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Trump's path of least resistance - Standard Life Investments

Although risk assets have absorbed the shock well, government bonds have sold-off aggressively, seemingly in anticipation of a shift in the fiscal and inflationary landscape.

Sorting the Wheat from the Chaff: New research reveals the top equity fund managers

We therefore see this type of past performance analysis as a useful starting point rather than a complete formula for picking a fund,” said Hollands.

Barclays' CEO sees 'political pressure' on Fed after U.S. election

Britain's vote to leave the European Union would be less impactful than the election of Trump on the global economy and markets

How has the Private Client Service Industry been affected in the UK post Brexit?

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10 trends shaping the future of risk

New game, new rules

Brexit to hit European Private Equity investment harder than UK

Couple this with survey results revealing that Limited and General Partners expect Brexit to result in greater investment from UK-based investors and declining investment from Europe.

Uncertainty Around ‘Brexit’ Upends Tried and True Investing Strategies

Add to that a factor that is rising in importance and could play a dominant role next year.

Nick Baker: How can wealth managers get ahead of the fintech revolution?

What will the future look like?

New mums may have lost more than half a billion in pension rights due to benefit changes

Former pension minister warns a whole generation of women run the risk of getting reduced state pensions

Michael Page data leak blamed on Capgemini

Industry best practice is always to get users to change their passwords whenever a breach is detected

Private equity's appetite for fund overdrafts balloons

A big majority of buyout firms use or intend to adopt overdraft facilities

Private Banking in Switzerland and Liechtenstein: not an outdated concept

The number of asset-management institutions in Switzerland and in the Principality of Liechtenstein is also set to drop over the coming years

UniCredit set to receive five bids for Pioneer

There are three favorites that could present the best bids.

Financial crime will 'mutate and morph': FCA chief

The financial system been in providing effective prevention of financial crime?

Fighting financial crime – looking forward and back

Speech by Andrew Bailey, Chief Executive at the FCA, delivered at our Financial Crime Conference.

Ireland faces major disruption if Trump delivers on economic policies

Big cut in US corporation tax rate would lessen incentive to invest abroad

Why banks need consumers to detect imposters by Jeremy Newman, founder of ShowUp

Banks need to reconsider the security practices they put in place so as to allow consumers to tackle this fraud. Rather than continuing to impose a practice that everyone acknowledges is fundamentally flawed, banks need to reach out to consumers for help.

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