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Coutts looks to opportunities in Sterling, financial debt and US technology firms for 2017 investments

Throughout 2017 and beyond, the Coutts investment team will increasingly look to invest responsibly for sustainable returns.

UK inflation jumps as sterling fall starts to be felt - Shroders

UK consumer price inflation hits its highest level for two and a half years.

St. James’s Place – “Consumer spending revitalises a nation of shopkeepers”

“Much of what we saw in 2016 does not appear to be grounded in fundamentals” says Neil Woodford of Woodford Investment Management

Hard Brexit and strong inflation data: Now is the time to ‘go more global’

The markets detest uncertainty. As such, investors should take precautions against a potential fall in the value of UK assets and avoid firms dependent upon UK-only earnings.

London Stock Exchange hits back at claims Frankfurt will seize jobs from the City after merger

“For the avoidance of doubt, such action is not contemplated and any statements suggesting otherwise are inaccurate and misguided,” the company said in a statement.

Jersey no longer on Portuguese blacklist

It follows representations made by the Minister for External Relations, Senator Sir Philip Bailhache and his team to the Portuguese Embassy in London and to the Minister of Finance in Lisbon.

Grand Designs by Penny Lovell

Of course in the job role I have I cannot help but be pulled back to reality and that means an awareness of the new stories this week around the current interest rate climate and the outlook for mortgages.

Full, but not bursting by Tim Price

“Donald Trump has used his Twitter account to threaten a nuclear first strike on Iran and to promote the rich, smooth taste of Bud Ice.

RESEARCH: Are billionaires feeling the pressure?

UBS/PwC Billionaires Report

Sink or Swim: Why wealth management can’t afford to miss the digital wave

PwC has surveyed over 1000 high net worth individuals and interviews with 100 client-facing relationship managers who work in wealth management firms to explore the digital opportunities that the industry is powerfully positioned to exploit.

Sink or Swim: Why wealth management can’t afford to miss the digital wave

Just 8 men own same wealth as half the world

The report outlines how the super-rich use a network of tax havens to avoid paying their fair share of tax

German paper accuses UK of offshore tax haven threat

British finance minister threatens EU partners

Weekly Round-up of the financial markets from Charles Stanley

WHAT YOU MISSED

Pound tumbles as traders brace for Theresa May's Brexit speech

The UK is willing to leave the EU even if it does not reach an agreement to access the single European market.

RBS named worst bank for customer satisfaction for second year

Topping the satisfaction list was First Direct followed by Nationwide and TSB Bank.

EU Brexit chief sees special care for financial service ties

An EU spokesman said the Guardian report did "not correctly reflect" Barnier's comments to a closed door meeting with members of the European Parliament last week.

UK merger and acquisition deal value may fall to $125bn in 2017 amid Brexit and weaker economic growth

The report added that M&A activity would rise moderately in subsequent years to touch $150bn by 2020.

Odey: It hasn’t been easy… but you find me in good heart

In a recording of his third quarter investment conference call reviewed by ValueWalk.

Pension Trustees Should Recognize the Often-Forgotten Benefit of Hedge Funds as Capital Protectors

Outflows have become an increasingly common trend due to the recent period of underperformance.

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