12/29/2019
‘Japanification’ Haunts Slow-Growth Europe
Is Europe turning into another Japan, fated to decades of sluggish growth and high debt?
Comment, Analysis & Research
12/29/2019
Woodford debacle shows the Financial Conduct Authority is STILL failing, says JEFF PRESTRIDGE
Similarly, in the personal finance world, I don’t regret the fact that I wasn’t shrewd enough five years ago to invest £5,000 in fund Fidelity Global Technology.
12/29/2019
The expert guide to wine in 2020: what to drink and where to put your money
No and low alcohol drinks will continue to push into the mainstream, becoming indispensable on restaurant menus.
12/29/2019
European Hedge Funds Caught Out by Bull Run in Stocks
Many investors were positioned for a more subdued equity-market performance
12/29/2019
Predicting house prices is ‘like nailing jelly to a wall’
Knight Frank estate agency, the property portal Rightmove and the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors (RICS) are more optimistic, forecasting a price rise of 2%.
12/29/2019
British hedge funds branded 'laggards' on gender diversity
Ann Cairns, global co-chair of the 30% Club, which advocates for gender diversity in top corporate jobs, said: “Hedge funds are one of the real laggards and have much ground to make up at the fund management and executive committee level and through
12/29/2019
UK accidentally publishes addresses of honours recipients
Data regulator to investigate breach on government website
12/27/2019
Business obituaries: figures we have lost in 2019
Mr Schroder, the great-great grandson of John Henry Schroder
12/27/2019
Revealed: Duke of York set up secret investment fund under assumed name 'Andrew Inverness'
The first of his group of companies were set up six years ago but the Duke’s links to the companies have not been made public until now.
12/27/2019
Forecasting the world in 2020
Though the world may seem ever more unpredictable, four wrong answers was an improvement on our dismal eight the year before.
12/27/2019
Bank of Italy chief defends regulator’s role in Bari bank crisis
The country’s banking crisis has shone a spotlight on the Bank of Italy’s supervisory role and the ruling 5-Star Movement has called for a reform of the how the central bank’s top managers are appointed.
12/27/2019
Can Singapore be a new venue for Russian IPOs?
Russia is also among the most resource-rich countries globally.
12/27/2019
PE funds lag hedge funds' deft use of curated data by a decade – time to catch up
Fund managers can unlock the full value of big data by rethinking how the middle office handles it, says Thomas Erichsen of TMF Group Capital Markets Services.
12/27/2019
Law Firms Accused: A 2019 Roundup of Controversies
Many Big Law firms embroiled in lawsuits this year
12/27/2019
New generation of IFAs to shake up market
Look further down the line and a new generation of IFAs emerge driven by secular change in UK wealth management needs
12/27/2019
Advisers told to protect against fund suspension fallout
Investors, who have been trapped in the fund ever since, are expected to lose 30 per cent of their assets when it winds up in 2020
12/26/2019
Gulf investors to turn focus on Amsterdam amid European uncertainty
Savills report says Dutch city will be targeted in 2020 as Middle East investors seek value in commercial property market
12/25/2019
Living in Malta: Expats Love its Tax And Immigration Structure
One of the main reasons why wealthy expats love living in Malta is because of its attractive tax system.
12/25/2019
German man finds 50,000 Deutschmarks hidden in flea market clock
After a legally-required waiting period of six months, during which no one claimed the decades-old banknotes, the man was permitted to have them back.
12/25/2019
The 2020 Outlook for Financial Services
As we enter the new decade, the need for security, safety, and trust in online transactions is greater than ever before.