08/31/2018
Fund Managers Cite Data, Regulation as Major Challenges – State Street
The survey found that 64 percent of asset managers have an increased appetite for launching cross-border products in the next five years.
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08/31/2018
Unbowed by Brexit, Swiss bank seeks clients in ‘red hot’ north
Baer wants to increase its assets under management in the UK and Ireland by 43% to about £20bn ($26bn) by 2020.
08/31/2018
Germany Eyes European Banking Champion in Fix for Deutsche Woes
Finance Minister Scholz bemoans Germany’s lost banking power
08/31/2018
Doubts grow on Commerzbank strategy
Commerzbank’s revamp has yet to bear fruit and it’s at risk of being evicted from the DAX. But CEO Martin Zielke remains committed to his strategy of digital change and growth.
08/31/2018
IDD incompatible with UK Brexit proposals
As it stands, enhanced equivalence will mean brokers will lose access to European markets, argues White.
08/31/2018
Cash ISAs demand continues to crumble
The data released today updates the ISA statistics to include the 2017/18 tax year.
08/31/2018
DFMs mull financial crisis causes a decade on
Lehman Brothers collapsed in September 2008
08/30/2018
UK's wealth rises as land values soar by £450bn in a year
Land now 51% of UK’s net worth – a huge transfer of wealth to landowners, say campaigners
08/30/2018
Amundi sees Wall Street's bull run continuing before slowdown in 2019-20
Amundi’s analysts expect a soft landing for the U.S. economy next year and in 2020, to a gross domestic product growth of 2 percent in 2020 as a result of the combination of trade barriers, higher inflation, higher interest rates, lower productivity
08/30/2018
1.8m expats urged to ‘no deal Brexit’ proof their finances
“They should seek to make their financial strategies ‘no deal Brexit’ proof.”
08/30/2018
Fewer employers willing to fund financial advice
The research was collated from around 10,000 calls to employers that are representative of the UK company population, followed by in-depth inverviews with 300 businesses ranging from 30 to 38,000 employees.
08/30/2018
Future profit dips in financial services 'inevitable'
Investors generally place a higher value on secular growth businesses than on "cyclical" companies
08/28/2018
GAM outlines liquidation plan for unconstrained/absolute return bond funds
GAM Holding AG / GAM outlines liquidation plan for unconstrained/absolute return bond funds.
08/28/2018
Are women poised to take over the leadership of two great City institutions?
The second job that has CVs fluttering is that of chief executive of Royal Bank of Scotland.
08/28/2018
Brexit: Six things that wealth managers should account for to get Brexit-ready
Business preparation, regardless whether it’s a hard Brexit, needs to cover multiple touch points
08/28/2018
Growth at any price....... or value?
The US of course had a significant budget deficit problem long before the Trump Presidency moved to cut taxes
08/27/2018
Getting to Know Your Clients' Children! What Reverse Mentoring Has Taught Us by Penny Lovell
Over to Alexa…..!
08/27/2018
Less is more by Tim Price
One of the most iconic print ads of all time is Helmut Krone’s Think Small for the VW Beetle:
08/27/2018
Greece was never bailed out – it remains locked in an EU debtor's prison
Punitive conditions attached to the ‘rescue’ package mean the Greek financial tragedy may never end
08/27/2018
China and Britain to discuss 'top notch' free trade deal
Britain has pushed a strong message to Chinese companies that it is fully open for business as it prepares to leave the EU next year