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Weighing Machine by David Miller, Quilter Cheviot

The moving hand of business moves on with company earnings reports laying bare the challenges of last year.

A 12 step plan to save advice

The 12 recommendations aim to meet this challenge head on and include reviewing the definition of advice and the ‘regulatory perimeter’ that marks what falls under the FCA’s remit.

You Can't Deflate a Bubble Can You

Some of the concern about market bubbles has focused on the actions of retail investors.

Norman Weisser on Nextcontinent’s banking and finance community

Having started life as a European network, Nextcontinent has since snowballed into a global grouping, and has complimentary skills across many, many cultures.

Luxembourg Financial Center Proves Resilient in 2020 Despite Pandemic Headwinds

The Luxembourg House of Financial Technology (LHoFT) saw the number of FinTechs it hosts rise to 76, up from 67 the year before.

Why does the FCA care about diversity and inclusion?

As a regulator, we want to move the dial on diversity and inclusion in the financial services sector.

Waiving the right to forfeit in the UK

What has been less clear is whether demand and acceptance of sums due with knowledge of the breach amount to waiver if the sum fell due after the breach but before the landlord has knowledge of the breach.

How 2020 has impacted the world of the trustee

With rules varying between jurisdictions and an ever-changing set of limitations guiding travel, meetings and office accessibility, the diligent trustee would be well-advised to sense check their trusteeships to gauge any potential risk created by the pan

Franklin Templeton named worst-selling fund manager of 2020

Active managers dominate latest Morningstar rankings of firms with the most net outflows last year

Caught short by Tim Price

Of all the flora and fauna within the cornucopia of investment and trading strategies, short squeezes are da bomb

Lessons from the pandemic: Has the simpler post-2008 financial system held up? And where do we go from here? Speech given by Christina Segal-Knowles

One of the key ways central clearing counterparties – CCPs – help prevent panic is to be sure that as markets move, firms quickly pay for changes to their derivatives contracts, and insure against likely further changes.

Pandemic year hits UK investors but many still enjoy inflation-busting returns

Investors have taken some blows during the pandemic and financial turmoil of 2020, a new UK report reveals.

Segment of one – the ultimate in customer personalisation

The segment of one concept may at first seem daunting for any institution

Fly or goodbye - can airlines survive without taking to the skies?

As once profitable airlines look to survive and raise liquidity to weather the turbulence of the Covid-19 pandemic, Ocorian Director, Abigail Holladay and Watson Farley & Williams Partner, Patrick Moore assess the use of alternative assets as a means

Year-end tax planning: Taking the right steps for your business

As tax year-end approaches, it’s important for owners of small businesses to make sure they’re making the most of their allowances. We look at some strategies that will help

Expect the unexpected in 2021, including unanticipated business events

It can also expose firms to increased risk if their existing systems and expertise may not be able to handle the irregularities.

Top Bankers Sound Alarm That Remote Work Is Starting to Grate

Staley said small companies and consumers are increasing their deposits and decreasing their borrowing.

Are we in a bubble?

A simple PE could be misleading if investors expect earnings to recover.

European banks set to trail Wall Street as provisions swell

Ten of Europe's biggest lenders likely setting aside US$15b for doubtful credit in Q4

Current cryptocurrencies unlikely to last: Bank of England governor

The BoE, like the European Central Bank, is looking at the feasibility of issuing its own digital currency.

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