10/10/2017
Mirabaud CEO reveals hires and expansion plans
Mirabaud Asset Management recently added to its Swiss equity team by hiring Citywire AAA-rated manager Thomas Jäger from St Galler Kantonalbank.
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10/10/2017
Financial advisers back UK infrastructure to counter market headwinds
Three in ten (32 per cent) advisers are looking to increase their clients’ allocation to the asset class over the next three years.
10/10/2017
Bad loans at Italian banks fall to three-year low
Italian banking stocks have been falling in recent days after the European Central Bank unveiled a proposal to introduce automatic writedowns of the value of newly-classified bad debts.
10/09/2017
From life on the pitch to a career in the city by Penny Lovell
“But what on earth would I be doing talking to an elite sports star?”
10/09/2017
Report: a decade of change in capital markets
We’ve analysed the impact of the financial crisis on hundreds of metrics in global capital markets, and adjusted them for GDP growth
10/09/2017
Who wants to be a Chief Investment Officer? by Gary Dugan
This Chief Investment officer is going to stay engaged... it's too much fun to miss!
10/09/2017
The World is a Laboratory - HSBC Private Bank
“The laboratory we live in does not need to be a scary phenomenon,” says Willem Sels, Chief Market Strategist, HSBC Private Banking.
10/09/2017
James Bond creator had an idler ‘long lunches, one client’ approach to banking
James Bond creator had an idler ‘long lunches, one client’ approach to banking
10/09/2017
Heartwood plans portfolios for Labour government
While Stanes says the portfolios have some exposure to commercial property, he is wary on the prospects for UK property, especially the London commercial and residential markets.
10/09/2017
Secrets behind the ever-rising Brightstar
In the past two years Brightstar has revived Private Label, launched a HNW arm and nearly changed ownership.
10/09/2017
No one should get excited about buying Commerzbank
It is hard to see how investors or customers would really benefit from a cross-border merger
10/08/2017
Wolfgang Schäuble warns of another global financial crisis
Outgoing German finance chief says central bank policies risk forming ‘new bubbles’
10/08/2017
More young savers 'want ethical pensions'
More than 44% of so-called millennial savers said backing ethical firms could bring about positive social change.
10/06/2017
UBS Wants Van Gogh on Blockchain
Online platforms such as Amazon or WeChat have surged thanks to an increasingly digital age
10/06/2017
Customer Service from Financial Firms Driven By AI and Predictive Analytics
The rise of the technology has transformed how financial businesses are providing their services to customers.
10/06/2017
Guernsey sees growth in business from a new generation of philanthropists
She said that increasingly wealthy families and individuals are demanding resources and expertise to be applied to their philanthropy
10/06/2017
Do we need an intergenerational policy institute to strategically shape society through the generations?
To secure a better future we need change.
10/06/2017
Pensioners still not recognising the need for diversified funds - PPI
Greater numbers of DC savers, coupled with this greater flexibility, will increase the level of risk that people with pension savings face at and during retirement.
10/05/2017
WH Ireland's Lamb on building the team in Bristol
WH Ireland has been serving clients in Bristol and the south west for over a decade.
10/05/2017
Almost half of UK’s top fund management houses yet to disclose how they will pay for research under MiFID II
A number of fund houses have devised innovative ways to combat the cost of research by taking more functions in house, investing in quantitative operations and artificial intelligence or only charging fees to MiFID II-regulated clients or only for certain