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What will negative interest rates mean for the UK advice sector?

Clients sitting in cash may need to reassess their investment strategy

Even the Turkey is Worried by Gary Dugan

The markets’ abiding hope is that the good news about a potential vaccine will overcome the near-term bad news about the impact of COVID-19 on global economic activity.

Italy's Bank Troubles Are Back to Haunt It

UniCredit SpA, Italy’s second largest bank by assets, is the only plausible buyer but it would demand significant sweeteners.

Europe’s Corporate Debt Binge Risks Years of Pandemic Pain

Battered balance sheets could spark a cycle of defaults and bankruptcies

Millennials driving high net worth parents and grandparents in a shift to sustainable investing

A new research series from Barclays Private Bank on the intergenerational transfer of wealth shows that ESG investing has been brought into wealthy families’ consideration by the younger generations.

UK Companies say remote working is here to stay, but that doesn’t mean a move to off-shoring and location based pay

Home working rates are anticipated to remain high in the long run, and companies recognise that pay and reward models will need to adapt.

Mirror Mirror by Quilter Cheviot

An often-cited benefit of investment trusts is that they do not suffer issues caused by investor outflows that may impact an open-ended fund.

Tokenisation - Getting Closer As We Enter 2021

At Calastone we ultimately think of tokenisation as something that standardises the representation of ownership and value

Brexit - the last great uncertainty? by St. James’s Place

As talks began yet again this week, Guy Stephens of Rowan Dartington asks whether investors can look forward to a further easing of the outlook

Sitting on the side-lines: Investors missing out on big gains waiting for markets to recover

Following the dramatic falls experienced by stock markets in February and March, share prices have recovered globally by more than 10%, and even higher in some cases.

Agility in the time of COVID-19: Changing your operating model in an age of turbulence

Can organizations be transformed while employees are working remotely? Four real-life stories suggest that they can.

Consolidator pays extra £5.4m for deals as values spike

The comments came as national wealth manager Fairstone told FTAdviser it has spent an additional £5.4m on acquired businesses that exceeded their initial target value over the past nine years.

M&A Roadmap for the Banking Industry in 2021

The banks are facing major challenges and may not be able to master them from going alone.

Home Office Gaps are Asset Manager Opportunities

But once that infrastructure is in place, other needs move to the forefront—and no broker/dealer provides everything its advisors need to compete effectively these days.

Driving success from within an organization, despite indefinite remote work

Each of those four dimensions has been impacted by COVID-19, where there is an almost entire inability for people to work together directly in offices.

Insomnia in the trenches

The shock of the pandemic has made many businesses question how and why they do things. You shouldn’t underestimate how valuable these re-evaluations are, argues head of multi-asset investments David Coombs. Or underestimate the changes they could h

Advice sector must evolve to deal with critical challenge

This is something Quilter has developed this year via our telephone advice team which primarily focuses on clients with less than £50,000 in investable assets who have been unable to access face-to-face advice.

Thinking of becoming self-employed? Here are some financial considerations

Becoming self-employed comes with many potential benefits, but there are also a number of financial considerations.

London emerges as the UK’s new business hotspot amid lockdown

Worcester, Leicester and Manchester experienced marked growth in new business creation.

Guernsey: providing shelter from the storm

Managing Director of our Guernsey office, Ben Hill recaps the key discussion points from the second day of We Are Guernsey's Guernsey Funds Forum Webinar held on 5 November 2020.

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