07/31/2018
London investment from Asia still strong
There are still dozens of Asian investors looking to invest, but they complain that there is little stock available.
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07/31/2018
French insurer shies away from merger talk
La Poste would then merge its bank, La Banque Postale, with CNP Assurances to expand the range of services it provides.
07/31/2018
Emerging Markets: Opportunity or Threat? by Raymond James
The local Chinese stock market has also been flirting with bear market territory as the last thing the world’s biggest emerging market needs is a slowdown in the rate of its economic growth.
07/31/2018
Meeting the standard - SGG
“We would like to see ourselves as a specialist in the alternatives world,” says Justin Partington, group fund solutions leader at Luxembourg-based fund administrator SGG.
07/31/2018
Venezuela's ruin is fuelling Spain's property boom
In Salamanca district alone, by some estimates, over 7,000 luxury apartments are now owned by Venezuelans
07/31/2018
Nine megatrends of the future to shape investment growth - RESEARCH
The increasing power of the millennial generation will continue to influence business; a growing population will drive modernisation in food production and environmental conservation.
07/30/2018
What’s next for FinTech?
Initial coin offerings (ICOs) continue to be a feature of the fundraising landscape and Osborne Clarke has experience advising both issuers and investors.
07/30/2018
ECB results from SESFOD survey
Tighter price conditions were related to the deterioration of liquidity conditions and the functioning of the general collateral market.
07/30/2018
FATF report on professional money laundering
Professional money launderers often work for more than one criminal or criminal organisation.
07/30/2018
Global Revolution Into Renewable Energy Market for Family Office Investors
It is a revolution set to continue, as renewable energy technologies develop to a cost base, which is parity with fossil fuel-generating assets
07/30/2018
Simply Unsustainable by Gary Dugan
The US continues to mortgage its future and yet tries to call it an economic miracle.
07/30/2018
Outflows Rock Fund Managers as Europe's $1 Trillion Dream Fades
Firms that managed to pull in money, such as Schroders Plc, fell short of expectations.
07/29/2018
Why financial advisers can’t afford to ignore younger clients by Penny Lovell
According to our research, nearly half (45%) of advisers fail to engage with the younger generation because they believe millennials are more likely to trust technological sources
07/27/2018
Barclays's Japan Profit Revival Sets Stage for Expansion Phase
U.K. firm halted three years of losses in the Asian nation
07/27/2018
Revealed: the banks most people are switching to
New figures show the banks and building societies attracting the most customers
07/26/2018
Morning Coffee: Who’s the best boss in banking? Meet the banker with six fleece vests
Separately, silly season is fast approaching and the WSJ has an almost frighteningly thorough analysis of the social anthropology of the humble fleece vest.
07/26/2018
Millennials are making what could be one of the costliest investing mistakes in history
Millennials, more than any other age group, prefer to use cash investments to set aside money they don't plan to touch for 10 or more years, according to a Bankrate.com report.
07/26/2018
Impact investing on the rise among millennials
A growing number of UK investors under the age of 40 are opting for investments that generate returns while making a positive contribution to the world, new research shows.
07/26/2018
EBA publishes its assessment of European Secured Notes
The EBA recommends the European Commission to investigate the case for a new distinct asset class for high-quality project finance loans in the form of a standardised EU infrastructure bond.
07/26/2018
FCA response on managing climate risk
“Climate change poses growing financial risks to a range of investments – from food and farming to energy and infrastructure."