06/09/2017
Richard Buxton: the revolution of the young
This was a vote by the young against soaring student indebtedness and a dysfunctional housing market.
Comment, Analysis & Research
06/07/2017
The easiest and most complex jurisdictions in the world for accounting and tax compliance
Turkey is the most complex place in the world for Accounting and Tax compliance, followed by Brazil, Italy, Greece and Vietnam - according to TMF Group’s inaugural Financial Complexity Index 2017.
06/07/2017
The asset managers with the biggest pay packets
The research focuses on both senior and junior positions, while also looking at the best paying European cities.
06/07/2017
UK funds industry less concentrated than peers
But Efama's findings did note that bigger companies showed some signs of market dominance even in the UK.
06/07/2017
One in five Germans will bequeath at least €250,000 in inheritance
What people do with their inherited homes is also changing.
06/06/2017
Wealth 'begins at £134,170 a year'
The figure is nearly five times the national average wage of £28,000.
06/06/2017
Focus on Finance - June 2017
Delegates heard from expert speakers about how the international wealth management industry is responding to unprecedented market disruption, regulatory change and the rise of post-truth politics.
06/05/2017
“The worlds of art, philanthropy and business are absolutely intertwined” – Jorge M. Perez
This is a wonderful achievement and largely down to Melinda Gates. However there is a danger which Marc Benioff, has encountered: “I have failed a lot in my philanthropy, where I will make philanthropic contributions and they just won’t be eff
06/05/2017
Irish bonus as European Central Bank set to keep rates low for longer
Washing over the EU is a flurry of supportive economic figures; from robust unemployment data to solid GDP data.
06/05/2017
Wealth funds question UK’s future as EU investment hub
Sovereign investors say Brexit poses threat to long-term appeal
06/05/2017
JPMAM investor survey points to asset allocation shifts because of European regulation
The survey also suggests that treasurers are first and foremost focused on capital preservation and liquidity, though yield remains an important consideration.
06/05/2017
Millennials' tech ideals pose challenge for advisers
'Quasi solution' most popular, research finds
06/04/2017
Global recovery drives World Bank triple growth upgrade for UK economy
The international body expects the global economy to expand by 2.7pc this year.
06/01/2017
How asset managers can transcend digital disruption
Enter the vortex
06/01/2017
London’s Brexit Apocalypse Is Nowhere in Sight
A year after the Leave vote, Britain’s capital is scheming to dominate global finance, Europe be damned.
06/01/2017
Italy ailing banks may lose $11 billion in bad loan sales
Italy is struggling to fix a crisis legacy of about 360 billion euros of soured loans in its banks’ balance sheets that is holding back credit and weighing on the country’s weak recovery.
06/01/2017
‘Urgent’ need to address confusion around ethical investment in UK
Half of the UK’s eligible population is investing their personal wealth in a way that will benefit society, or are interested in doing so, according to a report by Ethex.
05/31/2017
Spend more money on the public space – for all our sakes
Imagine designing a long-distance transport system for a nation that did not possess one.
05/31/2017
St. James’s Place – “Machine learning: AI and commodities”
As Ford’s CEO lost his job to the head of the driverless car division on one continent, the current Go world number one lost to a computer program called AlphaGo on another; however it is all too easy for investors to get carried away by such hi-tec
05/31/2017
EValue comments on ING's robo-advice report
It’s a bit like asking would you be prepared to get into a self-driving car when you have no information about who has built it or whether it has been adequately tested in all road conditions.