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Klaas Knot on ECB policy-making, the FSB and central bank ‘capture’

How has central banking changed, and what are some of the lessons learned?

Return to big offices? Why bank branches may get a new lease of life

They are looking to take advantage of part of their networks of physical outposts to help adapt their businesses to the new reality.

London’s millionaire property postcode hotspots

The £1-£5m category accounts for the higher number of these transactions (92%) with an average sold price of £1.7m, while 97 transactions have completed between £5-£10m and 13 at £10m+ with the respective average sold p

The more it changes, the more it stays the same

The constant drift to the strongest growth franchises is also the beauty of passive investing.

Unidos Hacia El Futuro by Tim Price

Its protagonists are all trying to escape a dark present and an equally tortured past.

Winning the wrong game by Tim Price

We have no problem with shorter term speculation either, and indeed we incorporate it within our bespoke managed account service in the form of systematic trend-following managers.

Central Bankers – Finally an Admission of Guilt by Gary Dugan

This year's annual meeting of global central bankers at Jackson Hole, Wyoming, like so much this year, has been unprecedented.

Health concerns swirl around Europe’s obese and addicted banks

Interventions have destroyed returns and left most lenders essentially uninvestable

Profit or purpose? Wealthy youngsters want both for their investment portfolios

Younger investors want to do good while they make money.

Coronavirus ends ‘golden’ era for sovereign wealth funds

State-backed investment vehicles with $6tn of assets tapped to mitigate economic fallout of pandemic

How to Start Distributing Power and Stop Delegating It

Leaders like to talk about autonomy, but few actually know how to put employees in power.

The coronavirus pandemic will permanently change how advisors want to meet with asset manager salespeople

SS&C Advisor Insights survey, conducted in association with Horsesmouth, expressed that fundamental changes are happening and will continue once they reopen their offices to asset managers.

Sovereign interest in ETFs on the rise as wrapper passes coronavirus test

The survey of sovereign wealth and central bank asset managers across 139 institutions showed close on half now believe ETFs are the most attractive method of equity implementation.

London Luxury Property Could soon Emerge from Pandemic Slump

Our latest insight on the luxury property market in London, including how it’s fared through the Coronavirus lockdown and an area-by-area breakdown.

Morning Coffee: Senior bankers need Paris and Frankfurt apartments, urgently. Women are more difficult clients

A survey carried out for Bank of America reveals that female wealth management clients are significantly more likely than male clients to fire their wealth manager in the event of “a bad experience”.

Democratisation of Wealth Management - What Lies Ahead?

Robo-advisors are digital wealth management platforms providing automated advice and allowing standalone robo-advisors or banks to scale to reach a larger number of clients.

Is COVID-19 redefining the role of private equity CFOs?

Following on from our recent CFO e-Labs masterclass on the evolving CFO role

Taxes and Tantrums: How the US Election Could Impact Investors by Coutts

The potential positives and pitfalls as Trump and Biden go head to head

Should trustees be worried about global warming?

BlackRock, the world's biggest fund manager, has put climate change and sustainability at the heart of its strategy, doubling the number of green funds it invests in and curtailing its investments in coal companies.

No plans to return to the office for millions of workers

There are no plans for millions of public and private sector workers to return to the office.

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