06/28/2021
HSBC only European bank listed in global top 10
The research also showed that the world’s largest banks managed to withstand ongoing pressures from the COVID-19 pandemic, adding 12.7% to their collective tier 1 capital to reach the highest ever level of $9.9tn.
06/28/2021
A period of reform for UK stock exchanges?
Despite the global uptick in new listing activity, the UK has been facing pressure as a jurisdiction, with only 5% of global IPOs having been carried out in London between 2015 and 2020.
06/28/2021
UK banks’ profits slashed by more than half
The ranking is based on Tier 1 capital, a key measure of banking strength.
06/28/2021
'Inflation will return towards 2% this year': Quintet Switzerland CEO
Emannuel Fievet highlights the frm's strategy for the Swiss market and how investors should deal with inflation and ESG.
06/28/2021
Sustainability funds ‘fail to live up to their name’
So-called ESG funds no better than conventional funds in directing capital towards sustainable activities, Greenpeace study finds
06/28/2021
For many this will mean a move from a city to the countryside.
06/28/2021
‘We have become a lean organisation over the past few years and we don’t have enough people to process all the client business we’re getting’
06/27/2021
Why fund managers from poorer families outshine richer peers
Research confirms that success of the less wealthy relies on effort and not on family contacts and education
06/25/2021
Around $400 billion in value has been wiped from the total digital currency market since Friday, when a major Bitcoin mining hub ordered miners to shut down operations.
06/25/2021
A GDPR for artificial intelligence?
One AI use case which has come under particular scrutiny is that of facial recognition.
06/25/2021
Its enhanced compliance framework on its proprietary compliance system “GATEway” encompasses updated polices
06/25/2021
By headline measures, there is no longer any need for the levels of quantitative easing that markets have become so addicted to.
06/25/2021
Along with other central banks, the Fed is trapped.
06/25/2021
The deal will strengthen Rathbones' financial planning capability in the professional services arena, namely servicing lawyers and accountants in London and the South East.
06/25/2021
Recruitment experts say over a three-year period, close to 40 per cent of analyst classes are expected to leave their role.
06/24/2021
The Report lays out the design choices for CBDCs, which, alongside cash, would be issued and backed by a central bank.
06/24/2021
How to make ESG issues core to investment manager selection, appointment and monitoring
These case studies reveal insights into leading practice from key practitioners and outlines innovative approaches to making ESG issues core to the relationship between asset managers and asset owners.
06/24/2021
Does your fund manager have skin in the game?
Investors are demanding transparency on personal investments
06/24/2021
Demand for high-end properties in France is set to remain unabated by the pandemic; therefore, opportunity remains.
06/23/2021
Investors will need to keep an ear on noises coming from central banks