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2021 – A tumultuous year for investments

It is this uncertainty that has led and is likely to continue to lead to elevated volatility in markets.

UK businesses report weakest growth since last lockdown - CBI

Alpesh said finance minister Rishi Sunak's announcement on Tuesday of 1 billion pounds ($1.33 billion) in support for hospitality and leisure firms would provide a breathing space.

Where SRTs are Going (and Where They’ve Been)

Banks are able to offset the hit to profitability created by higher capital requirements while maintaining core lines of business, and investors gain the potential to access exciting, diversified investment vehicles with a rate of risk and return they mig

German banks and big business profit from death in the pandemic

At US banks Goldman Sachs Group and JPMorgan Chase, bonus pools for bankers in the capital markets and advisory businesses could rise as much as 50 percent.

EFAMA reports record net inflows into UCITS money market funds in October

UCITS money market funds recorded net inflows of EUR66 billion, compared to net outflows of EUR57 billion in September 2021.

Special Report – Metaverse: overhyped or the next internet revolution?

When Facebook changed its name to Meta Platforms1 in October, the word ‘metaverse’ moved from the domain of tech geeks to the mainstream.

PIMFA welcomes extension of 10% depreciation notification rule flexibility but calls for longer term reform

This was always a rule that had more relevance for European Union financial markets than it did for the UK and our departure from the EU presents our industry, and the FCA with an opportunity to enact reforms that better fit our own domestic markets.

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.

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