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One in five Germans will bequeath at least €250,000 in inheritance

What people do with their inherited homes is also changing.

Wealth 'begins at £134,170 a year'

The figure is nearly five times the national average wage of £28,000.

Focus on Finance - June 2017

Delegates heard from expert speakers about how the international wealth management industry is responding to unprecedented market disruption, regulatory change and the rise of post-truth politics.

“The worlds of art, philanthropy and business are absolutely intertwined” – Jorge M. Perez

This is a wonderful achievement and largely down to Melinda Gates. However there is a danger which Marc Benioff, has encountered: “I have failed a lot in my philanthropy, where I will make philanthropic contributions and they just won’t be eff

Irish bonus as European Central Bank set to keep rates low for longer

Washing over the EU is a flurry of supportive economic figures; from robust unemployment data to solid GDP data.

Wealth funds question UK’s future as EU investment hub

Sovereign investors say Brexit poses threat to long-term appeal

JPMAM investor survey points to asset allocation shifts because of European regulation

The survey also suggests that treasurers are first and foremost focused on capital preservation and liquidity, though yield remains an important consideration.

Millennials' tech ideals pose challenge for advisers

'Quasi solution' most popular, research finds

Global recovery drives World Bank triple growth upgrade for UK economy

The international body expects the global economy to expand by 2.7pc this year.

How asset managers can transcend digital disruption

Enter the vortex

London’s Brexit Apocalypse Is Nowhere in Sight

A year after the Leave vote, Britain’s capital is scheming to dominate global finance, Europe be damned.

Italy ailing banks may lose $11 billion in bad loan sales

Italy is struggling to fix a crisis legacy of about 360 billion euros of soured loans in its banks’ balance sheets that is holding back credit and weighing on the country’s weak recovery.

‘Urgent’ need to address confusion around ethical investment in UK

Half of the UK’s eligible population is investing their personal wealth in a way that will benefit society, or are interested in doing so, according to a report by Ethex.

Spend more money on the public space – for all our sakes

Imagine designing a long-distance transport system for a nation that did not possess one.

St. James’s Place – “Machine learning: AI and commodities”

As Ford’s CEO lost his job to the head of the driverless car division on one continent, the current Go world number one lost to a computer program called AlphaGo on another; however it is all too easy for investors to get carried away by such hi-tec

EValue comments on ING's robo-advice report

It’s a bit like asking would you be prepared to get into a self-driving car when you have no information about who has built it or whether it has been adequately tested in all road conditions.

London house prices to soar by 11.88 per cent by 2021 with Camden, Westminster and Wandsworth likely to see biggest rises

The average overall price increase in London over the 2017-2021 period is expected to be 2.27 per cent per annum compared to 1.31 per cent in the UK.

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