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Miton's Anthony Rayner: Tired monetary policies calls for alternative solution

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RBS says bank and economy need more women

Mr McEwan revealed he had supported his daughter in starting her own restaurant business.

Buxton: Brexit “not going to happen”

Brexit should not concern investors because it is “simply not going to happen”, according to Old Mutual Global Investors chief executive Richard Buxton.

Global sovereign wealth fund assets rise to $6.51 trillion

The growth was driven by non-commodity funds, which added some $290 billion in assets, whilst SWFs reliant on windfall revenues from oil and gas lost $10 billion, Preqin said.

UK firms see abundant opportunities in Qatar

Reflecting the global picture, Qatar has seen some projects cancelled or put on hold.

The IMF Recipe For Emerging Markets Recovery

Commodity exporters in emerging markets still face tough policy adjustments ahead after significant fiscal deterioration.

CaixaBank Offer USD 1 Billion for BPI

CaixaBank SA, Spain's third-largest lender, has made an offer to purchase the remaining part of Banco BPI SA it currently doesn't own for a price of USD 1 billion.

Justifying Unethical Behavior: A Revealing Global Survey

According to this year’s survey, 55% of companies globally have whistleblower hotlines in place.

Robo-advisers a threat? It depends how you answer 5 key questions

Further, another report released in 2016, by KPMG, predicted that between shifts from traditional advisers and new investors, USD2.2 trillion from existing and new investments will be managed by digital advice platforms by 2020.

Sallie Krawcheck Shares The Worst Mistake You Can Make When Building Your Emergency Fund

There's a lot of money advice out there and sometimes it can be difficult to separate the noise from the facts.

Central Banks Forced To Take Their Own Zero-rates Medicine

Investors ranging from small German savers to global life insurers have long complained about central banks' use of negative interest rates.

Criticism as Panama-based firms buy flats in Glasgow's west end

The disclosures shed light on the thousands of paper companies created in secrecy locations such as the British Virgin Islands.

Brexit threatens Northern Ireland more than rest of UK, says Davy

The agricultural sector is at most risk from leaving EU, according to stockbrokers

Brexit would pinch UK tech spend, Europe wouldn't care

Cloudy saviours mean IDC predicts only 'mildly negative' impact on UK spending

Banks Struggle to Keep Pace with FinTech Disruption

Ease of use, fast service and positive customer experience all cited as advantages over banks as FinTech companies see gains in consumer adoption, referrals and trust

Schroders' James Sym see signficant upside in European Value stocks

Aside from the very important valuation arguments for a subset of the European market; our positivity is also illustrated by looking at the overall trajectory for earnings.

Boldly Going: The Exotic 'Frontier' Markets That Intrepid Investors Are Tipping For Take-Off

It was 15 years ago that academics began to predict a shift in economic power from the old order of developed economies to the newly named “Bric” nations.

Hungary Bonds Yield Less Than Poland for First Time in 14 Years

The National Bank of Hungary’s moves towards easier monetary policy have sent yields on the country’s bonds below those on equivalent Polish notes for the first time in 14 years.

Die Hard by Fabrizio Quirighetti, SYZ Group

High-quality government bonds across the board once again caused widespread surprise by posting further strong year-to-date returns of between +3% and +5%.

Property crash fears as London loses its lure for foreign buyers

Soaring values cemented international perception that London property was a good means of growing money while stocks and other investments suffered.

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