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Who is John Galt? by Tim Price

There are contra-preneurs – who are all the governments and bureaucrats and regulators who try to stop that happening, make it difficult or ban it.

Ambitious plans to boost UK fintech and financial services set out by Chancellor

Ambitious new plans to help fintechs scale up and ensure the UK remains at the cutting edge of digitalising finance were announced by the Chancellor today (19 April 2021).

Diary Of A Fund Manager-Commanding Details

There is plenty of cash in the system and it shows.

Credit Suisse’s New Chair Faces Toughest Crisis Yet

Outgoing Lloyds chief executive to join Swiss lender in May

Vanguard advice launch 'genuinely disruptive'

Existing Vanguard customers are pretty happy with the core investment service

Corporate Europe’s under-appreciated comeback

From the land of autos, fossil fuels and tobacco has emerged a new series of high-growth companies

Top UK Banks Stage Significant Recovery as Markets Eye Sharp Upturn

The unforeseen disruption in the periodic earnings of individuals as well as many of the commercial settings, collectively dismayed the banking and financial services sector.

Europe's wealthy are falling behind — London just dropped out of the top 10 cities for very high net worth individuals

London's drop on the VHNW list is another potential signal of its uncertain future as a financial hub

UK family businesses risk falling behind on ESG, according to PwC survey

he survey reveals 79% of respondents in mainland China, 78% in Japan and 49% globally report ‘putting sustainability at the heart of everything we do’ compared to 39% in the UK.

7% growth in global reinsurance capital, with signs of underlying combined ratio improvement: Willis Re

Willis Re’s Reinsurance Market Report tracks the capital and profitability of the global reinsurance industry.

Professional services firms need to work smarter in ‘new normal’

The net result is that professional services organisations will need to work smarter to survive and thrive and this will require both defensive and attacking measures: that is, both efficiencies and new, often technology-enabled offerings.

Don’t Call It A Fad - Behavioral Finance Is The Future Of FinTech

Eric Clarke, Founder & CEO at Orion looks at the intersection of FinTech and behavioral finance and how it’s evolving the advisor-client journey

UK shows signs of an economic recovery

Economic success going forward hinges on not falling back into another wave and further restrictions, while encouraging consumers who may be flush with cash to go out and spend to ensure the recovery is self-fulfilling and does not hit a brick wall.

Pandemic sees clients delay decision making

The research, commissioned by Octopus Investments and conducted by VouchedFor1, revealed that six in ten (61%) advisers had clients who delayed financial decisions due to the pandemic.

It’s a volatile time in wealth management right now, but I’ve never felt more secure at Fidelity. Here is why.

One such positive advocate for the sense of belonging and long-term commitment at Fidelity is Larysa, VP, Financial Consultant at a Fidelity Financial Planning office in Northern California.

Who's afraid of bond vigilantes?

Raising rates too soon would be a bigger threat.

How to be part of the rise of women’s wealth

How money confidence can help women to unlock their financial potential

Edinburgh fast becoming capital of wealth

Fuelled by the housing theme of the pandemic — wealthy buyers moving out of the English capital — price growth in Scotland’s prime market is set to rocket over the next five years.

Five megatrends that will shape economy and society through 2025

The scale of the fiscal interventions is impressive, however, over the next five years, governments will have to contend with repayment challenges down the road.

BlackRock eyes Credit Suisse’s asset management arm, reports

The interested parties include State Street, DWS, Pegassus Europe and Allianz.

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