10/25/2015
Dragons and Unicorns: turning business fantasy into reality
A specialist in shrewd choices and successful exits
Comment, Analysis & Research
10/23/2015
HSBC will probably stay put in London
HSBC would distance itself from worries like a British exit from the European Union, an EU cap on bank bonuses, and UK legislation to ring-fence retail banks and potentially jail negligent bank bosses.
10/23/2015
From constraint to opportunity - Paradigm shift as more users see EU regulations in new light
With a rather small population of about 33,000 people on a rather small territory of 2.5 square miles, Gibraltar has managed to built a well diversified financial industry.
10/22/2015
The future of Europe's financial market infrastructure - the Eurosystem's Vision 2020 - Yves Mersch
Speech by Mr Yves Mersch, Member of the Executive Board of the European Central Bank, at the Sibos conference, Singapore, 14 October 2015.
10/22/2015
Platforms are finished, hard-hitting report to suggest
Price and proposition pressures weigh on platforms, but do retirement reforms offer hope?
10/22/2015
Investors eschew gold’s safe-haven role, leaving price low for longer
Those buying gold as prices approached a record $1,920.30 an ounce were not seeking protection or even diversification; they were looking to make a quick buck on what has become just another financial instrument
10/21/2015
The dumbest jobs in finance, and how to escape them
As regulation and automation sweep across the industry, these are the job finance insiders say you might want to avoid now.
10/21/2015
Standard Life Investments Highlights The Impact Of Millennials On Values Based Investing
It explores millennials' potential impact on traditional financial management, as well as the many opportunities they create for the industry.
10/21/2015
What You Need To Know About The UK’s Ultra Wealthy
Nearly 80% of the ultra wealthy population in the United Kingdom amassed their fortunes through astute entrepreneurship, while just 13% inherited their wealth, a Wealth-X and UBS study reveals.
10/21/2015
Time and again - The only way to be sure of the future is to own a DeLorean and a flux capacitir
For our part, we know that, in value, we have an investment strategy that provides us with a number of mechanisms
10/21/2015
Results of Barclays Q4 2015 Compass Report
Barclays has today released its latest tactical recommendations to portfolio asset allocations
10/21/2015
SMES need Banks to stop it up
Overall, it appears these businesses feel their banks are a bit behind the times when it comes to banking services.
10/20/2015
Fee Advice Worth Heeding European asset managers underestimating influence of consultants
Cerulli also highlights the emerging trend of U.K. institutions selecting fiduciary managers that both offer and then implement advice.
10/20/2015
Global Assets Under Management to Swell To $102 Trillion in 2020: PwC
In 2020, investors' expectations will include a robust and efficient tax infrastructure.
10/20/2015
European Banks' Biggest Challenges and How They're Tackling Them
Credit Suisse may eventually have to hold common equity equivalent to 3.5 percent of its assets
10/20/2015
M&A panel 2015 III survey by CMS and FINANCE
Purchase prices in German M&A market exceed critical threshold
10/20/2015
Peer to peer market poised to swell by a third as industry comes of age
Currently, peer to peer is the preserve of a select number (6%) of more experienced investors.
10/20/2015
As Washington Bashes China, U.K. Has Other Plans
These numbers China isn’t just making up.
10/19/2015
The near-death and rebirth of UBS
UBS trades at 1.7 times book value while Barclays and Deutsche Bank trade at 0.7-0.8 times book value UBS RoE is 14 per cent while Barclays and Deutsche Bank can hardly manage five per cent.
10/19/2015
Global Markets Weekly: Low inflation will keep a lid on interest rates
Unemployment is falling and average wages rising, but deflation crept back in again in September.