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Novia & Wealthtime rebrand to single group name nears finish

Novia’s rebranding to Wealthtime will be rolled out from mid-September for customers and early November for advisers.

Three quarters of UK small businesses want to spread their deposits after SVB collapse, research shows

Businesses are increasingly aware of the need to spreading their deposits among a number of banks following the collapse of Silicon Valley Bank (SVB) in March this year.

Macroeconomic trends and the private equity sector

Successful investing also needs an understanding of the macroeconomic trends that are likely to inform investor decision-making.

A third of advisers expect fees to increase as a result of Consumer Duty

The Duty has prompted advice firms to review their fee models to ensure they represent fair value.

Can EU bonds rival the German bund?

The European unemployment insurance scheme (the SURE program) started in 2020,

Sergio Ermotti was already scheduled for Credit Suisse

March in Bern it was decided that CS would be integrated into UBS.

Is UBS going for a cut?

In order to realize the growth opportunities opened up by the merger, UBS must introduce new structures and processes and implement savings plans. Job cuts are unavoidable.

32% of IFAs expect client fees to increase with Consumer Duty

As one-in-seven still feel unclear about advising clients on good customer outcomes

First Central ranks 9th in the UK’s Best Workplaces for Women 2023

The company, which employs 35 people in Guernsey, and has offices in the UK, and Gibraltar, encourages women to thrive throughout their careers.

Withers global art team recognized by Chambers 2023 HNW guide

Withers’ art law practice group advises the world’s leading collectors, art dealers, galleries, artists, museums and other cultural institution.

Payments: it’s all change − speech by Victoria Cleland

Given at UK Finance Summer Networking Event

“With the Grameen Creative Lab, we are developing a culture of social business throughout the Group”

During the first four years of the partnership with the Grameen Creative Lab, we worked to develop a culture of Social Business within the Group.

FDM Group Urges UK Government to ‘Re-Think’ Approach for Digital Skills Training

Censuswide also revealed that 86 per cent of workers agree that their organisation prioritised staff training and digital skills, with this figure rising to 92 per cent of females that agreed.

KPMG comments on today’s inflation figures

“Inflation eases but this may not be enough for the Bank of England to change course” says Yael Selfin, Chief Economist at KPMG UK.

Market Insight by Frédéric Le Hellard - The revolutionary impact of new technologies in the Private Banking sector

Artificial Intelligence will revamp how wealth managers interact with their clients and make financial decisions.

Treasury Market Commentary

This contrasts heavily with the US inflationary picture where figures are heading in the right direction.

The best precious metals advisers for high-net-worth individuals in 2023

Welcome to the Spear’s ranking of the best precious metals advisers for high-net-worth-individuals in the UK

HSBC announces two year research fellowship in partnership with the University of Oxford’s Wellbeing Research Centre

These areas of interest aim to also build upon the findings of the HSBC Life +Factor Study, completed in 2021 and 2022, by the life insurance business of the HSBC Group.

Independent French asset manager finalises Mandarine Gestion deal

LFPI plans to merge newly acquired boutique with previous acquisition Meerschaert AM.

A third of UK Financial Services Directors sit on at least four boards, as investors raise concerns of overboarding

The EY Boardroom Monitor charts the profile, experience, training and skillsets of board directors across the MSCI European Financials Index and is supplemented with a sentiment polling survey of 300 European financial services investors.

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