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Working together to enhance cross-border payments - speech by Victoria Cleland

Keynote presentation at the Central Bank Payments Conference

Inheritance and lifetime gifts: quick wins to optimise your estate

Therefore it comes as no surprise that estate planning services from banks has flourished. Despite these being essential services, they actually only come into effect at the time of death.

Deloitte reveals the UK’s fastest growing tech companies

"The extraordinary growth of this year’s Fast 50 represents the remarkable tenacity of the UK’s technology industry.”

Guernsey helps drive increase in non-UK property owners in England and Wales

Guernsey and the other Crown Dependencies are contributing to an increase in property ownership in England and Wales by non-UK citizens.

Markets show resilience and overcome “wall of worry” - Coutts

Stock markets recorded impressive highs in October following several unsettled weeks.

Invest in skills, digitalisation and the green transition to strengthen the recovery, says OECD

The latest OECD Economic Survey of France says that while it is important not to prematurely withdraw support for households and firms

UBP Investment Outlook 2022

Investors benefited as the recovery took hold in the US and Europe in 2021, supported by the vaccine-led reopenings of the regions’ economies.

IHT receipts increase as frozen allowances effectively tax by stealth

One factor likely contributing to the increase in IHT receipts is the soaring housing market.

Tulips! by Tim Price

The popularity and rising value of this colourful perennial plant evidently knows no bounds and this is surely a golden age that is never likely to end.

Hedge fund net inflows top USD23bn in first three quarters as volatility increases

For the second quarter in a row, Citco observed a strong correlation between volatility and trading volumes.

Europe must work together to stay at forefront of high-tech - Merkel

The state will have to play a significant role.

Barclays sees world economy expanding by 6% this year, followed by 4.4% growth in 2022

Some views on the global economic situation by Barclays

French banks outperform European, US peers in Q3 equities revenue growth

In a sample of 12 U.S. and European investment banks, only Goldman Sachs Group Inc. kept pace with the French institutions with a 51.29% increase.

Investors should not shy away from institutional-quality opportunities

Embrace less liquid assets

Ten Investment Convictions for 2022

Entering the third year of a global pandemic, developed economies have recovered rapidly. We are now approaching the second half of the economic cycle, which may prove harder as monetary and fiscal policies normalise. However, there is no economic templat

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