02/16/2018
Assessing the risks to the upside of the US 10-year Government Bond Yield by Gary Dugan
The cycles of central bank balance sheet expansion have shaped the level of yields
Comment, Analysis & Research
02/16/2018
ECB speech on instant payments in euro
Now, payments will be delivered as fast as emails, instant messages and streamed content.
02/16/2018
Universal basic income could be used to protect people from robots taking jobs — study
The plan is costed at £14.5bn a year if it is fully subscribed to, and a total of £462bn over 13 years.
02/16/2018
One in 10 offshore owned properties registered in the IOM
Some 44% of all properties owned by overseas companies in England and Wales are in London
02/16/2018
Investors have renewed optimism for hedge funds in 2018, says Deutsche Bank survey
The context in which investors responded to the survey was after a strong year for risk assets globally.
02/15/2018
European Banks Saddled With $1.2 Trillion in NPLs
Italy amassed its pile of non-performing loans during years of little or no economic growth.
02/15/2018
Rocky relationships within asset management
Poor performance or fee competition are more often the spurs when companies shift their funds to new managers.
02/15/2018
European and Asian hedge funds will be focus of 2018, predicts Deutsche Bank
Ashley Wilson, global co-head of prime finance and Europe, Middle East and Africa, (EMEA) head of equity trading at Deutsche Bank, said: “Investors appear more optimistic in their outlook for Europe and Asia.”
02/14/2018
Active fund managers are performing better but are still "no better than a coin toss", says new research
The popularity of passive funds has been on the rise in recent years, though some asset managers who have traditionally offered both strategies, such as 7IM, have turned back to active management in preparation for slowing growth in indices.
02/14/2018
Fasten your seatbelts, and (try to) enjoy the ride By Matthew Brittain, Investment Analyst at Sanlam UK
The great news for our investors is that we’ve been very focussed on this risk, and our portfolios were well prepared.
02/14/2018
French bank Natixis posts surprise rise in quarterly profit
“We see a level of activity since the beginning of the year that should be positively impacted by this”.
02/14/2018
The world is minting millionaires quicker than Goldman Sachs can keep up with them — and it's making a fortune off of them
The investment bank has just over 700 private wealth advisers who brought in a staggering $4.5 million in revenue each on average
02/14/2018
Hedge funds have outperformed stocks and bonds on risk-adjusted basis
The organisations found that hedge funds have out-performed equities and bonds on a risk-adjusted basis over one, three, five and 10-year periods.
02/14/2018
US inflation shows signs of rising cyclical pressure - Schroders
“US inflation surprised to the upside in January with the headline consumer price index (CPI) rising 0.5% month-on-month compared with expectations of a 0.3% gain.
02/13/2018
Morning Coffee: The 38 year-old bankers with nowhere to go. Third group of priority bonus recipients emerges
Deutsche, for its part may yet suffer from its predilection for fresh youth.
02/13/2018
Market-based finance: a macroprudential view
Sir Jon Cunliffe, Deputy Governor Financial Stability, Member of the Monetary Policy Committee, Member of the Financial Policy Committee and Member of the Prudential Regulation Committee
02/13/2018
BVI accounts for 25% of UK properties owned by overseas companies: BBC
Close behind the British Virgin Islands (BVI) as a base for corporate holders of UK property are Jersey, Guernsey and the Isle of Man, the report continues.
02/13/2018
Coutts view: Global economy should stay strong
All these factors currently show a US economy in good health – and that is good for the worldwide economy.
02/12/2018
Bank of Russia’s worry list grows even with inflation vanquished
While central banks tend to eschew efforts to look beyond their mandate, policymakers in Moscow appear willing to take on the challenge of economic growth head
02/12/2018
Technically that Looked Like Panic by Gary Dugan
Let’s hope for no surprises in the St Valentine’s Day US inflation report