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Home working will be a permanent feature in 2022 but it's not helping the Work/Life Balance

More than half of those surveyed (55%) said their employer was considering making hybrid the new normal going into 2022.

Bubbles, inflation, negative breadth: which market myths matter for 2022?

This issue of Simply Put, where we make macro calls with a multi-asset perspective, tests their validity.

Seven Black Swans a Swimming: Tail Events That Could Shape Markets

As Christmas approaches, we have taken inspiration from the old carol and selected seven ‘black swans’ that could have an outsized effect on markets over the coming years, for both good and ill.

From Covid-19 to new normal-22: What's in store for 2022?

One can never be certain what lies ahead but we remain cautiously optimistic about the prospects for 2022.

Deck the halls with interest rate rises

This will be our last Weekly Bulletin of 2021.

UK Financial crime insights survey: Insurance and Asset and Wealth Management sector focus

The responses were gathered during a year in which the UK has experienced COVID-19 lockdowns and restrictions that have challenged business models and operations to their core.

Central Banks In Action Mode

The Bank of England raised interest rates last week in an abrupt U-turn. At the previous meeting, the BoE’s monetary policy committee had voted 7-2 in favour of no action.

2022 UK Equities Outlook

Mirabaud Asset Management’s David Kneale on what vaccines, antivirals, inflation, and valuations mean for the UK in 2022

The importance of intergenerational wealth management: how to do it and why should you?

Below, Phill and Craig tell us more about the benefits of planning for your financial future at an early stage.

Morningstar report: European equity flows reach worst level since July 2020

Flows into bonds rose notably

Rising costs and extra fees facing PE investors

Private-equity firms have long charged annual management fees, typically calculated as a percentage of a fund’s committed capital, to cover costs such as employee salaries, office expenses and travel.

CovidCheck at the workplace

The employee does not show a valid certificate: the person will be sent home.

Markets giving investors a lump of coal this Christmas?

There’s a few reasons for markets being naughty, not nice.

An investment trust laggard, exciting US growth fund and a defensive asset – Nick Wood’s three funds for 2022

“The last 12 months has helped show how fragile markets can be for investors. While share prices continue to rise, we have begun to witness more market rotations and volatility creep in,” Wood said.

No sense pitting value against growth – they perform different roles – Gerrit Smit

They happen on a frequent basis, relative to growth investing”, he continued, citing the end of 2020 as an example to illustrate his point.

Investors give thumbs down to equity funds as Omicron bursts on the scene

The overall volume of transactions leapt by 60% between Thursday and Monday as investors adjusted their holdings to reflect their first assessment of this latest episode of the pandemic.

Accelerating innovation and speed to market with APIs and the financial ecosystem

At the same time, APIs have also brought banks and other traditional financial institutions a competitive edge, allowing them an enhanced ability to build tailored offerings, improve loyalty and create new channels for revenue.

2021 In Charts - Mirabaud

The EU is not exempt from the issues facing the rest of the world.

People are moving on; be part of their normal

After two years of acute economic and social instability, it’s still too soon to say that the COVID-19 pandemic is behind us.

London banking job exodus to EU slows despite Brexit

This is a fraction of the 1.1 million people working in finance.

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