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UK growth disappoints despite further easing of Covid restrictions

While GDP figures fell short of expectations, interest rate decision hinges more on state of labour market

PIMFA welcomes lower Financial Services Compensation Scheme levy forecast

PIMFA remains absolutely clear that the current levels of FSCS funding are unsustainable for the industry and can only be addressed once the drivers of FSCS claims are suitably addressed.

FCA: November 2021 Outlook

FSCS Chief Executive Caroline Rainbird introduces our November 2021 Outlook, focusing on the 2021/22 levy and our forecast for the 2022/23 levy.

Autumn 2021 Economic Forecast: From recovery to expansion, amid headwinds

This outlook depends heavily on two factors: the evolution of the COVID-19 pandemic and the pace at which supply adjusts to the rapid turnaround in demand following the re-opening of the economy.

What’s behind the rise in UK M&A litigation?

Data from Solomonic shows that there has been a 200% increase in High Court claims issued from 2019 to 2021 that are litigation related to M&A.

Hedge funds learn the hard way in bonds shock

Mayfair set should believe policymakers who say it is not their job to look after them

Investors too “complacent” on inflation

Stout says that from an investment perspective, current equity market valuations, particularly in long duration asset sectors such as technology and consumer staple shares, do not reflect the potential for those sorts of assets to under perform if inflati

Britcoin risks 'higher mortgage rates, bank run' as HMRC actions crypto tax letters

Britcoin is best thought of as a digital version of a bank note, which is a token that carries a certain value in pounds sterling.

Andy Bell: What impact will M&A have on platforms?

With scale of assets still driving many larger M&A deals, what impacts will this have on platforms and their place within the advice market?

Russell Investments 2021 ESG Manager Survey

90% managers discuss ESG with holdings

Normalization Post Covid

Needless, to mention that the Fed retains the flexibility to adjust the pace should it so require.

IFAs confront £240m FSCS levy

This is the highest levy among all classes as well as the maximum annual levy limit.

As inflation rises, will central banks blink?

The months ahead will prove a test of nerves for markets and central banks, and the risk of a misstep has risen.

Ascot Lloyd's Gordon Kerr: I would like us to become a household name

“We’ve been doing this since 2013, so it’s validating to see all this activity. It confirms we are doing the right thing.”

Lack of trust and low levels of digital skill constrain remote working

The research found that while employees were keen to embrace remote working

How digital change will enable scale

Achieving scale is one of the main and most difficult challenges currently faced by wealth managers.

Investment research house Vadevalor publishes bi-annual Fund Manager Ratings Review

The newly published research highlights a significant decorrelation amongst many of the leading firms operating in the UK and Spain

Four key things property investors should know in the wake of Covid

Sector has changed dramatically

Jersey First for Finance: Jersey’s evolving finance industry

The finance company was Abacus Financial Services – the trust arm of PwC – and they had attended various schools and colleges to market the business and introduce the students to the financial services industry.

Balancing technology and personal interactions

Whether family offices with multi-generational families or high-end wealth managers looking to appeal to clients’ heirs, technology can bridge the generational divide.

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