08/23/2017
Banks Should Fear Heft of Big Tech, Not Fintech
The report draws on interviews and workshops with hundreds of financial and technology experts.
Comment, Analysis & Research
08/23/2017
MPs probe university sector’s £12.6bn pensions deficit
Panel that took on BHS scandal focuses on largest shortfall of any UK retirement fund
08/23/2017
High net worth investors are yet to trust robo-advisers
Wealth managers also fared poorly in the survey with only 46% saying they would trust a discretionary manager to make their investment decisions.
08/23/2017
Activist hedge funds raid woman-led companies disproportionately
The data backs up the impression formed by anecdote.
08/22/2017
Meet the Rising Stars of Asset Management 2017
Financial News presents the 25 men and women under the age of 40 standing out in the European investment industry
08/22/2017
Hong Kong property investors go trophy hunting in London despite Brexit
Deals from mainland China already make up a smaller proportion of the activity from the region.
08/22/2017
T Rowe Price to absorb cost of external research
Group to pay for analysts’ work itself as industry readies for European rule change
08/22/2017
St. James’s Place – “Violence and Volatility – another week in the Trump presidency”
Donald Trump’s failure to condemn white nationalism has led to a walk out by senior business figures from Whitehouse councils.
08/22/2017
Research boutique's fees uncovered ahead of Mifid II
The firm also charges a single individual user $5,000 for access to its daily round-up of news and anyalsis.
08/22/2017
Rathbone deal is another case of seeking a percentage solution
Hover the magnifying glass over the figures, and the plot for this tie-up thickens
08/22/2017
Millennials are actually happy in their jobs — workers over 35, not so much
Broadly speaking, Robert Half's survey found that workers tend to get more jaded as their careers progress
08/22/2017
ITALY: New incentives set for high-net-worth individuals, entrepreneurs
Once in Italy, they will have their residence permit applications prioritized.
08/22/2017
Investor sentiment rebounds, but not for US equities
Investors are also bullish about emerging markets, which coincides with the news that the asset class has outpaced developed market growth.
08/22/2017
Managers invest to dodge financial risks of climate change
This leads Mr Jones to avoid companies investing in mineral or aggregate extraction, fossil fuel exploration and production.
08/21/2017
How do you solve a problem like productivity? by Penny Lovell
That the nation’s productivity has declined to pre-2007 levels should be a real cause for concern for business, especially when you compare our situation to the rest of our G7 peers.
08/21/2017
Maths versus magic by Tim Price
If investors were rational, they would choose their investments on the basis of valuation.
08/21/2017
Just what are you paying on your investments? by Justin Urquhart Stewart
While it flagged that a lot of good is achieved by the investment industry, the publication also identified a number of areas for improvement.
08/21/2017
Consumer Squeeze Puts Uk Equity UNder Pressure Summary - Coutts
The latest figures show the rate of growth has fallen, as expected, suggesting that consumers are feeling the pinch.
08/21/2017
Why Deutsche Bank Is at the Mercy of Regulators: QuickTake Q&A
But now it seems Cryan may have gotten ahead of himself.
08/21/2017
Italian Managed Wealth: Why Are Italian Investors Abandoning Fixed Income Assets?
Coming back to the three main points highlighted above, it’s worth trying to understand why these three patterns occurred, and why they are so significant in Italy, relative to other countries.