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Europe Can Fight Fragmentation by Looking to Banks’ Brexit Plans

Banking markets remain fragmented along national lines.

A Time For Moderation by Coutts

Markets traded around three themes in August: inflation, timing of central bank stimulus reduction and more moderate growth

Productive finance working group publishes recommendations addressing the barriers to investment in less liquid assets

These types of pension schemes are an increasingly important vehicle for saving for retirement, given their assets have increased from around £200bn in 2012 to over £500bn today, and are expected to double to £1tn by 2030.

The Fed's Dots Go For Lift-Off

Local governments often use the land as collateral for bank loans.

The Hard Yards by Andrew Bailey

Speech by Andrew Bailey

Barclays raises 2022 oil price view on likely supply deficit

Morgan Stanley also predicted an under-supplied market into 2022, with prices at US$85 a barrel in its "bull case" scenario.

Modern Families and the future of HNW divorce

As we emerge from the pandemic, how has UHNW divorce been affected, asks Alex Carruthers

Diary of a Fund Manager - Two Cultures

In other news, Uber looks as if it will finally make a profit, whilst over the last 12 months Gazprom is reported to have delivered 17% more gas and PVC is four times more expensive.

Private wealth – the potential for impact

The positive impact of private wealth is of course nothing new – many international families have for centuries used their wealth to positively benefit social, economic and environmental causes and movements.

The Diversity Premium: More Women, Higher Returns

The report analyzes the gender breakdown of 33,000 senior executives from over 3,000 companies across 46 countries.

More effort required to boost trust in AI in financial sector, OECD says

The OECD Business and Finance Outlook 2021 says that investment in AI finance is on the rise.

Growing social consciousness is raising the stakes

Head of Sustainability, Wealth, Kate Rogers explains how measuring companies’ impacts could help protect profits and the planet.

Deutsche Bank analyst: Bitcoin will be 'ultra-volatile,' but it’s here to stay

An analyst from global banking giant Deutsche Bank expects Bitcoin will enjoy a “first-mover advantage" over other cryptocurrencies for the foreseeable future.

Who goes there? by Tim Price

The premise of Who Goes There ? is that a team of scientists in Antarctica stumbles upon a crashed alien spaceship and its frozen pilot.

Clearing houses face uncertainty of short-term EU access deals in post-Brexit UK

The lack of a permanent agreement with the EU will be a cloud over the UK's lucrative post-Brexit clearing market, IRSG chair Kay Swinburne says

ESG is pushing investors towards factor investing, study shows

Factor investment is considered the next most compatible – more so than a passive approach.

A regulatory perspective: measuring and assessing culture, now and in the future, the role of purpose and the importance of D&I

The culture of the firms we regulate is central to the FCA’s approach.

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