07/24/2017
The party is not over yet for the world’s largest fund managers
Is profitability declining for all investment houses, asks Miles Johnson
Comment, Analysis & Research
07/24/2017
Pressure on banking sector: Competition and regulators will squeeze revenues
The banking sector is under renewed assault from tech-driven start-ups and aggressive regulators a decade after the credit crunch.
07/24/2017
Fund managers face $1m price tags for research
Banks are locked in tense negotiations over how much to charge investors under Mifid II
07/24/2017
London ‘venue of choice’ for Middle East listings
It would be good for Saudi Arabia and for London to form the Western venue for the listing.
07/24/2017
Buyers weigh active manager renaissance after H1 surge
Similar gulfs have emerged in the IA Global, Europe ex UK and Global Emerging Market sectors.
07/24/2017
The Netherlands is world’s biggest conduit to offshore tax havens: research
The building blocks of our method for identifying OFCs are what we call global ownership chains (GOCs)
07/24/2017
Steve Webb: How do we overcome advice scepticism?
It uses data on thousands of people from the Office for National Statistics’ wealth and assets survey who were tracked over time.
07/24/2017
Wealthtech scores record number of deals in Q2 2017
UK-based challenger bank Atom Bank received the most investment of any Wealthtech company in the first two quarters of 2017.
07/24/2017
Hedge fund risk remains a moveable feast
This persistent, low volatility environment has created nuanced responses.
07/23/2017
Why South Africans are moving to Malta
This is being driven by the low cost of investment as well as affordable property prices for those those currently looking in South Africa’s high-end market.
07/21/2017
The crowdfunding “phoenix”: The rise of a ‘trend’ to a ‘sector’ and the challenges ahead
Alternative finance and funding models such as crowdfunding, online marketplace, crowdinvesting and crowdlending are gaining an exponential growth each year across the world.
07/21/2017
Deutsche Bank Preparing for Hard Brexit, CEO Cryan Tells Employees
It is still likely Brexit will impact us significantly.
07/21/2017
If only we all had better memories
What’s interesting is that the public memory is as short-lived as the financial memory.
07/21/2017
Wealth Manager's 25 most popular fund managers in H1
The Citywire A-rated manager is currently responsible for investments and analysis in European smaller companies.
07/20/2017
Blairs’ £5million office
The most cost-effective way over the long term was to buy this building.
07/20/2017
One-third of card payments contactless
There was a particular rise in travel-related purchases, such as foreign currency exchanges and airport terminals.
07/20/2017
Catella: Sustainability funds gain ground with investors
The topic of sustainability has become a firm investment criterion in portfolio management. Sustainable pension and equity products remain the most popular asset classes.
07/20/2017
Old Europe is launching a new Europe - UBP
The calm after the storm.
07/20/2017
ECB warns stimulus programme still has a way to run
Where we only have to wait for wages and prices to follow a course towards our objective.
07/20/2017
Corporate philanthropy research paper wins European award
The researchers’ conclusions draw interesting recommendations for management of businesses and fundraising organisations.