04/29/2016
Investors Intensify Fight Against High Pay For Poor Performance
As a succession of FTSE 100 and 250 companies saw revolts against remuneration, Weir Group became the new poster boy of institutional shareholders' anger in this area.
Comment, Analysis & Research
04/29/2016
Brexit Fears Turn Credit Suisse Bearish on London Housing Market
London’s residential-property market isn’t exactly rolling out the welcome mat for a possible Brexit.
04/29/2016
London overtakes Singapore as 2nd biggest offshore yuan clearing centre: SWIFT
Singapore overtook London in February 2014, but the trend started to reverse in January this year.
04/29/2016
Investors’ views on bonuses, talent pools and value creation poles apart from CEOs- but they agree on cyber threats and key markets
Redefining business success in a changing world
04/29/2016
UK tech startups ‘must be prepared for Brexit’
Although participants agreed that businesses and the general public are generally uninformed, it soon became clear that startups must be better prepared both financially and logistically for the possibility of leaving the EU.
04/29/2016
How to attract and retain high net worth clients
For financial advisory practices their real strength is in their personability and in having a personal relationship with individuals.
04/28/2016
Miton’s David Jane: From zero to hero
The year is proving challenging for those that seek to second guess the market
04/28/2016
The growth of Neobanks and Challenger Banks in the UK and Europe: Good News or Bad?
For decades, banking in Europe has been a one-size-fits-all solution – if you wanted banking services you went to one of the handful of large mainstream banks.
04/27/2016
The second hand annuity market – To sell or not to sell?: Tilney Bestinvest
“The FCA has also suggested that advice will be required if the value of the annuity income to be sold is above a certain level.
04/27/2016
UK growth slows ahead of Brexit vote - Schroders
Recent business surveys suggest nervousness amongst firms in the run up to the UK’s referendum on its EU membership, which may be prompting companies to postpone investment and hiring plans.
04/26/2016
International competitiveness: Britain in the global top ten
The UK was the 6th best location for business, according to the World Bank’s latest “Doing Business” report.
04/26/2016
Regulatory scrutiny sees asset managers ratchet up tax focus - PwC
A sophisticated operational tax function is becoming a prerequisite for asset managers, PwC said.
04/26/2016
Brexit myths debunked: The Leave campaign shouldn't fear arguing that leaving the EU would be good for the economy
Conventional commentariat wisdom has it that the EU referendum pits those concerned about economics versus those concerned about immigration.
04/26/2016
Keeping tabs on Britain's EU future
Because the impact of a British exit is so unknowable, the temptation to do nothing is quite human.
04/26/2016
Hargreaves Lansdown four cement Rich List places
Four former Hargreaves Lansdown executives saw their wealth surge by £379 million last year, cementing their places in the Sunday Times Rich List.
04/26/2016
Does it pay to ‘Sell in May’? - Tilney Bestinvest
With the start of May just days away, should investors heed the old adage to ‘Sell in May and go away, don’t come back till St. Leger Day’, which advocates selling out of the stock market for the summer months?
04/26/2016
St. James's Place - Brexit fears have subsided
John Wood of J O Hambro, and fund manager of the St. James’s Place’s General Progressive fund believes that large multinational companies may have their headquarters in London but “their performance is not driven necessarily by what happ
04/25/2016
Fitch Ratings affirms Cyprus at B+ with positive outlook
A number of factors, however, continue to weigh heavily on Cyprus' credit profile.
04/25/2016
The 11 richest hedge fund managers in Britain
The newspaper, which lists the 1,000 wealthiest individuals and families in the UK, ranked the richest hedge fund managers in Britain.
04/25/2016
Special Report: Biometrics and banking
Biometrics Research Group, Inc. believes that the financial services sector has emerged as a primary end-user market for biometrics technology worldwide.