10/10/2016
"In a world of uncertainty, go for quality growth & sensible risk" by Penny Lovell
This week was all about our quarterly investment presentations and great to catch up with so many clients and advisers.
Comment, Analysis & Research
10/10/2016
JP MORGAN CEO: Brexit makes euro collapse '5 times more likely'
Morgan Stanley CEO James Gorman said the bank was looking at whether it needs a to move employees to different financial centres.
10/10/2016
LexisNexis Bellwether report on value: The client-lawyer disconnect and fixed fees
30% of lawyers think they offer “excellent value for money” but only 8% of clients agree
10/07/2016
International investment unabated after Brexit vote
London remains a core target for foreign capital
10/07/2016
Role Of Saudi Arabia And Russia ‘Critical In Rebalancing Oil Markets’
Consultancy group PIRA says it believes Saudi Arabia is trying to move prices to $60 a barrel from $50.
10/07/2016
Jersey’s reliance on finance highest of offshore centres
The report, which was produced by Guernsey-based data analysis firm Island Global Research.
10/07/2016
Usage Down But More Than Half A Billion Cheques Written Last Year
This is in stark contrast to the payment habits of younger adults though, with 88 per cent of 16-to 34-year-olds now never writing cheques.
10/06/2016
How to keep 21-year-old investment bankers satisfied. The real problem facing London
Lazard, a pure play advisory firm recruits junior bankers for “life”
10/06/2016
IMF: 30 pct. of European banks are weak, not generating sustainable profits
The report compared those financial institutions to U.S. and Japanese banks.
10/06/2016
Global Britain - a country that works for everyone
London should make its case as Europe’s leading banking centre, contributing to stability, jobs and growth.
10/06/2016
Smart Beta Questions With Active Management Answers
Advocates of smart beta believe that it offers benchmark-beating returns with lower costs than active management.
10/06/2016
UK: Total number of complaints continues to fall
Currently, independent governance committees (IGCs) and trustees are required to request and report on transactions costs as far as they are able but asset managers are not required to provide full disclosure of these costs in a standardised form.
10/05/2016
Oliver Wyman’s guide to keeping your banking job after Brexit
Oliver Wyman thinks 31,000 to 35,000 jobs could be directly at risk and that a further 34,000 to 40,000 jobs could disappear from London
10/05/2016
ESMA Reports On Shadow Banking, Leverage And Pro - Cyclicality
ESMA’s report assesses whether the use of SFTs leads to the build-up of leverage which is not yet addressed by existing regulation, and whether there is a need to take further measures to reduce its pro-cyclicality.
10/05/2016
St. James’s Place – “Politics continues to weigh on markets”
As former chancellor Ken Clark warned that “nobody in the government has the first idea of what they’re going to do next on the Brexit front”, Theresa May finally revealed her post-Brexit plans.
10/05/2016
Brexit Secretary David Davis says EU referendum campaign untruths ‘not important’
Vote Leave controversially claimed £350m could be spent on the NHS after Brexit
10/05/2016
BNP Paribas Investment Partners Raises €500M For New SME Debt Fund
Loan origination will mostly be via privileged access to SME debt deal flow provided by the BNP Paribas Group
10/05/2016
Standard Life Investments - Weekly Economic Briefing - Riding mini cycles
It has been a rotten 18 months for the global trade and production cycle.
10/05/2016
Moody's maintains stable outlook on Germany's banking system amid resilient operating environment
The favourable operating environment also means that domestic loan quality will likely remain sound.
10/05/2016
Trust in banking sector stable but low; higher in own bank; improved client centricity
Trust in banks has remained stable compared with last year, but is still low.