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.
Comment, Analysis & Research
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.
10/19/2015
Emirates NBD Research release MENA Quarterly
Economic developments in the GCC continue to be driven largely by the sustained decline in oil prices over the last year, and the impact this is having on the region’s budgets and banking sector liquidity, according to Emirates NBD Research's M
10/19/2015
"Make Our Money Count" - Public Demand for Sustainable Pensions & Savings Reaches Record High
The younger the investor, the higher the demand
10/19/2015
Morning Coffee: The safest jobs at Deutsche Bank and Barclays. Deutsche MD on how to stay married
We all knew they were coming but now they’re nearly upon us, the tectonic shifts at Deutsche and (to a lesser extent) Barclays, are no less dramatic for being so heavily anticipated.
10/17/2015
Banking and nothingness
Europe’s dithering banks are losing ground to their decisive American rivals
10/16/2015
Ninth progress report on adoption of the Basel regulatory framework
The report focuses on the status of domestic rule-making processes to ensure that the Basel standards are transformed into national law or regulation according to the internationally agreed timeframes.
10/16/2015
Natixis: Investor emotion is greatest threat to IFA business
Advisers in the Americas, Asia, Europe and the Middle East were surveyed for the report in June and July this year.
10/16/2015
New regulations and financial market change mean firms must adapt to survive -BNY Mellon
The reformation and restructuring of the financial markets in the aftermath of the global financial crisis has had a profound effect on how collateral is used and managed.
10/14/2015
Riding on private equity, Asia Pac family offices record second-best investment performance: Campden-UBS survey
This was revealed in a research conducted by Campden Wealth Research.
10/14/2015
ITG Hedge Fund CFO Survey Result
The results are in. Compliance and regulation top the list of concerns, along with the repercussions of unbundling research and trading.
10/14/2015
Morning Coffee: The all-new growth area for banking jobs. Sanctimony of the 39 year-old who quit finance
The Financial Times reports that Bank of America is busy expanding its wealth management business, both for super-wealthy customers and for the ‘mass affluent’ man and woman with a bit of money to spare.
10/13/2015
Woodford launch helps to raise profile of trusts
What’s behind the surge in investment trust purchases by advisers?