03/07/2016
New Build Crisis?
The marked lag in price growth could result in a bottleneck of first time buyers, unable to trade up, in the coming years.
Comment, Analysis & Research
03/07/2016
Culture change not getting to bank customers says Financial Services Consumer Panel
This is particularly true for micro-business customers, who feel badly let down by their banks.
03/07/2016
The most dangerous word in investment by Tim Price
“China’s surplus capacity in steelmaking, for example, is bigger than the entire steel production of Japan, America and Germany combined.” - The Economist magazine, February 27th, 2016.
03/06/2016
How stolen treasure kick-started the Bank of England
The man whose money kick-started the Bank of England was William Phips, originally from New England.
03/06/2016
Four questions for Guy Wagner, manager of the BL-Global Flexible Euro fund: No compromises on the quality of companies
The current financial market environment is characterised by low interest rates, high levels of debt – particularly in industrialised countries – and substantial market volatility.
03/06/2016
Out of Property? Out of Africa? by Justin Urquhart Stewart
Property - we seem as a nation to have an obsession over property, more so than anyone else in Europe.
03/06/2016
70,000 people will miss out on state pension, warns Age UK
50,000 women and 20,000 men in 50s and 60s do not have enough qualifying years of national insurance contributions
03/06/2016
Europe’s Banks Find a Dumping Ground for Their Losses
Everything from bad acquisitions to penalties is being put into ‘corporate centers’
03/04/2016
Business confidence knocked by General Election results - Mazars
Over 300 company directors and senior managers from a cross-section of business sectors responded to the survey which was undertaken on Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday of this week.
03/04/2016
Bitcoin roundup: Banks' blockchain ledger development gathers pace
The blockchain is the distributed public ledger system used by bitcoin to verify transactions, but it can be adapted for non-bitcoin uses.
03/04/2016
Fitch: Barclays 4Q15 Loss and Strategy Update Highlight Performance Challenges
The planned reduction of its 62.3% ownership of Barclays Africa Group Limited (BAGL) to a non-controlling stake could take up to three years, according to management.
03/04/2016
Throwing money at Europe's stalled economies just isn't working
Consumer prices fell by 0.2 per cent in the year to February, reinforcing the case for greater stimulus.
03/04/2016
Developed markets still not expensive: Rothschild
Excluding energy and mining, "profits are looking OK
03/04/2016
Wives of Russian Governors, Lawmakers Top Forbes Rich List
The list of the “richest wives of Russian functionaries” was topped by Olga Bogomaz
03/04/2016
Leading experts discuss industry concerns
The event covered issues facing the industry which included Cyber-Security, Regulation and operational transformation
03/04/2016
Brexit: What worries Europe’s richest
What would a UK exit do to your wealth?
03/04/2016
Brexit: Will it happen? What happens if it happens?
Should the United Kingdom remain a member of the EU or leave?
03/04/2016
CTAs post positive returns for second consecutive month in 2016
After a strong start to the year in January, managed futures strategies continued to deliver positive performance across the board, with all CTA indices posting gains in February.
03/04/2016
Regulation Special: Laws and Effect
Governments’ increasing focus on tax transparency, beneficial ownership, and investment suitability are likely to see these costs rise further as families call on the services of their trusted advisers more frequently.
03/03/2016
Can Cryan halt Deutsche Bank's decline?
Respected across the industry for his intelligence and integrity, John Cryan needs plenty of both to restructure Deutsche.