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ECB behind the curve in responding to sharp rise in inflation

As per the last decade, global rates will be more linked to the ECB than the Federal Reserve, given its scale and magnitude versus others.

Financial Lives 2022 survey

Only adults from households that have been randomly selected to receive an invitation letter from the FCA can participate in the Financial Lives survey.

CII sets up exams action group as advisers report fresh problems

A number of financial advisers complained last week about issues around the verification process that candidates had to complete before beginning their exams.

PM assembles new cohort of business leaders to turbocharge UK economy

Prime Minister Boris Johnson has launched a new Business Council following the two-year Brexit anniversary.

House prices see fastest growth rate in January for 17 years

Nationwide said a deposit now constitutes a record percentage of a first-time buyer's salary.

Vanguard remains top of investors’ Value rankings across 2021

Compiled every quarter by Boring Money, the figures are based on rankings provided by over 1,500 UK retail fund investors

Tech IPOs raised a record £6.6 billion in 2021, double 2020 figures

126 companies raised £16.9bn through IPOs in London last year - the highest amount of IPO capital raised since 2007

10 good reasons to place your trust in Switzerland

These have only been further enhanced in recent years and, for us, can be summarised into ten reasons for Switzerland continuing to be a highly attractive destination for those looking to establish suitable trust structures to manage and protect their wea

Russian bank's bid to dominate as named 'strongest in Europe'

RUSSIA'S oldest bank has warned traditional banking will need to re-think its business model as it transforms into an 'ecosystem'.

PFS founding member Batchelor on why he created a ‘non-profit platform’ for IFAs

The idea was to charge IFAs for the operating costs of the platform, getting rid of the need for clients to foot the cost of platforms’ profit margins.

Alexander's Winter Letter 2022

My last Winter Letter spelt out what we mean by our purpose of ‘Good Bankers and Good Citizens’. It was heartening to learn from our recent survey that so many customers appreciate our purpose-driven stance.

Investment Fraud Jumps 42%

Overall fraud levels increase by 20%

World’s largest wealth fund warns ‘permanent’ inflation will hit returns

Equities and bonds to suffer as steep rise in rates becomes lasting feature of economy, says Norwegian oil fund boss

Spoiler Warning byTim Price

Note that while that debt is concentrated in the western economies, indebtedness is essentially a universal condition.

Gold – Increasing downside risks - UBP

Gold has traded quite strongly, considering – although this is likely also explained by commodity index rebalancing, which normally starts in January.

Survey: Only 7% of financial advisers have a proposition for advising and retaining women

Whilst nearly 80% of financial advisers believe that wealth transfer presents an opportunity to their business, only 7% have a proposition for advising and retaining women.

Moneyfarm would lose customer focus if swallowed by finance giant, says CEO

Amid the growth in the sector has come M&A activity.

Six mantras for advisers to help clients deal with market volatility

The market environment has been kind to us, Covid inspired dips aside, for several years.

Investment fraud scams rise by 42%

Once victims handed over their money, they were unable to contact the company.

London property market continues to bounce back - Coutts

That may not last though, with many UK property agents predicting significant growth in central London’s luxury housing market this year.

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