03/14/2017
Platforum: Why the FCA will be keeping an eye on the use of research agencies
According to the FCA, some fund providers are concerned that research agencies will not rate their funds if the fund groups don’t purchase marketing licenses.
Comment, Analysis & Research
03/14/2017
Chubb research shows high-net-worth individuals worry about underinsurance and look for service excellence
A commitment to superior service is the cornerstone of our high-net-worth proposition.
03/14/2017
FCA asset management challenge ‘way bigger’ than RDR
Ferguson said neither advisers, nor their clients, gain advantage from their supposedly advantageous collective buying power
03/13/2017
The Turn of Spring by Penny Lovell
It was great to see an entire section of the BBC’s “Key points at-a-glance” dedicated to women, highlighting £5m of funding to support people returning to work after a career break and £20m to support the campaign against fem
03/13/2017
Telephone calls from HMRC
Do not engage with these fraudsters.
03/13/2017
Life after 50 is sex, adventure and martial arts in debut SunLife TV campaign
Insurance brand SunLife is taking on ubiquitous stereotypes of older people in its first above-the-line campaign.
03/13/2017
Why does everyone love to hate SJP?
It is not always only young adults who can be characterised in such terms.
03/13/2017
Strong growth for top Chinese investments in UK
Revenues at China’s top-performing businesses in Britain soar 174% on average
03/13/2017
Malta Scoops Up Gold Award at Leading Industry Convention
The success of this new win for Conventions Malta follows on from the MTA London Office collecting the award for the Best Tourist Board of the Year at the UK TTG Awards in September 2016.
03/13/2017
Higher interest rates point to more bank profits
The flipside of bigger margins for lenders is the risk of more loan defaults
03/13/2017
Deutsche Boerse boss: LSE merger should go ahead
Chief executive Carsten Kengeter expressed his disappointment over the LSE’s decision not to placate regulators by selling its Italian bond trading platform.
03/13/2017
BayernLB CEO: One Third of Europe’s Banks Likely to Disappear
Johannes-Jörg Riegler, head of German regional bank BayernLB, warns that Europe’s financial institutions are facing a fight for survival.
03/13/2017
“A huge structural advantage” by Tim Price
On the surface it may look as if Mr Osborne is receiving a chunk of money for nothing.
03/13/2017
Benchmark-hugging fund managers underperform, new study shows
Research suggests investors should be wary of expensive funds with a low active share
03/13/2017
Tony Mudd: A tax year end like no other for non-doms
It has taken time, much consultation and deliberation but there is no doubt we are about to witness the most fundamental change to the taxation of non-domiciles for a generation.
03/13/2017
Huge opportunity for women in business, says santander
Data by Santander shows a third of all managerial roles in the UK were held by women in 2016 while there were just 32 female executive directors at FTSE 250 firms.
03/13/2017
Russia looks like a safe haven for investors – Europe money managers
Risks highlighted include the possibility that interest rates will rise faster than anticipated in the US.
03/12/2017
Favorite City of the Super-Rich? London
The world's wealthy are a footloose group, and the place they call home is only a starting point when trying to unravel the locations that most resonate with them.
03/12/2017
Dearbhail McDonald: Offshore assets haul may net minnows rather than sharks
The offshore assets letter the Revenue sent to 500,000 taxpayers, is - if the menacing and, frankly, entirely confusing text is anything to go by - designed to scare the living hell out of us.
03/10/2017
Global risk management survey, 10th edition
Heightened uncertainty signals new challenges ahead