02/27/2017
WH Ireland battles to shake off past in 'transformational' year
Private Wealth Management assets under management rose by 14% to £2.87 billion, while discretionary assets under management increased by 32% to £1,016m.
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02/27/2017
GAM Holding says receives request for AGM agenda items
GAM will be publishing its 2016 annual results on 2 March 2017 along with an update on its strategic initiatives.
02/27/2017
Savings, investing, pension, Richard Harrington, wealth
Expats might want to choose offshore investments for tax reasons.
02/27/2017
Upstart analysts show banks the way in new era for research
The business idea came from the fact that no one uses the sell-side on the buy-side and they certainly don't use it in the right way.
02/24/2017
Top divorce lawyer Stowe pockets 'over £10m' after selling firm to private equity
Livingbridge has invested in more than 100 companies including recruitment firms Frank Recruitment Group and Staffline.
02/24/2017
Charles Stanley launches Political Stability index
High correlation between political risk and volatile markets
02/24/2017
Documents reveal UK cannot stop Green Investment Bank from fund fracking after sale
Shale gas and ‘clean’ coal are, for instance, less carbon intensive and more efficient than the old coal plants still powering the UK.
02/24/2017
Investigation launched into EU referendum spending returns of Vote Leave and Britain Stronger in Europe
Issues also found with returns by Labour Leave, Ukip, Liberal Democrats and Conservatives IN
02/24/2017
German central bank chief renews efforts to woo British banks
We should not count on economic sanity being the main guiding principle.
02/24/2017
BASF weigh on European shares at end of positive week
The world's largest chemicals group said it would return to earnings growth after higher petrochemical prices bolstered fourth-quarter profit.
02/23/2017
UK family firms braced for brexit but lag behind World rivals
PwC found more than nine-in-10 UK family businesses anticipated growth and more than nine in 10 (94%) were confident of growing their core business in existing markets.
02/23/2017
Man who killed banker with one punch cleared of murder
He denied intending to seriously hurt the 30-year-old and said he was just annoyed at one of his victim’s friends for making a racist comment.
02/23/2017
Emerging-Markets Hedge-Fund Assets Reach Record in '16, HFR Says
Global hedge-fund assets increased by $121.6 billion in 2016 to $3.02 trillion, it showed.
02/23/2017
Questor: the discounted trusts whose managers have 'skin in the game’
Every year, analysts at Canaccord Genuity, the stockbroker, compile a list of the investment trusts in which the managers (and boards) have the largest stakes.
02/23/2017
KPMG: Consolidation Will Transform Insurance Sector
The event is scheduled to hold on the 28th of February 2017.
02/23/2017
Commercial Bar under fire for promoting Dubai as a world arbitration centre
UAE ‘an immature’ legal system that is ‘subject to regular abuse’, says UK charity
02/23/2017
London analysts upgrade Hungary growth forecast on VAT cuts, EU funds, base effects
A weaker than expected GDP outcome in 2016 also provides a favorable base effect.
02/23/2017
M&A activity hits record level, reports BDO analysis
The number of deals was the highest recorded since the second quarter of 2008.
02/23/2017
Deutsche Bank Loses Ground in Trading as JPMorgan Thrives
Deutsche Bank's negotiations with U.S. prosecutors last year over alleged mortgage misdeeds rattled investors
02/23/2017
Smart Beta Needs to be Viewed in Strategic Context
Europe's investors should not despair even after negative returns