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The future for London and Luxembourg is about partnership, not competition

"Let’s treat the UK not as a competitor, but as one of our biggest clients and help it through the Brexit process."

The Bulgarian competition watchdog to launch sector analysis of the banking industry

The CPC carried out a preliminary overview of publicly available information on current interest rates, fees and commissions applied by ABB members, which also indicated the need for an in-depth review of the market.

Fund management’s blatantly obvious pay gap problem

The discrepancy between the average pay of male and female asset managers is gaining considerably more traction in 2018. But does the industry care enough about closing the gap? Or is this another box-ticking exercise?

Why diversification is key for a happy investor By Cynthia Bowring, Sanlam UK

Equities (the ownership of shares in a company), on the other hand, are deemed to be higher risk as their prices fluctuate more significantly

Why Blockchain Is Booming In Liechtenstein, The Sixth Smallest Country In The World

And it's working.

Rolls-Royce revs the engines with £4.9bn profit

Underlying profits jumped by 25 per cent to £1.07 billion and revenue rose from £13.8 billion to £15.1 billion, well above market expectations of £14.7 billion.

CISI leads with global “competitive edge” campaign to keep members at the top of their game

The artwork was produced by the CISI’s marketing team with support from design agency W3 based in Kelvedon, Essex.

Those Other Asset Classes by Justin Urquhart Stewart

Of course the good news is that the investment is very portable, although only regulated not by the FCA, but something far more effective - females.

Cryptocurrencies are risky for consumers, says BoE's Haldane

Bitcoin soared in value from around $1,000 at the start of 2017 to almost $20,000 in mid-December

Financial planning chief warns of advice ‘apocalypse’

Šindelář warned: “Both implicit and explicit costs are often not reflected by the regulators in their cost-benefit assessments."

Financial services profession’s confidence in UK economic outlook is on the up, says CISI

Of the 743 respondents, 35% were less optimistic about the UK’s economic prospects

Geneva impact investing boutique strikes funds deal with Belgian group

The two groups revealed plans to jointly launch a diversified European closed-ended impact investment fund this year.

Getting risk profiling right for multi-asset investments

Overall, the level of commitment the industry is demonstrating towards multi-asset solutions, namely in the creation of a dedicated sector

Cyprus passport sales revealed

Following questions raised by Giorgos Perdikis concerning the transparency of the citizenship by investment aka passport for cash scheme the Cyprus News Agency reported the figures on Monday.

Financial services organisations struggling to secure data effectively, says new research from Claranet

Worryingly, 69 per cent of respondents stated that they were not able to secure customer data effectively, with almost half (45 per cent) encountering challenges around securing customer details when trying to improve the digital user experience for cust

Guernsey teams collaborate to assist locally domiciled fund on its lse admission

Guernsey is home to more non-UK entities on the London Stock Exchange than any other jurisdiction.

Sugar tax: will it affect more than your wallet and waistline? By Shiraaz Abdullah, Global Equity Analyst at Sanlam UK

AG Barr, the manufacturer of Irn Bru, Rubicon and Tizer, made the bold move of completely replacing their traditional drinks with a lower-sugar equivalent.

Toy story tells investors to take care on retail - Coutts

Store chains are finding it hard to cope with a weaker pound and diminished consumer confidence – with higher inflation and limited wage growth changing people’s spending habits.

London Central Portfolio launch LCPAca Residential Index

London Central Portfolio (LCP), in conjunction with independent analysts Acadata has announced the launch of the LCPAca Residential Index, designed to provide the most comprehensive dataset available, tracking residential property prices and volumes withi

Jupiter ‘must do better’ with 25% gender pay gap

Men account for 76% of all staff in the asset manager's highest-paid band

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