08/14/2018
Best European cities to live in
Manchester in particular has shown resilience in the city’s recovery from a recent, high-profile terrorist attack, which previously shook up stability.
Comment, Analysis & Research
08/13/2018
Endangered: the pensions industry
One pension industry representative who lobbied against the levy described a bruising encounter with the minister to Michelle Maher, a doctoral student at Maynooth University.
08/12/2018
Speaking truth to power by Tim Price
Informed and disciplined capital allocation – whether of unitholders’ funds, or of disparate corporate revenues – is the bedrock of our portfolios and moreover the heart of the modern free enterprise economy.
08/12/2018
Governments Around The World Must Rethink Their Structure In The Face of Disruption
Rising Citizen Expectations, Rapid Technological Change, and Increasing Complexity Are Putting Major Pressure on Government—and Making the Traditional Hierarchical Public-Sector Structure Dangerously Outdated
08/10/2018
Investors favour green and community schemes
This underlines the true motivations of such investors who want to feel more personally connected to their investments
08/09/2018
Irish domiciled funds’ assets surpass EUR2.5tn
These figures reflect the underlying development of the fund industry in Ireland.
08/09/2018
UniCredit Eyes Growth Again as Mustier Clean-Up Nears Completion
The 57-year-old Frenchman, who took over two years ago and has pledged to build a leading pan-European lender, is among the few bank executives to be able to prioritize growth again.
08/09/2018
HSBC: Earth is running out of the resources to sustain life
A group of analysts at HSBC said in a note that cited research from the Global Footprint Network (GFN) that the world spent its entire natural resource budget for the year by August 1
08/09/2018
Brexit and the Jersey real estate market – implications, progress and outcomes
Although the Channel Islands are not presently part of the EU (albeit Ogier's Luxembourg office gives us a platform within the EU), there are certain aspects of shared co-operation from which we benefit.
08/08/2018
Survey suggests Manchester is on the radar of Middle East property investors
Almost 70% of investors agreed that rental yields in northern cities are greater than London, with over a third of investors revealing that they choose UK cities based on where capital growth is strongest.
08/08/2018
Hedge Funds Are a Top Investor Preference in Second Half: Credit Suisse
Nontraditional investment vehicles are becoming mainstream, a poll finds.
08/08/2018
Commerzbank profit boosted by higher revenues
The bank slightly adjusted its 2018 outlook and said it expects higher underlying revenues
08/08/2018
Fourth Business Women Scotland Awards headline sponsors are named
Royal Bank of Scotland and Dentons back the awards - in partnership with Scottish Business Insider - which will be held in Glasgow in November
08/08/2018
How big banks are squeezing you
Four major banks have said they will pass on the rate rise to mortgage customers
08/08/2018
Here's how much you really earn as an MD at Credit Suisse and UBS in London
They're not new, but they are buried on the Swiss banks' websites and we've only just come across them.
08/08/2018
Sanlam UK’s Income Study – White List July 2018
The study monitors the performance of all UK equity income funds every six months.
08/08/2018
ESMA Responds to EIOPA Questions on AIFMD
The European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) has sent a letter to the European Insurance and Occupational Pensions Authority (EIOPA) in response to certain AIFMD-related questions raised by EIOPA relating to the AIF definition and leverage.
08/08/2018
Imbalance in the State of the M&A Scene of Swiss Independent Asset Management Industry
Many of them are using external custodians and third-party fund managers and tend to focus on advising their end clients on investment strategy and fund/asset allocation.
08/08/2018
The big danger facing UK’s pensions firms
Insurers invest in these loans to fund pensions, and the pensions themselves are also covered by the FSCS.
08/08/2018
Chinese invest millions in bottles of Bordeaux...
European and British customers account for the bulk of customers at 50 per cent, while 10 per cent were from America and the rest of the world.