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Banks, the heart of the solution to exit the crisis

Only the oil sector is subject to provisions for tangible and specific downgrades, and several issuers have notably suffered losses linked to the problems of a Singaporean oil broker.

Northern Trust Survey: Asset Managers Most Concerned about Managing Rising Costs and Driving Bottom Line Performance amid Global Market Turmoil

Global survey of 300 investment managers reinforces the value of Whole Office solutions for achieving greater efficiency and resiliency in investment operations

European investors' appetite for risk growing

Many mull options as lockdowns ease, government support rises

Coronavirus shock prompts financial fortification by UK workers - new research from Close Brothers

This most recent report delivers tangible insight into the UK’s overall financial wellbeing landscape, assessing how prepared workers were when the pandemic hit, the challenges they faced, and the steps they are taking to increase financial resilien

Zedra Funds see strong demand for ESG focused funds and company structures as a future trend

At the same time, governments are acting in the background – when Air France was rescued by the French State recently, one of the little quoted conditions was that it gave up competing with more environmentally friendly SNCF trains on some domestic

Wealth tax: “The limited impact of increasing income tax in the higher rate brackets may prompt the use of other options”, Lombard International

Calls for a ‘wealth tax’ reflect the sense that the wealthy are better equipped to isolate themselves from the impact of Covid-19 and should therefore be called upon to bear the brunt of the cost.

Has the Fed Cancelled Bankruptcy? - Sanctum Wealth Management

US and European government bond yields are not just coming up short against their respective equity markets but also against inflation.

Quality IFCs Vital to Economic Recovery

Research points to the fact, for instance, that IFCs help facilitate FDI to the tune of some $80bn each year, supporting investment in infrastructure, brownfield and greenfield development sites in all corners of the globe.

Characteristics Of Sustainable Business Leaders - RESEARCH

The report sets out to discover what can be learned from business leaders who are integrating sustainability across strategy, operations and stakeholder engagement and what this means for how board and C-suite leaders are selected.

COVID-19 will permanently change the way wealth managers deliver advice and serve clients in the Middle East

New report says global high net worth (HNW) wealth will decline by $3.1 trillion in 2020

Investment Funds: Opportunities During Covid-19

We have also seen an increase in activity in the distressed debt space.

Deutsche Bank Says It Doesn’t Need a Capital Increase

Analysts expect the bank to post another loss this year and management has said that it’s more difficult now to achieve its plan for a pretax profit.

Secular trends more relevant than ever

How can secular trends help investors navigate the post-pandemic world?

Bond Investors Are Facing a Conundrum Over Europe’s Safest Asset

Now, funds are in a quandary.

Private equity barons grow rich on $230bn of performance fees

New analysis estimates performance of PE funds, net of fees, matches public equity markets

Billionaire Brothers Donate $101 Million to Oxford University

The current pandemic has shown us just how vital it is to have access to the very best medical research and academic thinking,” the Reuben family said in the release.

Richard Staveley: Stricken UK small caps can have big recovery potential

UK small companies offer a window of opportunity for investors willing to write off 2020 performance in favour of medium-term returns

World Retail Banking Report 2020: 57% of consumers prefer internet banking in the Covid-19 era

The report reveals that the global financial sector is in the midst of an historic transformation as nimble, digitally native non-traditional players continue to champion customer experience and redefine long-held principles to gain significant market tra

The future of work in Europe

Beyond COVID-19, automation, migration, and shrinking labor supply are shifting the geography of employment.

UK GDP plummets - how the recovery will shape up

The UK will be keeping an eye on other countries who are a few months ahead of us in the development of the virus, and those who have started to lift restrictions already to see how successful they have been.

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