03/26/2018
Outright lies from a forged source by Tim Price
Not all social media are created equal.
Comment, Analysis & Research
03/26/2018
Bank Accounts to Vanish Within Five Years
Retail banking is ready for digital disruption and accounts will disappear and be replaced, according to Marcus Schenk.
03/26/2018
Sustainability is more than important, it is urgent, says HSBC’s ‘green chief’
The Paris Agreements were signed in 2015 under United Nations auspices
03/26/2018
Where now for investors as low-interest era finally ends?
Investors in banks and tech companies could make money as rates start to rise, but telco and bond investors might lose out
03/26/2018
Broaden crypto outlook beyond Bitcoin, investors urged
By market cap, Bitcoin is the world’s largest, followed by Ethereum (second) and Ripple (third). Litecoin is fifth and Dash is tenth.
03/26/2018
Standard Life is fastest growing advised platform
Meanwhile annual sales were £126bn, a record-breaking level and up 34 per cent against 2016.
03/26/2018
London pips NY to remain top financial centre – GFCI 23 reveals
Accordingly, this latest Index has placed the UK capital on as score of 794/1,000, against New York on 793/1,000.
03/23/2018
The Bahamas’ Expects Removal from the EU List of Non-Cooperative Jurisdictions for Tax Purposes
The deadline for full compliance with the COCG criteria is December 2018.
03/23/2018
deVere CEO: Twitter boss is wrong to be so bullish Bitcoin
The comments from Nigel Green, founder and CEO of deVere Group, follows bullish Bitcoin claims from Jack Dorsey, the chief executive of social media giant, Twitter.
03/23/2018
Women in finance: keeping up the pressure for progress
Speech by Megan Butler, Director of Supervision - Investment, Wholesale and Specialists at the FCA, delivered to the Women in Finance Summit, London
03/23/2018
Good governance for good decisions
Speech by Danièle Nouy, Chair of the Supervisory Board of the ECB, Second banking supervision conference, “Governance expectations for banks in a changing financial environment”
03/23/2018
Investment Consultants Market Investigation
Working paper: Asset manager product recommendations
03/23/2018
Four things to remember when selling your business - Coutts
We found that, although much can be done to maximise the chances of a successful business exit, few entrepreneurs took the time to understand what precisely they need to do.
03/22/2018
Why high net worths are leaving the UK
It revealed a 2% decline in the UK’s ultra-HNWI population from 2016 to 2017 – and a 6% decline from 2012 to 2017 – despite the fact that the number of ultra-wealthy individuals rose 10% globally last year.
03/22/2018
CMU, Brexit and ESA review – What’s next?
The opinions themselves were an important step towards mitigating risks to supervisory convergence from Brexit.
03/22/2018
World's top wealth fund says opposed Musk's $2.6 billion pay deal
The fund has said it wants companies it invests in to offer simpler pay packages without long-term incentive plans.
03/22/2018
London Stock Exchange and City UK report on fintech financing ambitions
Fintechs will continue to raise capital, increasingly through the public markets
03/22/2018
Europe emerging as global InsurTech hub - Accenture
According to the report, the number of insurtech deals increased 39 percent globally in 2017, with the total value of deals up 32 percent, to US$2.3 billion.
03/22/2018
Agreeing the Purpose of Family Wealth
A family will probably include a number of individuals with differing abilities, personalities, interests and aspirations which are not always easily reconciled.
03/22/2018
Global Tech Spending Forecast: Banking Edition, 2018
Margin pressures in core areas of the business are pressuring banks to increase spending on IT