02/19/2019
Morningstar Fund Ratings: Weekly Round-up
Kaynor was hired in 2013 and quickly became director of research.
Comment, Analysis & Research
02/18/2019
When Good News and Bad News is Good News by Gary Dugan
Consumer spending at around 68% of the US economy is clearly important.
02/18/2019
High net worths believe in ESG but yet to proactively invest
Canaccord Genuity WM survey finds responsible investing is more important for female investors
02/18/2019
Is your company's pension plan aligned with its climate commitments?
The findings are based on a survey of 25 FTSE 100 companies with some of the largest defined contribution (DC) pension schemes.
02/18/2019
Report assesses the implications of a No-Deal Brexit for Islamic Finance
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 CEO Hits Back at ‘Impatient’ Critics With Revenue Message
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
Cost of Brexit to UK economy running at £40bn a year – Bank rate-setter
Gertjan Vlieghe’s estimate of weekly bill, £800m, is more than double battlebus ‘bonus’
02/14/2019
Credit Agricole's Q4 profits beat forecasts, meet targets a year early
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
Making fund administration simple for private equity funds with real property investments
A number of funds are also involved in real estate and infrastructure development projects.
02/14/2019
Indian HNIs eye London property after Brexit
In the run-up to the Brexit, housing prices in London remained remarkably subdued in 2018.
02/14/2019
How Can We Make Philanthropy Easy for High Net Worth Individuals? by Penny Lovell
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
Is Mark Carney the biggest Cnut in the world? by Tim Price
King Carney fails to command the tides
02/13/2019
What does Jeremy Corbyn really think about Brexit?
Brexit has become a divisive issue for the Labour leader and his party.
02/13/2019
"We’re indisputably in a mid-cycle slowdown" UK inflation - Nancy Curtin, Close Brothers
The sluggish UK economy is symptomatic of the wider picture.
02/13/2019
As a woman, you are somewhat of a rarity in this sector’
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 Blacklists 23 countries posing risks
EU move part of efforts to tighten illicit financial flows
02/12/2019
Call for credit rating agencies to fully embrace ESG
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
Banks Set to Invest in Legacy Systems to Combat Challenger Bank Threat
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
Axa sees ‘striking’ rise in perception of climate change risk
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
The future is shaking hands with robots, says Lloyds Bank PB CIO
We are increasingly investing with technology-led investment managers