07/10/2018
SocGen CEO sees potential for 'incremental' acquisitions in Europe
Societe Generale last week agreed to buy part of German bank Commerzbank’s market activities.
Comment, Analysis & Research
07/10/2018
Revealed: The leading wealth managers of 2018
There are new entrants to the UHNW and HNW top tens of the Spear’s Wealth Managers Index, after another fascinating bull market year
07/09/2018
'Money,Money, Money' - five tips for intergenerational wealth... By Penny Lovell
The long and the short of it is that we all need to start talking money more and financial education has never been more important than today
07/09/2018
The long march of the bezzle by Tim Price
Easy money has a tendency to trigger what will, after the fall, become known as malinvestments.
07/09/2018
Ex-RBS Chief, a Symbol of British Banking Excess, Retires to Life in Scotland
Fred Goodwin, who helped turn RBS into an international powerhouse, was stripped of his knighthood and is no longer a banker
07/09/2018
Sovereign wealth funds start to cool on private equity
Fears grow that rising competition for assets will hurt returns
07/09/2018
Consumers are embracing AI and will reward organizations that offer more human-like AI experiences
The research also included interviews with several key industry stakeholders and academics.
07/09/2018
SocGen chairman calls on regulators to help strengthen Europe’s banks
“Europe is, in many ways, overbanked and there are still a lot of banks, some big banks and some small banks that are still struggling. But there’s not going to be an overnight solution,” Rudman added.
07/08/2018
Standard Chartered Europe boss defends bank’s culture after spate of resignations
Tracy Clarke said the company does not have a ‘toxic’ work environment.
07/08/2018
Small whisky distillers follow big brands into Asian markets
Independent Scotch producers target affluent and thirsty middle classes
07/06/2018
UK asset managers need to go further for LGBT staff
Investment body highlights areas where workers can be made to feel more comfortable
07/06/2018
6 major wealth funds agree to encourage greener economy
The document is to be formally presented during a meeting in Paris of the heads of the funds with French President Emmanuel Macron and Norwegian Prime Minister Erna Solberg.
07/06/2018
Morningstar Analyst Ratings – weekly update
Weekly roundup of Analyst Ratings and fund research reports
07/06/2018
Forty per cent of financial firms at risk of MiFID II penalties, research reveals
Employees in the survey agreed that if they could record and recall information more effectively
07/06/2018
Old Mutual Global Investors Reavels New Name
The name is inspired by the remarkable life of the scientist, artist and adventurer Maria Sibylla Merian.
07/05/2018
What do experts think about bankers invading the crypto space?
Are projects, such as IMMO, useful to the cryptocurrency world?
07/05/2018
Investors warned of bumpy path ahead – amid global trade tensions
Export-focused European companies may have more to lose from a conflict than their less export-dependent US counterparts, he added.
07/05/2018
Asset managers fear technology-driven new entrants
Nearly Two-Thirds of Asset Managers Plan to Launch Cross-Border Products
07/05/2018
The most important intelligence isn’t artificial…
A digital process engineer analyses, assembles and optimises these workflows, adjusting them constantly to maximise throughput and minimise friction.
07/05/2018
The new hot profile in London banking: anyone who's willing to do this
"It's still early days, but people are being asked to flag their willingness to go to Paris or Frankfurt."