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Descending safely: Life after Libor

Speech by Andrew Bailey

Platform inflows soar to 2018 levels

The inflows saw advised assets under administration soar to £514bn, an increase of 4 per cent on Q4 2020 and 30 per cent on Q1 last year.

The best family office services providers

Spear’s publishes annual rankings of the top private client advisers and service providers to HNWs.

Ex-Prudential adviser sets up UK wealth management firm

Being made redundant forced him ‘to take the leap’

A home office in an Italian haven

Business leaders are snapping up properties in the country so they can WFH in luxury

Cryptocurrencies: should they still be viewed as uninvestable?

Long viewed as uninvestable by many, rising demand from retail investors is driving some financial advisers to reassess the validity of cryptocurrencies as an alternative asset class

Chinese investment into EU has hit €79bn, report says

The news comes after a recently agreed EU-China investment deal was effectively put on ice due to concerns over China’s human rights record and a recent suite of sanctions against MEPs and EU institutions.

Private equity will continue snapping up investment platforms

The UK platform sector has seen several cases of private equity (PE) buy-outs in recent years, and that trend it set to continue, research by Cerulli Associates has found.

Analysis: Europe's consumers face rising prices but the ECB is unfazed

On the surface, there is a perfect storm for price pressures to keep building as the region finally enters a recovery.

Covid-19 sees more than 1 billion out of work globally

At least some percentage of workers in all countries and territories stopped working temporarily, endured reduced hours or earned less than usual because of the pandemic – but many lost their work all together.

Marsh & McLennan wins award for Surviving To Thriving project

This included professional services conglomerate Marsh McLennan, which went on to triumph in the Regional Impact Award.

Going full throttle: Asset management M&A drive 'accelerated' by coronavirus crisis

Deals close at breakneck speed as economy recovers

This is Not Normal, But it is Probably for Real

The increasing recognition that the world is moving away from the old normal of very low inflation should encourage further investment in commodities and equities. – the latter at least until there is a significant rise in long term interest rates.

Back to the Seventies

The market environment has changed progressively

The Financial Services Sector is a Foundation for a Strong Relationship Between China and the European Union

Chinese investment into Europe has boomed from €6.1bn in 2010 to €79bn in 2018

Hedge Fund Star Guiding $1.3 Trillion in Norway Talks Talent

That means employers like Norway’s wealth fund need to cast a wider net when they search for talent.

Quilter offers free mental health talks for financial advisers

The talks address a range of issues, from exploring some of the social and psychological reasons why we find it harder to switch off nowadays

Prime London Sales Report: April 2021

Demand could be driven higher if international travel restrictions are relaxed, as planned for later this month.

Employers agree financial wellbeing support for employees needs improvement

Facilitating savings is an important area.

Managing Wealth as a Business: A Family Office— to be or not be?

If this is not the intention, as the French painter, Francis Picabia, said: “It is better to do nothing than anything.

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