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Welcome to the season of perpetual hope

by Chris Bailey, European Strategist, Raymond James Investment Services Ltd.

Think beyond residency when planning your life in Portugal

While there can be tax benefits in both countries, some opportunities may be lost if you wait until you have changed residency.

Drifting to the Left by Gary Dugan

The new SPD leadership are only pressing for changes that might be more broadly welcomed across Europe.

Stable Lending Figures Show Maturity of Bridging Sector

While this statistic reveals a generally slower market, one of the knock-on effects is that developers are using bridging loans to repay their development finance funding to give them breathing space to find a buyer.

Hidden Gems – the buried treasure in the fund world by Patrick Thomas, Canaccord Genuity Wealth Management

There are the good eggs out there and there are ways to find them.

One in five of HNWs have never spoken with a financial adviser

Just under a third (31%) say it’s because they don’t trust financial advisers and one in five (20%) because they think it will cost too much.

The Billionaire Hedge Fund Manager With Quantum Ambitions

In an age of quantitative investing, where billions of dollars are run by black-box algorithms making split-second trades, Hintze’s approach seems almost old-fashioned.

Hedge fund giant accuses BlackRock of being 'full of greenwash'

Activist hedge fund TCI has accused BlackRock of 'greenwashing' and called on fund managers to force companies to act on climate change.

European corporate and investment banks (CIBs) are in great difficulties.

European banks are struggling and losing out to American banks, which have managed to strengthen their position in Europe, notably by relying on a large domestic market and a more favourable regulatory landscape.

Adapting to a new normal in European asset management

Growth dynamics in the largest European markets paralleled those of the overall region.

LVMH Snatches Up Esclans Rosé

Lichine will stay onboard and continue to work with the brand. retaining him was seen as key as Lichine is considered a major force in rosé’s recent rise to popularity—the concurrent rise of day drinking in the States didn’t hurt

Billionaires only, please! London vault for the ultra-rich opens

Exclusive safety deposit bank near Harrods angles to be world’s most expensive

OECD releases peer review reports on dispute resolution

The reports of Brazil; Bulgaria; China (People's Republic of); Hong Kong, China; Indonesia; Russian Federation and Saudi Arabia published contain around 190 targeted recommendations that will be followed up in stage 2 of the peer review process.

The value of advice: A £47,000 uplift

The analysis uses a technique called propensity score matching to match respondents across various characteristics.

Why the election matters to those outside the UK

The Conservative manifesto does not set out any specific tax cuts or any relaxation of the tax regime for people living outside the UK but with interests here.

Investors have become complacent over Currency Risks and a strengthening Sterling

As such, many investors have become complacent about a weak Sterling adding to performance, even if it is only from FTSE 100 companies, which tend to be significant beneficiaries of foreign earnings.

What’s your number? by Penny Lovell

The staggering fact, is that according to our research, only 12% of UK residents under 55 know the answer to that question.

How to Improve Your AML Compliance and Prevent Money Laundering

If your firm operates across many offices and different jurisdictions, there is a danger that the processes will become disparate.

Luxembourg Real Estate Investment Funds at Record Highs Across the Board

The increase in the number of fund launches corresponds with a rise in net asset under management

Red Scare by Tim Price

The UK economy needs reform.

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