12/17/2018
Some charity fund managers lack rebellious streak when voting
The report will help them, and other charity investors, to get ‘under the bonnet’ of the voting practices of their asset manager.
Comment, Analysis & Research
12/17/2018
The hike before Christmas by Tim Price
The Nasdaq went higher, the S&P too
12/17/2018
Wealth management assets near £1trn after slow start to the year
Saw slower revenue and profits
12/17/2018
What's So Funny About $1 Trillion? The Norwegians Who Manage It
The world’s biggest sovereign wealth fund gets its own sitcom
12/17/2018
Fund managers look to defensive assets for 2019
Mr Heslop said: "It is logical that if QE pushed asset prices upwards, then the reversal of QE could push them downwards."
12/14/2018
Poland’s family Entrepreneurs outperform non-family rivals
Poland’s workforce is also continuing to see the benefits of working for or setting up their own family business, the survey of more than 1,000 Polish consumers suggests.
12/14/2018
Asset managers facing ‘challenging near-term future’
Asset managers are set to experience rough tides in the next few years, with the US and Europe to adopt quantitative tightening, according to Morningstar.
12/13/2018
One of London’s fastest-growing financial startups is unfazed by Brexit chaos
Storonsky says that despite Brexit turmoil, investment and access to highly skilled talent haven’t been an issue
12/13/2018
Index fund managers are too big for comfort
Investors such as BlackRock cannot keep quiet and hope that no one will notice them
12/12/2018
BlackRock and peers slash research budgets as new EU rules squeeze brokers
With the rules making clear how much investors are being charged for research, many asset managers are scrutinising more than ever what they’re paying for and using less.
12/12/2018
Signs Of Gloom Lifting For German Investors
Confidence among German investors recovered slightly from recent months' lows in December, a regular survey found Tuesday, but remained gloomy overall.
12/12/2018
Bloomberg Global Regulatory: Chancellor speech
The Chancellor of the Exchequer Philip Hammond's speech at the Bloomberg Global Regulatory on emerging and growth markets.
12/12/2018
House of Commons (Treasury Committee) report on the Withdrawal Agreement
The Government provided economic analysis of the UK leaving the EU under five different scenarios.
12/12/2018
More women needed on boards, says UK’s biggest pension scheme
USS will use its votes to influence companies lacking female directors
12/11/2018
How to Retire in Germany
There are more than 100,000 SHI-accredited physicians in Germany working in ambulatory care.
12/11/2018
Gifting money to loved ones this Christmas
In other words, you can make a gift without having to pay any tax on it while at the same time your loved ones will have less IHT to pay when you pass on.
12/10/2018
Balancing the ‘digital’ and ‘human’ in the wealth management sector by Penny Lovell
We realised that the financial services community, and more specifically, the wealth management remits, were lacking any form of platform or conversation space to explore important areas.
12/10/2018
Exchequer Secretary speech: Pensions and Lifetime Savings Association Trustee Conference
The Exchequer Secretary, Robert Jenrick's speech at the Pensions and Lifetime Savings Association (PLSA) Trustee Conference 2018.
12/10/2018
Grant Thornton partners take pay cut
Grant Thornton was also fined £3 million by the industry watchdog for misconduct over its audits of Vimto-maker Nichols and the University of Salford.
12/10/2018
Investors managing $32 trillion in assets call for action on climate change
"The global shift to clean energy is underway, but much more needs to be done by governments to accelerate the low carbon transition and to improve the resilience of our economy, society and the financial system to climate risks," the statement