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Global dividends break new record in 2017, with more to come for the year ahead

2017 was a great year for income investors with dividend growth broadly spread across countries and industries.

Diversify away from your dollars by Gary Dugan

I had to laugh. Moody’s entitled its recent reflections on the US economy

UK banks lagging behind global rivals

Major regulatory changes this year including Open Banking and GDPR, as well as ongoing Brexit negotiations, are impacting the sector.

Fund manager profile: Bordier UK’s Jamie MacLeod

The interview is a rare outing from MacLeod

The Prada Foundation will transform Milan’s contemporary art offering

As a privately-funded museum with ample space, it is able to take more creative risks than the city’s cramped public institutions

Roses are red, violets are blue, my Valentine was a no-show by Penny Lovell

Reeling as I was from my last-minute rejection, I did get to thinking about just how absurd (and absurd business) Valentine’s Day has become.

Few Wealthy Investors Deployed Cash in Meltdown, UBS Survey Says

Investors, business owners see market dip as temporary

Opportunity for Guernsey funds market as investor demands encourage managers to look at new structures

“There is no single structure right for every jurisdiction, investor base or opportunity set,” he said.

Assessing the risks to the upside of the US 10-year Government Bond Yield by Gary Dugan

The cycles of central bank balance sheet expansion have shaped the level of yields

ECB speech on instant payments in euro

Now, payments will be delivered as fast as emails, instant messages and streamed content.

Universal basic income could be used to protect people from robots taking jobs — study

The plan is costed at £14.5bn a year if it is fully subscribed to, and a total of £462bn over 13 years.

One in 10 offshore owned properties registered in the IOM

Some 44% of all properties owned by overseas companies in England and Wales are in London

Investors have renewed optimism for hedge funds in 2018, says Deutsche Bank survey

The context in which investors responded to the survey was after a strong year for risk assets globally.

European Banks Saddled With $1.2 Trillion in NPLs

Italy amassed its pile of non-performing loans during years of little or no economic growth.

Rocky relationships within asset management

Poor performance or fee competition are more often the spurs when companies shift their funds to new managers.

European and Asian hedge funds will be focus of 2018, predicts Deutsche Bank

Ashley Wilson, global co-head of prime finance and Europe, Middle East and Africa, (EMEA) head of equity trading at Deutsche Bank, said: “Investors appear more optimistic in their outlook for Europe and Asia.”

Active fund managers are performing better but are still "no better than a coin toss", says new research

The popularity of passive funds has been on the rise in recent years, though some asset managers who have traditionally offered both strategies, such as 7IM, have turned back to active management in preparation for slowing growth in indices.

Fasten your seatbelts, and (try to) enjoy the ride By Matthew Brittain, Investment Analyst at Sanlam UK

The great news for our investors is that we’ve been very focussed on this risk, and our portfolios were well prepared.

French bank Natixis posts surprise rise in quarterly profit

“We see a level of activity since the beginning of the year that should be positively impacted by this”.

The world is minting millionaires quicker than Goldman Sachs can keep up with them — and it's making a fortune off of them

The investment bank has just over 700 private wealth advisers who brought in a staggering $4.5 million in revenue each on average

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