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.
Comment, Analysis & Research
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
02/12/2019
Research: Asset Management Giants Don’t Walk the Walk On Long-Termism
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
ABN AMRO reports net profit of EUR 2,325 million for FY 2018
The full-year 2018 net profit was good at EUR 2.3 billion.
02/11/2019
Schroders Institutional Investor Study 2018
Insurers’ confidence levels in achieving their desired returns have also slipped from 61% to just over half at 54%.
02/11/2019
UK economic growth slowed in Q4 of 2018, the weakest since 2012
This is much more telling in the GDP figures for December where activity fell by 0.4%.
02/11/2019
Regulatory Outlook | Brexit 'no deal' special by Osborne Clark
Consider the wider impact on regulation Brexit continues to take up time and resource – not only for businesses but also for legislators and regulators.