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AI May Soon Replace Even the Most Elite Consultants

Allows some of UBS’s European wealth-management clients to ask Alexa certain financial and economic questions.

Advisers favouring multi-asset funds in bid to simplify fund administration

Use of model portfolios is, however, down from 41%2 in 2016.

St. James’s Place – "Tech companies flying high"

In fact, US technology stocks had their own frigatebird moment back in 2000, reaching a stock market peak on 27 March of that year. Last week the S&P 500 Technology index, having risen 20% this year, finally topped that high for the first time.

Wealthy people passing on 'wrong assets' before death, says adviser

People plan to pass on cash

Nearly 126,000 People Employed In UK Renewable Energy Industry

What is deeply frustrating is that this growth could have been greater.

Euro zone business growth slows at start of second half

Growth in the last quarter was forecast at 0.5 per cent.

IT’S A GIRL!!!!!!! by Penny Lovell

The message, it seems, is clear: a shape-shifting, time-travelling alien with two hearts from the planet Gallifrey can be openly accepted and loved the world over. But only if he’s male.

Ask the FT by Tim Price

I sat at my desk wringing my hands, transfixed by the tragic slapstick of British politics..

The party is not over yet for the world’s largest fund managers

Is profitability declining for all investment houses, asks Miles Johnson

Pressure on banking sector: Competition and regulators will squeeze revenues

The banking sector is under renewed assault from tech-driven start-ups and aggressive regulators a decade after the credit crunch.

Fund managers face $1m price tags for research

Banks are locked in tense negotiations over how much to charge investors under Mifid II

London ‘venue of choice’ for Middle East listings

It would be good for Saudi Arabia and for London to form the Western venue for the listing.

Buyers weigh active manager renaissance after H1 surge

Similar gulfs have emerged in the IA Global, Europe ex UK and Global Emerging Market sectors.

The Netherlands is world’s biggest conduit to offshore tax havens: research

The building blocks of our method for identifying OFCs are what we call global ownership chains (GOCs)

Steve Webb: How do we overcome advice scepticism?

It uses data on thousands of people from the Office for National Statistics’ wealth and assets survey who were tracked over time.

Wealthtech scores record number of deals in Q2 2017

UK-based challenger bank Atom Bank received the most investment of any Wealthtech company in the first two quarters of 2017.

Hedge fund risk remains a moveable feast

This persistent, low volatility environment has created nuanced responses.

Why South Africans are moving to Malta

This is being driven by the low cost of investment as well as affordable property prices for those those currently looking in South Africa’s high-end market.

The crowdfunding “phoenix”: The rise of a ‘trend’ to a ‘sector’ and the challenges ahead

Alternative finance and funding models such as crowdfunding, online marketplace, crowdinvesting and crowdlending are gaining an exponential growth each year across the world.

Deutsche Bank Preparing for Hard Brexit, CEO Cryan Tells Employees

It is still likely Brexit will impact us significantly.

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