08/01/2017
Riddikulus spell to banish boggarts among peers by Justin Urquhart Stewart
It’s now 20 years since the first Harry Potter book hit the shelves.
Comment, Analysis & Research
07/31/2017
The Business Case for Reinvention by Penny Lovell
“I reinvented my image so many times that I’m in denial that I was originally an overweight Korean woman” – David Bowie
07/31/2017
Every generation of investors has its darlings... by Tim Price
Given what John Maynard Keynes and his acolytes have done for the economy and financial system, there is a grim irony in his followers doing the same thing for their own life savings.
07/31/2017
Who’s topped the latest Spot the Dog list?
Aberdeen reappears as the asset manager with the most poorly performing fund, alongside St James’s Place
07/31/2017
Are millennials wasting money on status symbols?
If millennials are obsessed with showing off luxuries, there could be a sobering reason
07/31/2017
Independent directors have no impact on banks’ risk-taking
Governance reforms less important than regulation, study finds
07/31/2017
Britain Could Lose 40,000 Investment Bankers After Brexit
The economics really start to bite when banks start to deploy financial resources.
07/31/2017
Are UK ‘Dog funds’ facing extinction?
No Global Emerging Market funds hit Bestinvest’s filters in this edition.
07/31/2017
WM Survey: 50% of readers shift portfolios for rising rates
The surprise fall in June inflation figures to 2.6% from 2.9% in the prior month was widely perceived to have earned the BoE some breathing space.
07/31/2017
Survey reveals communication preferences of UK banking customers
Customer satisfaction was found to be high among UK banking customers.
07/27/2017
Multi-asset funds favoured by first time investors
The poll revealed among first time investors, only 6 per cent had allocated to fixed income and just 5 per cent of advisers said they preferred global equities.
07/27/2017
UK will become ‘cultural desert’ if attitudes towards philanthropy do not change – fundraising chief
This is because they simply do not have access to this wealth, which is concentrated in London and focused on a few organisations.
07/26/2017
GDP: "growth is clearly becoming harder to come by" Close Brothers Asset Management
The UK’s economy is a long-way from grinding to a halt, but growth is clearly becoming harder to come by.
07/26/2017
Coutts Luxury Price Index Lifts The Lid On Rising Price Pressures
Our new research finds that, in the last year, luxury goods and services came with higher inflation than more mainstream products.
07/26/2017
Wealth Management at a Crossroads: 11 Trends to Watch
The results of this research are the basis of our paper 'Wealth Management at a Crossroads'. It shares the insights gained from one-to-one interviews with wealth management executives from 12 of the top 50 UK wealth management firms representing
07/26/2017
When will the music stop? Dating the global business cycle
By creating business cycle indicators from a wide range of economic and financial data, we can get a better idea of the maturity of the current cycle.
07/26/2017
Clients urge Northern Trust to ringfence UK assets on Brexit risks
They want it segregated
07/26/2017
Older people increasingly caught by pension scams
Age is also a big factor in falling for a scam.
07/25/2017
Passive managers are increasingly interested in ESG
Regulators have contributed further with the adoption of stewardship codes in several countries, including the UK, Switzerland and most recently Japan.
07/25/2017
Can John Cryan Save Deutsche Bank From Itself?
Despite a legacy of troubles and now questions about Trump, the CEO says the worst is behind Deutsche. His overhaul could be the $1.9 trillion lender’s last, best chance.