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London is Home to Almost Half of the U.K.’s Billionaires

The British capital is the fourth wealthiest city in the world; the U.K. is the fourth richest country

On liberty by Tim Price

For Leave voters and Brexiteers, the choice seems unusually clear.

FCA's plan to shake up non-workplace pensions market

The non-workplace pension work has slipped somewhat under the radar.

The U.K. Election Campaign Will Be A Battle Over Billionaires

And so the battle lines of the general election were drawn between the the richest and those who vilify them.

Back to basics on corporate healthcare trusts

What is a healthcare trust?

What a German recession means for the rest of Europe

Germany's reliance on the rest of the world to buy its products and the lack of political will to develop domestic sources of consumption are set to turn into a significant issue.

European Challenger Banks Struggle to Turn a Profit: Research

In the region, UK-headquartered Monzo was found to be the biggest loser, with a total net loss of US$58 million in YE (year ending) February 2019, or a US$18.71 loss per customer.

European Fintech Investment Surpassed Asia

Lending and mortgage and wealthtech are two other popular segments, raising EUR 1.4 billion and EUR 8 billion respectively so far this year.

Know what you know by Tim Price

If the bogeyman turns out to be Jeremy Corbyn, or some coalition of the dismal, the long national nightmare will in fact have only just begun.

Half of Brits opt against financial advice

Almost half of adults (48%) in the UK are opting against speaking with an adviser to plan their finances

Only 6% of Law Firms Protect Their Money Transfers

We consider the risks associated with money transfer fraud which in 2018 saw c.£11m of client money be compromised as a result of cyber fraud.

The Changing Face of Family Offices in Europe

Claudia Zeisberger, INSEAD Senior Affiliate Professor of Entrepreneurship & Family Enterprise; Carolin Decker-Lange, Open University; and Knut Lange, Royal Holloway, University of London

Nearly two-thirds of Brits don’t realise hacking is a criminal offence

This news comes just a few months prior to the 30-year anniversary of the Computer Misuse Act – a piece of law that deals with the crime of accessing or modifying data stored on a computer without authorisation to do so.

'Tis the season for stable earnings and a UK election

Global trade disputes have now started to eat into world trade volumes, and show little sign of finding a lasting compromise.

Q&A: Brexit Election Time - Coutts

Our experts’ views on the upcoming UK election and outlook for investors

The ‘ethical’ funds that plough your cash into tanks, tobacco and Big Oil

Billions of pounds of investors’ money has fallen prey to greenwashing, finds Ali Hussain

Neil Woodford 'threw money at a wall' in search of 'a knighthood for making Oxford the new Silicon Valley'

The manager was forced to invest this money quickly to avoid it sitting unproductively in cash but his new firm lacked the resources to research certain stocks effectively, rivals allege.

Super-rich already making plans to leave if Jeremy Corbyn becomes PM

The threat of a Labour government is more of a worry for them than a no-deal Brexit, according to advisors.

Galliford Try joins the Winters of discontent

To say that has been a grudging move on Winters’ part would be understating it: he labelled shareholders “immature” for voting against the bank’s remuneration report earlier this year.

Advisers' wishlist for a future government

The House of Commons on Tuesday (October 29) voted to back the General Election bill by 438 votes to 20.

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