07/02/2018
Alarm bell over ‘valley of death’ for mid-sized asset managers
Outlook for companies with no competitive edge is bleak, warns Bain
Comment, Analysis & Research
07/02/2018
Guernsey picks up new pensions business in first year offering regulated schemes
Professional corporate trustees of Guernsey pension schemes have long been regulated, but the new regime means schemes themselves are now also regulated.
07/02/2018
Sanlam's Top Summer Reads... by Penny Lovell
The bloody menopausal episode in the oligarch’s bathroom is worth the price of admission alone!
07/02/2018
Let green finance flourish – London is sowing the seeds of future sustainability
London is already a leading centre for infrastructure finance, with more than 250 foreign banks based here, as well as a huge number of large institutional investors with assets under management of more than $100bn available to be deployed globally.
07/02/2018
Nucleus reveals wealth strategy in IPO launch
The business said the value of these products was likely to be critical to smaller operators in both wealth and advice markets as vertically integrated rivals use their scale and reach to enhance margin.
06/29/2018
They might see themselves as the poor relations of the baby boomer generation... but millennials can look forward to getting inheritances of around £200,000
Rising prices, subdued wage growth locked millennials out of housing market
06/29/2018
Sir Bob Geldof, Gina Miller and other Prestigious Speakers Share Their Perspectives on How the Finance Industry can Contribute to a Better Society
Mr Krancenblum highlighted that, at SGG, the objective is to create a better society and a sustainable business, two concepts which go hand in hand.
06/29/2018
‘I hate the term EM’: DWS’ CIO new three-tiered view
Looking into 2019, Kreuzkamp said the team does not see a recession on the horizon.
06/28/2018
Bankers on the breadline: why you still feel poor on $200k
Another third are neutral. Another third are unhappy. More tellingly, 27% say their earnings don't cover their "lifestyle requirements" - even though 58% of them are earning $100k+ (£75k).
06/28/2018
Lux in flux: Selectors debate the financial hub’s future
You are seeing more and more family offices and administrative service providers in relation to private banking
06/28/2018
Monaco’s building boom spreads on to land reclaimed from the sea
Last year saw the largest number of new homes ever built in the tiny city-state
06/28/2018
Morning Coffee: How to set up a hedge fund if you're not Greg Coffey or Michael Gelband. BoA's top female traders are heading for Paris
ust ask all the quant funds (start-ups and veterans alike) for whom 2018YTD has been a half-year to forget.
06/28/2018
FCA publishes update on wide-ranging review of retail banking sector
The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has today published an update on its Strategic Review of Retail Banking Business Models.
06/28/2018
Financial Stability Report - June 2018
The Financial Stability Report sets out our Financial Policy Committee's view on the stability of the UK financial system and what it is doing to remove or reduce any risks to it.
06/28/2018
Wealth managers ‘taking advantage’ of clients’ trust
Half of UK investors don’t know what they are being charged by their wealth manager, according to UK discretionary manager Netwealth.
06/28/2018
Guernsey’s ILS market outstripping 2017 performance
The total number of international insurers in Guernsey stood at 853 at the end of 2017
06/28/2018
UK wealth manager AUM nears record £1 trillion
The UK Wealth Management Industry Report covered 176 firms, all with a minimum £50m of investment assets.
06/28/2018
FCA retirement outcomes review - commentary from Jeanette Makings, Close Brothers
“Individuals need to be given the tools and the confidence to make both comparative choices between providers and evaluate their existing provider."
06/28/2018
Blockchain Tech set to “Overthrow” Current Banking System: ABM AMRO Exec
“We created banking as a service solution."
06/27/2018
Auto-enrollment ‘not the answer’ to SE pension crisis: Old Mutual Wealth
The IPSE report, entitle How to solve the self-employed pensions crisis highlighted a number of areas of concern relating to retirement planning and savings for self-employed individuals in the UK.