02/18/2019
The U.K. is home to five fully fledged Islamic banks (all unrated) with more than 15 other banks (affiliates of conventional banks) offering Islamic financial services
02/18/2019
Nordea has spent years cutting costs, axing jobs and automating as much as possible to turn itself into a much leaner, nimbler organization.
02/15/2019
Gertjan Vlieghe’s estimate of weekly bill, £800m, is more than double battlebus ‘bonus’
02/14/2019
Revenue grew by an average 4.3 percent a year in 2016-2018, while return on tangible equity rose to 12.7 percent. The bank will issue new targets for 2019-2022 in June.
02/14/2019
A number of funds are also involved in real estate and infrastructure development projects.
02/14/2019
In the run-up to the Brexit, housing prices in London remained remarkably subdued in 2018.
02/14/2019
With around £750,000,000 unclaimed every year in gift aid, it’s no wonder a charity like Prism, whose mission is to streamline the admin associated with large-scale charitable gifting, has been going from strength to strength.
02/14/2019
King Carney fails to command the tides
02/13/2019
Brexit has become a divisive issue for the Labour leader and his party.
02/13/2019
The sluggish UK economy is symptomatic of the wider picture.
02/13/2019
Award-winning investment adviser, Susannah Gray, discusses the challenges and the opportunities for female advisers in a male dominated industry, everyday sexism and how technology is blazing a trail for the future.
02/13/2019
EU move part of efforts to tighten illicit financial flows
02/12/2019
The call for a transparent credit risk assessment process that incorporates ESG factors is gaining momentum, with research suggesting effective monitoring aids credit assessment
02/12/2019
This comes as almost half (46%) of respondents perceive legacy systems to be the biggest barriers to the growth of commercial banks, while 32% cite it’s the pressure to save money.
02/12/2019
The survey also captured an increase in the concerns of respondents on geopolitical and social concerns (ranked third as ‘volatility of the geopolitical landscape’ and fifth as ‘social discontent and local conflicts’).
02/12/2019
We are increasingly investing with technology-led investment managers
02/12/2019
A new paper says proxy voting records show that BlackRock, State Street and Vanguard often vote in favor of short-term proposals.
02/12/2019
The full-year 2018 net profit was good at EUR 2.3 billion.
02/11/2019
Insurers’ confidence levels in achieving their desired returns have also slipped from 61% to just over half at 54%.
02/11/2019
This is much more telling in the GDP figures for December where activity fell by 0.4%.