03/07/2018
Financial planning chief warns of advice ‘apocalypse’
Šindelář warned: “Both implicit and explicit costs are often not reflected by the regulators in their cost-benefit assessments."
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03/07/2018
Financial services profession’s confidence in UK economic outlook is on the up, says CISI
Of the 743 respondents, 35% were less optimistic about the UK’s economic prospects
03/07/2018
Geneva impact investing boutique strikes funds deal with Belgian group
The two groups revealed plans to jointly launch a diversified European closed-ended impact investment fund this year.
03/06/2018
Getting risk profiling right for multi-asset investments
Overall, the level of commitment the industry is demonstrating towards multi-asset solutions, namely in the creation of a dedicated sector
03/06/2018
Cyprus passport sales revealed
Following questions raised by Giorgos Perdikis concerning the transparency of the citizenship by investment aka passport for cash scheme the Cyprus News Agency reported the figures on Monday.
03/06/2018
Financial services organisations struggling to secure data effectively, says new research from Claranet
Worryingly, 69 per cent of respondents stated that they were not able to secure customer data effectively, with almost half (45 per cent) encountering challenges around securing customer details when trying to improve the digital user experience for cust
03/06/2018
Guernsey teams collaborate to assist locally domiciled fund on its lse admission
Guernsey is home to more non-UK entities on the London Stock Exchange than any other jurisdiction.
03/06/2018
Sugar tax: will it affect more than your wallet and waistline? By Shiraaz Abdullah, Global Equity Analyst at Sanlam UK
AG Barr, the manufacturer of Irn Bru, Rubicon and Tizer, made the bold move of completely replacing their traditional drinks with a lower-sugar equivalent.
03/06/2018
Toy story tells investors to take care on retail - Coutts
Store chains are finding it hard to cope with a weaker pound and diminished consumer confidence – with higher inflation and limited wage growth changing people’s spending habits.
03/06/2018
London Central Portfolio launch LCPAca Residential Index
London Central Portfolio (LCP), in conjunction with independent analysts Acadata has announced the launch of the LCPAca Residential Index, designed to provide the most comprehensive dataset available, tracking residential property prices and volumes withi
03/06/2018
Jupiter ‘must do better’ with 25% gender pay gap
Men account for 76% of all staff in the asset manager's highest-paid band
03/05/2018
My Kind of Rockefeller by Penny Lovell
He was as good as his word. During his lifetime, he gave an astounding $1 billion to charities.
03/05/2018
Prudential regulation ? by Tim Price
Berkshire, itself, provides some vivid examples of how price randomness in the short term can obscure long-term growth in value.
03/05/2018
Patrick Odier: «No Guarantee That My Kids Will Inherit My Job»
My children will never be appointed partners because I say so.
03/05/2018
Trade Does Matter by Gary Dugan
President Trump’s Trade wars risk undermining global growth and disrupting global markets
03/05/2018
Parliamentary committee probes UK's top 25 pension funds over climate risk mitigation
The UK's 25 largest defined benefit (DB) pension funds are being asked how they deal with climate risk after the government admitted a "widespread misunderstanding" of fiduciary duty.
03/05/2018
UK fund manager Hermes reports 30% gender pay gap
Difference between average male and female bonus over 60 per cent
03/02/2018
EIS Tax Relief: The Investors' Best-Kept Secret That Wealth Managers Aren't Sharing With You
People simply don’t seem to know what it is.
03/02/2018
Why economic growth (and rates) could increase faster than expected
The effect of the Bipartisan Budget Act of 2018, which detailed these plans (which also include a further $90 billion in disaster relief spending), will be felt far beyond the shores of the US.
03/02/2018
Cryptocurrencies failing as money, but technology has promise: Carney
Bitcoin, the best known cryptocurrency, soared in value from around $1,000 at the start of 2017