back and which to let fail, after the pandemic left businesses ranging from travel to retail struggling to survive.

We are all Ozymandias by Tim Price

The English poet Percy Bysshe Shelley wrote the sonnet Ozymandias in a good-natured contest with rival Horace Smith.

Review of the week: Ka-boom by Rathbones

Stock markets are soaring higher as the developed world starts to relax lockdowns. Yet the virus is spreading rapidly in the emerging world, notes chief investment officer Julian Chillingworth, and there’s still a chance of a second wave in the West

Super-rich spot bargains as luxury London townhouse sells for just £15m

Wealthy buyers are snapping up homes at a big discount in Covid-19 crisis after viewings via Zoom

Four steps your company can take to reduce global mobility risks

This blog post describes some important steps your organization can take to reduce its global mobility risks.

The Isle Of Man M&A Year In Review Part 1 – Why Is It Significant?

The Isle of Man was no exception.

EU fiscal union only a possibility because UK is exiting – Kames Capital

The immediate financing comes from the bond markets but the EU debt will have to be repaid in the future.

Daniel Pinto identified where JPMorgan tech jobs could be cut

Daniel Pinto at JPMorgan has long been an advocate of juicing technology spend.

Reaction: FCA ban on contingent charging pension transfers- Barnett Waddingham's 'DB to DC transfers' stats & comment

In this environment, there’s a huge risk that some financially vulnerable members will end up in the hands of pension scammers, a concern voiced by the Pensions Regulator in their latest guidance on this topic to the industry.

The good, the bad and the opportunities: three tiers of high yield issuers emerge as pandemic hits home

Amidst the significant risk off move over March, it was the actions of these institutions that prevented a more serious market calamity.

Quartet sets up new wealth management firm to ‘break free from corporate agenda’

The quartet set the business up during the Covid-19 lockdown, but, according to Wattam, this hasn’t affected the launch of WKM Wealth.

Global asset managers achieve record EUR3 trillion of real estate AUM

Despite the gap in average AUM separating the top 10 managers from the rest, the overall growth rate for medium and smaller managers outstripped that for larger managers at 18.6 per cent and 11.5 per cent, respectively.

EBRD TFP Awards recognise successful partner banks from three continents

In 2020, the Programme has stepped up its support, providing amplified financing for trade with a record €1.5 billion in the first five months of the year.

EBRD TFP Awards recognise successful partner banks from three continents

In 2020, the Programme has stepped up its support, providing amplified financing for trade with a record €1.5 billion in the first five months of the year.

Don't fight the old, build the new

You’ve made a shift towards a more digital and data-driven way of working and have experienced the advantages of it.

Financial services has a chance to help consumers in the aftermath of COVID-19, Baroness Morgan tells PIMFA’s Virtual Fest

Banks, in particular, are in a much stronger position than they were in the last decade, leading to them and the wider financial services industry, to respond in the right way to the crisis.

Women, children and pensions: this is a conversation we should all be having

Choices made over working while raising children can have a profound impact on the pensions and future financial security of women in particular.

Divergence in Reality

Global reopening, a ray of hope

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