08/07/2018
ABN AMRO reports net profit of EUR 688 million for Q2 2018
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08/06/2018
HSBC profit gets a lift from retail banking
Revenue rose 4.3% to $27.29 billion from $26.2 billion on higher margins on deposits and balance growth as well as favorable currency effects, the bank said.
08/06/2018
Stellar EU banks’ performance won’t last: Analysts
“But it’s also true that consensus forecasts had been lowered quite a bit recently,” he said, as banks were seen struggling to thrive in their traditional credit business.
08/06/2018
The Global CIO Office Weekly by Gary Dugan
Consensus forecasts are that global growth will be around 3% through the balance of the year - sufficient to provide upside risk to inflation or at least the threat of it.
08/06/2018
‘Jersey can work even closer with “good friend” Gibraltar’
Speaking to the JEP, Dr Garcia said: ‘As international finance centres, we have developed expertise, industry know-how and skill sets which others do not have.
08/06/2018
Brexit means London's financial star is falling. Which of its rivals is best placed to rise?
It isn't just a question of tax and regulation as bosses weigh up where to go. Their choice has to be somewhere that has the people they need, and can be counted on to attract them
08/06/2018
CII Chartered numbers down for first time in decade
The CII said it is seeking to introduce a new chartered title for managing general agents
08/06/2018
GAM CEO defends suspended Haywood’s investment strategy
Earlier today, the Zurich-based company’s shares rose as much as 4.1% on the news
08/05/2018
Who wants to be a millionaire? by Penny Lovell
The UK now only sits behind the USA, China and Japan in the international millionaire league table
08/05/2018
Preparing your firm for Brexit - FCA
The EU Withdrawal Act will convert existing direct EU legislation into UK law
08/03/2018
LGIM chief: We take whistleblower concerns ‘extremely seriously’
The head of Legal & General's asset management arm responds to the furore surrounding allegations of a poor workplace culture
08/03/2018
Blockchain Holds 'Significant' Value For Financial Services
With investment on the rise, blockchain is expected to transform a wide variety of industries in the coming years
08/03/2018
UK companies pay far more in dividends than pension contributions
FTSE 350 groups in 2017 paid seven times more to investors than pensions in aggregate
08/03/2018
Funding a long retirement by Sanlam
The pensions landscape is very different today.
08/03/2018
Jersey Finance paid for IEA report rubbishing 'hotbeds of tax evasion' claims
Rightwing thinktank issued publication saying tax havens boosted the wider economy
08/02/2018
Investment Association to set up Brussels outpost
UK's asset management trade body wants to stay close to Brussels despite the country's EU exit
08/02/2018
Luxury London property still a buyer’s market – but for how long?
The average discount buyers are getting has also dropped slightly since the first quarter which is another sign that things could be changing.
08/02/2018
Phil Smeaton, Sanlam UK on interest rate reaching highest level in a decade
Continuing positive employment figures and wage growth help to justify today’s increase and the Bank will be hoping that the economy strengthens in the second half of the year.
08/02/2018
Tangled web by Tim Price
Is it not more likely that discontent with the EU among member states is really about a disliking for imposed federalism, bureaucratic despotism and a disastrous failure by the EU Commission to handle unwanted and illegal immigration?
08/02/2018
Top UK banks aren't using the latest tech to secure transactions
Major UK banks have been slow to enforce the finance industry's recommended browser security requirements, but doing so could lock older devices out of their sites