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Lags, trade-offs and the challenges facing monetary policy

Speech given by Ben Broadbent, Deputy Governor, Monetary Policy

Two-thirds of advisers say Covid variants pose the biggest threat to market stability in 2022

A further 19% saw the biggest risk to be higher than expected inflation, while around one in eight (12%) were most concerned about strong economic growth failing to materialise or being very short lived.

Global open banking market set to hit $43.15bn by 2026

The report comes as financial regulators, experts and officials gather at the 2nd Open Banking Forum to be held in Dubai from December 6 to 7.

95% mortgage guarantee scheme well-meaning but could be flawed

The new statistics today show that over 80% of people using the scheme were first time buyers

Mission Impossible by Tim Price

“Three groups spend other people’s money: children, thieves and politicians. All three need supervision.”

Trying to sound smart is stupid

The problem is that frequently, when fund managers try to display their “smartness”, they can end up pushing investors away from their fund rather than reeling them in.

Outrageous Predictions 2022: Revolution

As culture wars rage across the world

Investors’ Outlook: Anything for Christmas but coal

The black stuff, originally useful as heating material around Christmas, has long become a signifier of naughty behavior when stuffed in a kid’s stocking near the fireplace.

Directors' Remuneration Trends 2021

Economic disruption caused by the pandemic has accelerated a number of existing trends.

The outlook for inflation and monetary policy - speech by Michael Saunders

There are signs that the tightening in the labour market is being reflected in higher pay, especially in new hires

A mid-week round-up from Building Bridges Geneva

Building Bridges 2021 is focusing on three areas: impact and transparency, supply–demand mismatch, and fintech for Sustainable Development goals (SDGs).

Reforming Solvency II: Delivering policyholder protection - speech by Andrew Bailey

Given at the Institute and Faculty of Actuaries

Investing in digitalisation for happier customers and employees

The company started as a small family locksmith workshop, founded in 1929 by Aleksandar Marinković, and is now run successfully by his grandson Vladimir.

#Staggering Level of Generational Wealth Transfer Leading up to 2030

Over the next decade, almost a quarter of this population will transfer more than $18 trillion in wealth, a sum greater than China’s annual GDP in 2020.

AML Study Reveals Manual Processes Are Slowing Down Banking Compliance

AML Banking Survey By RiskScreen Finds 8 in 10 Complain Their Compliance Processes Are Too Labour Intesive, Slowing Down Onboarding And Screening

Conversations in Wealth Management | an interview with Brewin Dolphin’s Gareth Johnson

This was a brilliant team effort including the team at Brewin Dolphin and the team at Maitland.

Coutts And Charitable Giving In The Covid Era

During the pandemic, UK charities have struggled to balance a massive shortfall in funding with an unprecedented increase in demand. How severe was the impact on the sector and how can we best support it? Victoria Papworth, Philanthropy Specialist at the

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