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Asset Owners Take On ESG

“This is a mainstream fund, not a green fund. This is the new normal,” added Thompson.

Lack of trainee advisers 'real threat' to industry - Investec W&I

More than a third of owner managers are looking to semi or fully retire in the next decade

Over one million HNW individuals unable to secure credit

Over a third of Londoners had been unable to secure credit in the past five years

Knight Vinke warns European investment banks too small to thrive

The problem for European investment banks is the lack of scale

Schroders 2017 Outlook Investment Series: European Equities

Much has been made of the deluge of elections due in Europe in 2017 and the uncertain investment environment that could result.

Winners emerge in hedge fund industry despite rocky start to year

Hedge funds that focus on credit strategies, by comparison, have gained 6.7 per cent this year

Banks Continue To Gain Despite Italy Bank Uncertainty

Banks across Europe have also enjoyed a similarly positive session as investors adopt a fairly sanguine outlook to events in Italy.

St. James’s Place – “Politics and macroeconomic issues remain front and centre”

In a year beset by global political risk, Italians voted decisively in a referendum to reject Matteo Renzi’s reform package.

Strategy Update from BNP Paribas Investment Partners

Asset allocation: closing overweight in euro inflation-linked bonds

PLSA: UK pension funds see asset management-executive pay link

Of those, 63% think executive pay is generally too high, according to the PLSA, while 37% believe it is too high in cases of poor performance.

$38 Billion Finnish Fund Moves Assets to U.S. as Europe Founders

The reallocation primarily affects “fixed-income instruments and real assets.

When wonks go rogue by Tim Price

Far from reducing crime and corruption, it boosted both. Al Capone, one of the most infamous beneficiaries of prohibition, was by 1927 earning $60 million a year from alcohol sales alone. As he conceded, “all I do is satisfy a public demand.”

70% of asset managers fear Brexit fund passport loss

Asset managers are unlikely to retain full “passporting” privileges

Italy On The Brink: Desperate Renzi begs Qatar for help as top bank tries to secure £4BN

Italy's third largest lender has been in trouble for months and needs to plug its hole by the end of this year

Renzi Resignation Means More Trouble For European Banks As JPMorgan Ends 2016 At Record Highs

The rise of populism by way of referendum votes will create even more trouble for the region's largest banks

All’s fair in love and…tax

Understanding too that only very rarely are income and savings split equally between spouses / civil partners throughout lifetimes

The Season of Giving by Penny Lovell

Philanthropy has always been important to us here at Close Brothers. In today’s world, it is necessary to do more than simply giving and it is expected that the AUM dedicated to impact investing will reach between $400 billion and $3 trillion by 202

ABN Amro beats ING REF in Dutch market

According to the latest survey of top Dutch financiers by PropertyEU’s Dutch sister publication PropertyNL.

Building more homes will not solve London's housing crisis - here's why

What this means is London has the second most over-priced property market.

Consulting markets of Germany, Switzerland & Austria grow to €8.7 billion

The firm’s latest analysis, which focuses on the top segment of the consulting industry.

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