06/01/2020
UK banks warn 40%-50% of ‘bounce back’ borrowers will default
Lenders fear a ‘PR disaster’ if they have to pursue small businesses for bad debts
Comment, Analysis & Research
06/01/2020
41% of businesses plan to scrap banking provider due to slow support during COVID-19
Additionally, 46 per cent have noticed significant delays in their bank’s onboarding process since the start of lockdown.
06/01/2020
Pet Rock Star by Tim Price
Gold and silver developed as money in a free market.
06/01/2020
Allocations to EMD surge, driven by EMEA and APAC investors
The study surveyed fixed income investors across North America, EMEA and Asia-Pacific (APAC) with a combined AUM totalling $20trillion.
06/01/2020
More consider relocation to Guernsey
Enquiries are coming in from all over the world, from South Africa, to Singapore, to Canada.
05/31/2020
Has the investment industry learnt from the Woodford scandal?
Questions hang over fund rules, conflicts of interest and role of intermediaries
05/31/2020
Volatility: Implications for the Investment Fund Market, from an Administrator's Perspective...
From mid-March the direction of our personal and working daily lives drastically changed.
05/29/2020
Do passion assets offer both solace and safety in uncertain times?
It is clear to see why they could be considered as another investable asset class to aid in overall diversification of wealth.
05/29/2020
Why Cyprus Is Attractive For High New Worth Investor Immigrants
But the real action is to be found in the higher categories, consisting of over 200,000 individuals that may be interested in a second passport.
05/29/2020
Higher earners’ mull options as tax hikes and slashed perks loom
The government needs to urgently and sustainably boost the economy and protect jobs, so will not want to further burden businesses.
05/29/2020
Wealth management: Will the pandemic spark a revival for active funds?
Old-school investors see benefits of cashing in during crisis after the rise of passive funds
05/28/2020
Better fund performance has to follow Barnett exit
Once the spiral starts it is almost impossible to end.
05/28/2020
Private Equity Investment - Even Better in Bad Years
Private Equity investment acts as a portfolio diversifier, generating strong historical returns at a time when traditional asset-class returns are on a downtrend.
05/28/2020
Time to revisit development financing in wake of coronavirus, EBRD President says
Financing for the SDGs – that have to be delivered by 2030 – was hammered out at the Third International Conference on Financing for Development in Addis Ababa in July 2015 and called for an increase from “billions to trillions“ in
05/28/2020
Time to revisit development financing in wake of coronavirus, EBRD President says
The EBRD President said he hoped the Bank could do deliver even more than €21 billion.
05/28/2020
Only 27% of people globally feel 'in control' of their finances
The global survey found that money concerns have become one of the biggest worries for people after health and in the U.S. specifically, almost 75% of Americans negatively describe their feelings towards their finances.
05/28/2020
Agents of change: The role of the trustee in an evolving securitisation market
That is on top of a more onerous regulatory environment across the board.
05/28/2020
The added value of investment analysis — especially in times of market volatility
At SS&C, we are focused on supporting our clients by providing robust and leading analytical solutions to help inform and uncover potential investment risks and opportunities
05/28/2020
Covid-19 and monetary policy - Speech given by Michael Saunders
The outbreak, and measures designed to tackle it, have also had very large economic effects, and this is what I will focus on.
05/28/2020
Could a new wealth tax pay for the pandemic in the UK?
The Guardian is not the only broadsheet to be exploring a tax on wealth.