05/16/2017
Scicluna speaks to Berlin press to challenge German ‘offshore’ claims
Maltese finance minister Edward Scicluna to meet German press in Berlin to challenge German minister’s ‘offshore’ claims
Comment, Analysis & Research
05/16/2017
Fintech is about to become a big part of the CFA exams. This is what you should know
The first category includes financial analysis, big data analytics, artificial intelligence, machine learning and algorithmic trading.
05/16/2017
Millionaires foresee Brexit boost to wealth but admit short-termist attitude
Helpful for their finances
05/16/2017
IT dominates and just four women are in Quote’s under-40 rich list
Together, the top 100’s assets have gone up 45% on a year ago to €2.3bn, Quote says.
05/15/2017
Banks braced for ‘hundreds of millions’ in Brexit costs
North American, Swiss and Asian groups are likely to be hardest hit
05/15/2017
Advisers favour UK equities over US - Aegon UK
After UK equities, emerging markets also proved popular with advisers, having been unloved in the markets for a while, with 20% believing that they will generate the ‘best return’ over the medium to long term
05/15/2017
Luxembourg is emerging as the go-to destination for insurers fleeing London post-Brexit
The firm well-known for covering high net worth clients became the third major insurer to announce a new EU office in Luxembourg.
05/15/2017
Brexit contingency plans are eating into availability of finance jobs in Britain
Those who did find new jobs in April got an average of a 17% pay rise.
05/15/2017
A last hurrah for us dinosaurs
City workers’ comp has fallen by 40% since the crisis of 2008/09.
05/15/2017
Half of advisers hit by cyber attacks
It comes after last week's global cyber attack which affected computer systems in the private and public sector.
05/14/2017
Barclays ‘Compass’: Prospects For The World Economy Are Brightening
The report also assigned an overweight allocation to Emerging Markets Equities as the business cycle continues to firm up, a view that is supported by stabilization of business confidence surveys and trade data.
05/14/2017
Robo advice for wealth and asset management firms
​Robo-advising offers new opportunities for financial institutions. It also exposes them to new risks that shouldn’t be underestimated.
05/13/2017
Millennial wealth gap leads to concerns over intragenerational fairness
For those who cannot turn to their parents there may be a consolation prize.
05/12/2017
Aberdeen unsure about Asia job cuts on merger with Standard Life
Standard Life expects the merged company to achieve 75% of the annual cost savings by the end of its second year.
05/12/2017
Central Banks and disruptive technologies pushing economies to the edge
The 8th annual Guernsey Funds Forum was opened by Guernsey Finance Chief Executive, Dominic Wheatley, who highlighted the island's sixth straight quarter of growth for the investment funds sector.
05/12/2017
UK Government nets £500m from Lloyds as Uber faces major backlash
THE UK Government is to make a £500m profit after UK taxpayers bailed out Lloyds with £20.3 billion pounds.
05/12/2017
Stacked up: Are technology providers up to the replatforming workload?
Fears grow over whether just four providers can handle the huge replatforming challenge
05/11/2017
EU announces a new phase in relations with Sudan
Nine diplomatic missions of EU countries in Khartoum, a number of government officials, representatives of Sudanese political parties, civil society, the media, the diplomatic corps, religious leaders and community leaders attended the gathering.
05/11/2017
London will lose its European tech leadership status because of Brexit
A total of 39% of respondents said it is harder to raise money for tech in London now than it was a year ago
05/11/2017
Secrets of Success: Investec Wealth & Investment's London office Louise Hall
About 20 years ago I was invited to join a newly formed technology committee, making sure the systems investment managers use are designed well.