10/03/2016
Michel Barnier, the Commission’s under-rated Mr. Brexit
He found then that it was time for a big regulation of markets after the subprime crisis that shattered the world’s economy.
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10/03/2016
Kyran Fitzgerald: Alarm call from stricken German banking giant Deutsche Bank
Various hedge funds had shorted the bank’s shares
10/03/2016
Macquarie, Goldman Sachs kick-off Bravura IPO marketing
Bravura has more than 70 blue chip clients globally
10/03/2016
Livingston an Bathgate are named as two of Scotland's most affordable commuter towns
A new study by the Bank of Scotland examined house prices from areas which are located within an hour’s commute of Edinburgh, Glasgow and Aberdeen.
10/03/2016
Nordea: Capital Efficiency And An Attractive Yield
Nordea has an "ambition" to grow its dividend every year
10/03/2016
Don't worry, land on your feet, whatever Brexit brings
It is common for UK nationals to keep most of their savings and investments in sterling.
09/30/2016
Fallout from Brexit vote set to slash UK investors' returns
The firm also found that four in five advisers (78 per cent) believe that stock market volatility seen since the UK voted to leave the European Union will continue to run at high levels
09/30/2016
Wealth manager focus helps F&C fund power on after Brexit vote
Focus On Wealth Management Investors Has Helped Recover Quickly
09/30/2016
Nissan wants guarantee of Brexit compensation before investing in Sunderland plant
You can have commitments of compensation in case you have something negative.
09/30/2016
UK investment industry increasingly global
These figures reveal the increasingly global nature of the UK's investment industry, which employs around 92,000 people, as preparations to exit the European Union (EU) begin.
09/30/2016
Wealth of people in their 30s has 'halved in a decade
Those born in the early 1980s have an average wealth of £27,000 each, against the £53,000 those born in the 1970s had by the same age
09/30/2016
Clients unaware of risk of passive investing, say UK advisers
Almost half (48%) of respondents believe that low fee index funds, which have no risk management, have lulled investors into a false sense of security.
09/30/2016
ICMA survey sets baseline size of the European repo market at EUR 5,379 billion
The survey, which calculates the amount of repo business outstanding on 8 June 2016 (prior to the Brexit vote in the UK) from the returns of 67 offices of 63 financial groups, mainly banks, sets the baseline figure for market size at EUR 5,379 billion
09/29/2016
UBS CEO says clients remained risk averse in third-quarter
UBS is the world's biggest wealth manager.
09/28/2016
Banks typically reject 6-15 percent of would-be clients - survey
Only 5 percent showed the door to more than 25 percent of potential clients.
09/28/2016
Northern Ireland is happiest place in UK, finds wellbeing survey
Office for National Statistics’ regional poll reveals Londoners to be the most anxious and least satisfied in the country
09/28/2016
The last thing Deutsche Bank needs now is to become a political football
That Germany’s largest bank is in trouble
09/28/2016
New Normal: low interest rate environment remains
Several objectives call for more – sometimes even ‘exotic’ – instruments, which in turn must be finely balanced.
09/28/2016
Link between agent bank custody and investment lines raises asset safety concerns
32% of respondents argue that the pressure to ensure and prove asset safety comes primarily from ‘own balance sheet liability’
09/28/2016
Global Ultra Wealthy Hold $30 Trillion in Assets
Across all geographic regions, it is the highest ranks of the UHNW population who are experiencing the most success.