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UK banks outperform Europe in reducing card fraud

UK banks saw the largest single reduction of card fraud losses last year, down eight percent from 2018, according to a recent report.

Scotland economy back to growth and job-cutting least sharp in UK

SCOTLAND’S private-sector economy grew in August at its fastest monthly pace for more than six years but staff numbers fell for a seventh consecutive month, albeit the employment decline was the least bad in the UK, a survey shows.

Merger rumours boost UBS and Credit Suisse shares

Shares of Credit Suisse and UBS moved to the top of SMI stocks on Monday morning after a media report said the Swiss banks were planning a merger.

Tulips! by Tim Price

The market has been further buoyed in recent weeks by a tide of manure issued by the leading tulip advocate Pol Kruygman

GAM puts faith in digital tech

The post-coronavirus world is a powerful opportunity for the disruptive technology asset class, says GAM Investments.

Switzerland trails Italy, Spain and France in percentage of female managers

The country ranks behind the UK, at 11%, France at 18%, Austria at 12%, Singapore at 17% and Taiwan and Italy at 19%.

Pension scammers slipping through the net, Quilter reveals

Pension scams are extremely complex

It’s time for investors to dust off the 2009 recovery playbook

When analysing recovery stocks, Clapp believes it is essential to understand what has gone wrong at that business and why, then try to assess what can be done about those problems and what impact the actions of management are likely to have.

Women lag behind men ‘by 200 years’ in fund management

Women won’t achieve gender parity in portfolio management until the year 2215 if the current rate of progress is maintained

You Don’t Have To Worry What Your Remote Employees Do All Day

Leading a virtual team takes a high degree of trust, and is a valuable test for leaders and managers.

Monaco’s ultra-rich weather the Covid storm

Superyacht sector continues to hum and wealthy still see principality as a haven

Fear and frustration: Europe’s wealthy keep wallets closed

High-income consumers are spending less on travel, retail, luxury goods and leisure in general

Breakingviews - Europe’s bank M&A wave will sweep Mediterranean

The first measure is operating expenses as a percentage of revenue: a high number means greater potential savings from sharing branches and technology with a larger partner.

Office expansions

Family offices have been around for centuries, but the rapid growth in numbers of billionaires in recent years has seen them become more popular than ever among wealthy families.

A perverse time of year, when good and bad seem to reverse by Justin Urquhart Stewart

Whereas any negative economic news will only further increase the need for more direct monetary interventions

Between the lines week 37 - September 2020 / Quilter

The organisation said that given the high levels of solvency within the industry “supervisors should refrain from imposing country

No rise in workers in UK city centres despite back-to-office plea

Worker footfall was at 17% of pre-lockdown levels at end of August, unchanged from June

European Central Bank eyes future stimulus as deflation rears head

News this week that Britain may renege on its withdrawal agreement with the European Union, raising the possibility of a no-deal Brexit that could massively disrupt trade, further complicates the picture.

75% of businesses are more likely to join a fully digital bank

The data, which was obtained via a survey of 200 senior business decision-makers in large and medium sized UK companies conducted by independent polling company Censuswide

European banks face slow recovery due to virus: Fitch

Prospects still weak despite early signals of strong economic rebound in some countries, says rating agency

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