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Bankers fear loss of one-quarter of business to fintech firms

Incumbents believe 23% of their business could be at risk due to further innovation in fintech, with traditional banking and payments feeling the most heat.

London Remains Top Investment Location For Middle East Despite Brexit Fears

Wealthy Middle Eastern investors still rank London as their top city of choice for real estate investment, despite increased uncertainty in the market ahead of the EU referendum, new research shows.

UK asset managers face retail cost hit after any messy EU exit

With a referendum three months away, many asset managers are weighing how they might cope with a 'Brexit', including the possible loss of the right to sell funds freely across the bloc.

ECB's Hansson wary on bank's new stimulus measures - paper

Hansson, who is also Estonia's central bank governor, was one of the few dissenters of the ECB's unexpectedly big stimulus package last Thursday, which included rate cuts and a fresh round of ultra cheap loans.

Budget 2016 - The Morning After... by Jason Hollands, Tilney Bestinvest

On Budget day we all get caught up with snap reactions to this or that item, but sometimes you need to sleep on it all to crystallise your thinking and see the bigger narrative.

Deception scams drive increase in financial fraud - FFA UK

The data highlights the increasing threat posed by impersonation and deception scams, alongside the growth in sophisticated online attacks such as data breaches and malware, showing the importance of protecting personal information.

European investment banking strategies too similar, says HSBC

"Other products, such as prime services, are being negatively affected by the increasing leverage ratio requirements."

PwC: Banking Execs Fear Risk Due to Fintech Innovation & Disruption

Some statistics include: Incumbents believe 23% of their business could be at risk

Stay Invested: update from Glyn Owen, Investment Director, Momentum GIM

Data from developed economies has generally pointed to signs of continuing modest, but sustainable growth in economic activity

Where does your city rank? Octopus publishes new league table as it calls on the Chancellor to get behind high growth small business

Simon Rogerson added: “We need to ensure that the UK continues to create the best environment to support them."

UK advisors pile into bonds – is this a big mistake?

A quarterly report from Natixis found that the average UK advisor and wealth management firm significantly increased their exposure to fixed income during the final quarter of last year.

PA ANALYSIS: Wealth managers on the fence despite commodities shift

BofA Merrill Lynch’s Fund Manager Survey recorded the biggest monthly jump in allocation to commodities on record in February, so who’s buying and who’s staying clear?

SocGen says ECB package neutral for French retail outlook

Oudea reiterated that SocGen expected a slight erosion of French retail revenue in 2016.

Octopus comments in response to Budget 2016

It’s a Budget for entrepreneurial Britain to celebrate.

Fitch Downgrades 2 German Life Insurers' IFS Ratings; Affirms 3 Others

The Outlook on the IFS ratings of AL and NLV is Stable, while the Outlook on LV is Negative.

Maltese Issuers of structured investment products rank Top5 at Deutsche Borse in Frankfurt

As presented in the metrics below, the position of the Maltese Issuers is even higher than the one of some of the leading international investment banks.

Kings of the wild frontier by Tim Price

“Simple but not easy” - The title of Richard Oldfield’s book about value investing.

Northern England cities’ promise attracts wave of property investment

The billions of pounds of property investment that have flowed into Manchester over the past two years mean this vision may not be so far-fetched.

Credit Suisse hopes rich mix drives rally

International wealth management, which covers private banking and asset management outside Switzerland but excluding Asia, is one of three divisions expected to power the turnround — the other two being the Swiss “universal” bank, and th

St. James’s Place – Salary sacrifice pension contributions could replace pension tax relief on the Chancellor's Budget agenda

Speculation mounted last week over what George Osborne will present in the 2016 Budget. He is not expected to deliver headline reform to tax relief on pension contributions. He may instead focus on salary sacrifice pension contributions. The Chancellor sa

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