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Managing operational risk

Operational risks have three major characteristics.

Trustees should quiz fund managers on CEO pay voting

One commented: "It's a disgrace!"

Premier Banking model adopted by many high-street banks in the Europe is failing

He argues that retail banks have failed this large and important segment of the market by lumping everyone together into the same bucket and then designing a “one size fits all” solution known as premier banking.

UEFA study reveals growing wealth gap between European elite and everybody else

The huge impact of Financial Fair Play on European football, and how the measures have led to a more stable financial environment, is made clear in UEFA's latest club licensing benchmarking report.

Asset management must prepare for more investigations

It should come as no surprise that regulators are turning their gaze on the asset management industry

700+ new listings on TISE in 2017

During 2017, financial services business PraxisIFM Group Limited became the latest trading company to be listed on TISE.

Robo-advisor platform revenues to surge: report

The report further indicates that the increase of more interested parties will urge total assets under management by robo-advisors upwards to $4.1 trillion in 2022, from an estimated $330 billion in 2017.

EU Risks Global Bank Crisis If It Blocks Brexit Deal, U.K. Warns

The intervention from the British government is carefully timed to make the case for a more ambitious trade agreement than the EU currently seems willing to offer

Survey findings confirm urgency for banks to deliver value-add services and evolve their business models

This year’s survey includes the views of 2,250 respondents across 9 countries.

Digital banking overtakes branch use and may fuel more closures, warns UBS

The study found 52pc of all consumer transactions are now done online

Odds stacked against women in German finance jobs, study says

The paucity of women in leadership roles contrasts sharply with the broader financial sector workforce.

Why the Bank of Italy Wants to Change the Subject

Rome wants the ECB to be tougher on Germany and France

St. James’s Place – “The US leads the stock surge into 2018”

As trading resumed in the New Year, stocks showed no sign of losing their momentum.

Closing the digital skills gap – more effort required

The report identified a small group of companies that are tackling the digital skills gap effectively.

The Economic Outlook for 2018 - Sanlam

As global investors, we’re feeling optimistic about the economic outlook for the year ahead. Last year ended on a high, with global growth accelerating to 3.7% (source: IMF) - the highest level since the financial crisis, and we’re expecting t

Much to Look Forward To by Gary Dugan

As the financial markets open their account in a new year, there is much to look forward to.

Scottish business confidence 'among lowest in UK'

The proportion of Scottish firms citing weaker UK demand as the greatest risk facing them rose to 18%, from 14% in the same period.

Brexit Bulletin: What the Reshuffle Means for Brexit

It would be a gesture to the ardent Brexit-backers who want to make sure May doesn’t go soft in the last months of the exit negotiations.

Major Central Banks Outlook 2018: Few Surprises Expected

Indeed, when it comes to the possibility of a sudden need to pull at the wheel, the biggest 'threats' are a show of stronger-than-expected economic growth that might serve to finally push stubbornly subdued inflation back on course.

A slow death by Tim Price

Not every investor, of course, is content with “merely” the market return.

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