04/05/2019
Cash Is King for Russia’s Millionaires
Country’s millionaires hold 26 percent of their assets in cash
Comment, Analysis & Research
04/05/2019
Sanlam comments on the auto-enrolment rise
People are choosing to remain in their workplace pension schemes, preparing better for retirement.
04/05/2019
LEBC welcome Gender Pay Gap reduction
As part of its campaign to help close the Gender Pension Gap, LEBC will be publishing a cradle to grave guide to help women improve their retirement planning.
04/05/2019
Morningstar improving bond fund data reporting
The change could impact how advisers construct fixed-income portfolios for clients
04/04/2019
Complexity of modern family relationships spurs revisions to wills
The survey found that a quarter (26%) of over 50s don’t have a will at all, leaving their assets to pass under the intestacy rules.
04/04/2019
Fighting fraud and corruption in a shrinking world, by Lisa Osofsky
The SFO’s remit is to investigate and prosecute the most difficult kinds of fraud and corruption.
04/04/2019
2018 was a good year for real estate in Monaco
New projects such as the sea extension will be a good advertisement for Monaco and will provide modern, high-grade residences.
04/04/2019
Compliance – Should Smaller Firms Ask the Question, ‘Why Bother’?
If these firms have been failing to report millions of transactions correctly for ten years, then the fines amount to little more than 15 pence per transaction; a transaction that perhaps they are applying a compliance charge for, hence still making a pro
04/04/2019
Mind the Gap. The gender pay gap is closing by Penny Lovell
With up to £7000 of potential savings lost per household since the 0.5% interest rate was introduced over a decade ago, it’s not a good era to not be an investor.
04/03/2019
Just one in 10 asset manager CEOs and chairs are women, IA reveals
Initiatives to address gender issues
04/02/2019
Germany Needs Strong German Banks, Finance Minster Scholz Says
The topic is especially relevant now as talks heat up about a merger between Deutsche Bank AG and Commerzbank AG.
04/02/2019
‘Sobering’ pay gap in asset management
It is also greater than the median pay gap in the wider financial and insurance industry, of 23.5 per cent, and mining and construction companies, which have pay gaps of 26 per cent and 22 per cent, respectively.
04/02/2019
Retirement funding is workers’ greatest financial worry
According to the survey, women felt less prepared for retirement than men, with 48 per cent of women saying they were unprepared, compared to 25 per cent of men.
04/01/2019
Investor confidence surge spotted by Lloyds Bank PB in UK - albeit still relatively gloomy
Yet, despite the improvements, the overall attitude remains 9.5% lower than at the same time a year ago, Lloyds warned.
04/01/2019
Germans for Brexit
Why I have written a pro-Brexit book for a German audience.
03/29/2019
Financial Life Hacks from Mum This Mother’s Day by Penny Lovell
Whatever you do or don’t get on Sunday, just remember this: every mum is the CEO of her own thriving family business.
03/29/2019
How to navigate the pensions tax landscape since freedoms
Around one-in-seven boomers also plan to release home equity to boost their retirement incomes
03/28/2019
Villeroy Says ECB Is Ready If the Euro-Area Downturn Worsens
Villeroy, who is also governor of the Bank of France, said the euro area is in a slowdown, but not a recession, and blamed trade tensions and worries about growth in China.
03/28/2019
Alternative views by Tim Price
One of the many joys of unshackling yourself from the confines of the mainstream media is that you get to hear interesting, intriguing and thought-provoking perspectives, in a longform format.
03/28/2019
Brexit - Deal or No Deal by Geoff Cook
Fearing another defeat, the PM's Deputy David Lidington was reported to be engaged in a last ditch attempt over the weekend to build a cross party consensus between a no deal and the withdrawal agreement concluded with the EU.