06/05/2015
How much should markets fear a Greek default? - Schroders
Alan Cauberghs, Senior Investment Director, Fixed Income, comments on the implications of the current situation in Greece for investors:
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06/05/2015
German M&A market: rising project workload for advisors and bankers
M&A specialists at German banks and consulting firms are very positive about their current workload and prospects for the coming months
06/05/2015
Ireland Out to Widen ETF Lead
Emerald Isle not resting on laurels as Europe's top domicile for exchange-traded funds
06/05/2015
What 'Animal Farm' can – and can’t – teach us about the global economy by Penny Lovell
Unlike Animal Farm, however, we operate in a free market regime, and free markets have a number of economic stabilisers to prevent the strong from becoming too strong.
06/05/2015
Six charts explaining why HSBC shouldn’t slash its investment bank
Barua says HSBC has little to gain from slashing its investment bank in the style of UBS
06/05/2015
A Look At 2015 Banking Bonuses For The Back Office
Salary benchmarking site Emolument.com has put together a report on the bonuses paid to middle and back office staff at a selection of banks
06/04/2015
European equities: a balance between convictions and protection – five questions for fund manager Ivan Bouillot
Bouillot manages the European equities fund BL-Equities Europe.
06/04/2015
The paradigm for certain institutions may change to “now you have to invest in alternatives!”
Many large, institutional investors have between 75% and 85% of their allocation in long-dated Triple-A or similar bonds.
06/04/2015
Emerging market growth will continue to outpace developed markets says Legal & General
It is also long lasting; synchronized slowdowns usually last one to two years, but this one is in its fifth year.
06/04/2015
Top London hedge fund boss on 'market correction' and growth cycle coming to an end
Another financial crash, or "market correction", is only a matter of time, according to the boss of a major hedge fund.
06/04/2015
A World Of Income Opportunities Awaits Us
Stephen Thornber of Columbia Threadneedle Investments and fund manager of the St. James’s Place strategic managed fund says:
06/04/2015
The 'sweet-spot' of annual relationship manager interactions
The report, entitled Hanging in the Balance: Conversations with the Futurewealthyand takes into account the views of 3,113 investors, has found that when interaction levels dip below this level, clients are more likely to give a negative review of their e
06/04/2015
Coutts Real Estate: Playing catch up, Reasons to be cheerful & Commercial property
Markets tend to dislike uncertainty, and many investors chose to wait it out amid frenzied speculation about who would form the next Government, particularly in the residential market.
06/04/2015
French central bank raises growth forecast, president supporters workers who resisted Unilever
France's central bank is slightly raising growth projections for this year and next
06/04/2015
BNY Mellon claims top spot in key EMEA & Asia-Pacific rankings in 2015 Global Investor/ISF custody survey
BNY Mellon, a global leader in investment management and investment services, took the top spot in this year’s Global Investor/ISF Global Custody Survey
06/04/2015
Banking: Jenkins’ critical year at Barclays
The Barclays CEO is stuck between a rock and a hard place
06/03/2015
Jersey Sees 10% Rise in New Company Incorporations in 2014
Jersey is now regularly seeing more than 700 new incorporations a quarter for the first time since the global recession
06/03/2015
Does the weak euro matter?
Currency swings are, by their nature, linked to macro-economic factors and are therefore difficult to predict in an accurate and timely fashion.
06/03/2015
Centre of Gravity Of Wealth Shifts East Away From US Over Past 20 Years, New Report Shows
Today, the centre of gravity of wealth is in the central Mediterranean, between the toe of Italy and coast of Tunisia.
06/03/2015
Female fund manager stuck at 7% mark - Tilney Bestinvest
Tilney Bestinvest’s assessment is based on analysis of the five largest Investment Association sectors.