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Financial stress among millennials soars – but drops among baby boomers

Millennials often spend a much larger proportion of their salary on rental and mortgage payments

Evli - Best institutional asset manager in Finland for the fourth year in a row

Evli was also the most widely used institutional asset manager in Finland. 66 percent of the respondents use Evli's asset management services.

Unexplained wealth orders: The UK’s newest weapon in the war against dirty money

To spend £1.6m in a year, you’d need to buy the equivalent of that bracelet once every 11 days.

Will Cost Disclosure Be The ‘Halloween’ of MIFID II?

January 2019 is the month set for the first annual report for ex-post costs and charges disclosure, covering trades occurring in 2018.

Millennials and sustainable investing – a guide for the sceptical

And what about millennials, the very people this new investing culture has rushed out to greet?

Good cop/Bad cop – Speech by Sam Woods

On issues of common ground where there are shared challenges that the regulator and the firms collectively face, there is no inherent conflict between the public and private interest and the regulator plays the role of good cop.

A Bundesbank Economist Has a Radical Plan to Halve Italy's Debt

At such a rate “almost half of Italian government debt could be converted into solidarity bonds.

Danske Bank drops to last place in private banking survey: Prospera

The scandal led to the resignation of the bank’s former chief executive and the almost halving of Danske Bank’s share price since February.

ILS market interests converge to cultivate growth

2018 Global ILS Market Survey Report

Global billionaire wealth soars 19% to record £6.8 trillion

Now in its fifth edition, the report draws on UBS and PWC’s extensive client network and access to data, and aims to promote a deeper understanding of the billionaire population globally.

Brexit and financial services: where have we got to?

Speech by Andrew Bailey, Chief Executive of the FCA, delivered at the City Banquet, Mansion House, London.

From the UK to Australia to Canada, Responsible Investment weeks highlight growing demand for more sustainable investing

The demand from individual investors is becoming an ever-greater driver of this growth, with more and more clients asking their banks, pension funds, investment managers and financial advisers to align their finances with their own personal values.

Revealed: Winners of the Specialist Investment Awards 2018

Celebrating boutique and passive investing

Users of money management tech have double the national average of savings and overall wealth

Average net worth of a customer with a challenger bank account in addition to their main bank account is over a third higher than those without

"If you want a 10 year career in banking, just say yes and move your family"

"If you want a 10-15 year career in banking, you just say "Yes" when you're asked to move to Europe and you agree to go with your family,"

Reflections on the INSOL Europe Annual Congress

At the same time as the Isle of Man’s insolvency law comes under scrutiny, the EU are seeking to amend their own policies, to provide greater harmonisation of insolvency law across EU markets.

FSB reviews financial vulnerabilities and deliverables for G20 Summit

The Financial Stability Board Plenary met in Ottawa today.

Scotch Whisky Exports Show Strong Gains But Outlook Is Uncertain

Littlejohn highlighted sharp increases in exports to India and China, along with other emerging markets.

Barclays’ third quarter update beat expectations

These are good figures from Barclays today with the investment banking performance especially notable as that has been a weak point for some time.

The Medoc Winemakers are the Real Face of Bordeaux

The Crus Bourgeois is full of family-owned Médoc estates that have been producing exceptional and affordable wines for generations.

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