11/30/2017
Armageddon Outta Here
Preparing For A Financial Disaster Might Not Be A Bad Idea
Comment, Analysis & Research
11/29/2017
Morning Coffee: Deutsche turning to Goldman Sachs for investment bank rescue. Slim pickings at Credit Suisse
Separately, while Deutsche has already promised bigger bonuses to its employees to prevent an exodus after some brutally low payouts last year, Credit Suisse is unlikely to follow suit.
11/29/2017
EU seeks new start with Africa — again
EU officials insist it’s different this time around.
11/29/2017
Daniel Godfrey On Where The People's Trust Went Wrong
‘Sometimes Things Have To Fail To Be Built On,’ Reflects Daniel Godfrey
11/29/2017
CISI welcomes Lord Mayor’s initiative to improve trust in business
The CISI expects all members to uphold this motto in their daily lives and be standard bearers for CISI and for absolute dedication to professionalism in financial services.
11/29/2017
Russia’s banking sector remains stable — World Bank report
The reports says despite the failure of some large private banks in 2017, the overall performance of the banking sector has been stable
11/28/2017
St. James’s Place – “Hammond’s Budget brings bad news”
Philip Hammond delivered a low-key Budget that targeted housebuilding but let pensions be
11/28/2017
Banks’ Desire for Integrated and Consistent View of Data - RESEARCH
The remaining 83% said that were planning to work on achieving suitably robust systems and procedures in light of mounting global regulatory challenges.
11/28/2017
Tax haven list to 'whitewash' EU culprits
There is no point in just having one country on the black list of tax havens
11/28/2017
Budget 2017: Financing Fintech Growth In The UK
The Patient Capital Review publishes responses to a consultation on how to finance growth in innovative firms as the UK continues to be the place for business and economy.
11/27/2017
GUEST ARTICLE: Help Philip Hammond - I need to sell my house! by Penny Lovell
So, I say three cheers for the Chancellor’s move to axe stamp duty for first-time buyers.
11/27/2017
Wealth Management - retro-fitting for success
As Bill Gates put it… ‘Banking is necessary, banks are not’
11/27/2017
North lagging behind the UK in terms of high-growth enterprises
In terms of private equity backed companies the north to lag behind and with 20 companies, has the second lowest figure out of all UK regions, eclipsing just the north east.
11/27/2017
A third of UK Wealth Managers opting for “correction protection”
As a result, a third of wealth managers (32%), who collectively manage in excess of £100bn, said they are holding cash across clients’ portfolios to protect against a correction.
11/27/2017
When size sucks by Tom Price
Social problems have the unfortunate tendency to grow at a geometric ratio with the growth of an organism of which they are a part, while the ability of man to grow with them, if it can be extended at all, grows only at an arithmetic ratio.
11/27/2017
Interest Rate Rise Set To Spark Platform Cash Questions
The lang cat reports that total AUA on platforms is now £493.7bn, with £377.9bn of that being retail advised assets.
11/27/2017
Luxembourg: Hub of European fund industry
This is because investor regulation in the EU embeds financial advantage in investing through European fund structures so European investors are steered to allocate to European funds.
11/27/2017
Royal Romance: Some taxing reasons Prince Harry may have popped the question
This option is not available to unmarried couples, as movement of assets between couples is a disposal for capital gains purposes and would negate the benefits of this exercise.
11/27/2017
“I joined Goldman Sachs as a VP. This is what they really look for”
We spoke to one very recent Goldman joiner who arrived as a VP from a European investment bank.
11/26/2017
Europe banks slash UK-related assets by €350bn
Banks’ liabilities also decreased over the same period, dropping from €1.67tn to €1.34tn, the European Banking Authority (EBA) said.