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Speculative Fictions: Gamestop, Bitcoin and Beyond by Coutts

Investors are reportedly making fortunes from their sofa using online trading apps to pursue highly speculative assets and trading strategies.

Patchy Economic Recovery – Not to Worry. - Gary Dugan

All eyes will be on the US inflation data given the current hot debate over the nature of any inflation risk to central bank policy and the financial markets.

Britain's biggest banks, including HSBC, preparing bonus pot

It will also maintain a £2,000 cap on cash handouts which has been in place since the financial crisis, they added.

The importance of Middle East investors to London's office market

New figures reveal regional investment of nearly $5.3bn in 2021 despite pandemic impact on global travel

British investors should keep a wary eye on Chinese delisting in the Caymans

This moved us much closer to China in ways that raised concerns among policy experts at the time, but was a strategy to establish trading links with an economy that looked set to grow massively, and on the back of great efforts by Beijing to assuage the W

The pension funds at risk of a dotcom crash

Some of Britain’s biggest schemes have built up huge holdings in the tech stocks that many fear are overvalued

10 reasons for setting up a family office

Richard Joynt and Amy Collins take a quick look at some of the main reasons these offices are being set up.

Challenger Banks - Meeting your Regulatory Obligations

The need to access and control data in real time has increased and reporting accurately has become more critical than ever.

Lessons in how to protect your legacy

Recent high-profile cases illustrate the importance of estate planning, says probate and estate administration provider, Kings Court Trust

Comment: A moment in emerging markets as risk premium returns

There are, however, existing tailwinds which could give investors comfort in overweighting the EM risk premium within an equity portfolio this year.

While the family grieve privately the wider team at The Captain Tom Foundation would like to express our heartbreak at today’s news:

Thank you Captain Sir Tom. Because of you tomorrow will be a good day for so many more.

Five key charts for investing in 2021

As investors consider their positioning for 2021, we have selected five key charts to bring them up to speed on the current investment environment.

Can the UK be rid of petrol and diesel cars by 2030?

The European car giant, Stellantis, has described it as “brutal” and warned that it could close its factory in the English midlands which makes Opel and Vauxhall Astra.

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.

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