02/10/2022
The Future of Money: Gearing up for Central Bank Digital Currency
By Kristalina Georgieva, IMF Managing Director Atlantic Council, Washington, DC
Comment, Analysis & Research
02/10/2022
UK sits second in global money laundering rankings
France (£54.5bn), Germany (£51.3bn) and Canada (£25.6bn) also rank within the top five.
02/09/2022
The changing face of banking - how sustainability and inclusion are reshaping the industry
In 2020, the banks received a wave of sympathy and gratitude because they, along with the Finance Department and the National Bank, got Covid-19 loans up and running so quickly.
02/09/2022
Has The Penny Dropped?
The volatility and complexity of the US labour market data beg the question as to how the Fed is supposed to decide about the appropriateness and objectivity of its monetary policy when the quality and accuracy of the data is so open to question.
02/08/2022
Waverton Investment: Hard assets for hard times
Hard assets, or real assets, are a subset of alternative investments.
02/08/2022
Is An Increasingly Digitised Experience A Threat To Loyalty Or The Key To Loyalty?
It’s the best experience that will afford wealth management firms a competitive edge.
02/08/2022
Making sense of corporate bond softness by Vontobel
Given concerns surrounding inflation momentum and the resulting moves in government bond markets, we have not been surprised to see elevated volatility in credit markets.
02/08/2022
Global M&A Outlook 2022
Our annual M&A review covers key trends like ESG, activist investors and security screening as the post-Covid rebound drives acquirers back to the party
02/07/2022
Bank of England increases interest rates to 0.5% – how to make more of your savings
So, what can you do to make more of your savings?
02/07/2022
Central banks diverge in face of spiking inflation
Bank of England hikes again, with more to come, while the eurozone sticks to negative interest rates.
02/07/2022
UK fintech investment hits £27.5bn, a sevenfold increase in just twelve months
“We welcome these figures from KPMG that show how our work to create an environment that supports innovation and attracts investment is paying off.”
02/07/2022
The FCA's anti-cash campaign could become a fraudsters' payday
Investors are being duped by unscrupulous firms offering incredibly risky unregulated investment vehicles.
02/07/2022
UK fintech investment soars to $37.3 billion in 2021
Five out of the ten largest fintech deals in the Emea region were completed in the UK.
02/07/2022
Leader: Why the FCA needs to get off the fence over crypto
Online trading broker eToro has fallen foul of seemingly conflicting rules on financial promotions
02/07/2022
Mad As Hell
"In short, Orwell feared that what we fear will ruin us. Huxley feared that what we desire will ruin us.This book is about the possibility that Huxley, not Orwell, was right..”
02/04/2022
Cost of living: families face biggest fall in disposable income for three decades, Bank of England warns – as it happened
The Bank now expects inflation will hit 7.25% in April
02/04/2022
Why real inflation is so hard to measure
Scientists and bean-counters everywhere need to fill gaps in our knowledge rather than stumble into them
02/04/2022
Central Bankers - Tigers Still With No Teeth
The markets saw the Fed meeting as hawkish, but what did investors expect?
02/04/2022
What's Going To Affect You In The Year Ahead? by Coutts
Increased levels of uncertainty due to Covid can raise the price of goods and create supply bottlenecks.
02/04/2022
Lowering inflation and a bright future for the markets - our view on 2022
Many economies have avoided a deep depression and experienced a strong V-shaped recovery, with many developed countries back on their long-term grown trajectories.