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Well you really could not make it up! by Justin Urquhart Stewart

Life in the Oil Vortex

Mideast buyers invest Dh19bn in European hotels in 2 years

Total European hotel investment volumes in 2015 are triple that of the same period in 2007

Retail Banking 2020: Evolution or Revolution?

Growth remains elusive, costs are proving hard to contain and ROE remains stubbornly low.

Sanlam study- Unicorn leads as Schroder Income Maximiser blacklisted

The study ranks income funds based on the absolute income generated over the last five calendar years, capital growth for each of the past 12 months periods and volatility over the last five years.

Over 50s are worth billions, according to new report

This is equivalent to £6.2 trillion, and makes the money management of the over 50s critical to the economy as a whole.

Fund managers trim bank research costs

The costs of bank commissions to Baillie Gifford’s investors will fall by at least 30 per cent

2016 trends shaping capital markets and Alternative Investments

Ever-evolving regulatory landscape, Big Data challenges and adapting cloud solutions continue to shape priorities for financial services companies

Strong long-term outlook for employment and profitability in Jersey’s finance industry

Business activity was also strongly positive, up 31% on the previous quarter and returning to a level similar to that seen during the first six months of last year.

Attractive fundamentals

The time to move into European equities might be now

Financial crime costs the UK £52 billion

Financial crime is a huge threat, not only to the wealth management industry, but to the UK economy as a whole.

Institutional Investors Warn of Increasing Correlations, Finds Natixis survey

Most (95%) institutional investors are to some extent incorporating ESG strategies.

London rents too high even for young bankers

London residential rents have risen by an average 5.3 percent each year since 2011, data accurate to December 2015 from lettings agency Your Move & Reeds Rains shows.

Murex Named a Leader in Gartner’s 2015 “Magic Quadrant for Trading Platforms”

Murex has been positioned the furthest along the ability to execute axis.

Guy Wagner (Banque de Luxembourg): The global economy’s moderate growth is becoming increasingly fragile

The increase in household purchasing power – fuelled by falling oil prices and the recent uptick in wages – is nonetheless keeping the US economy on a path to growth.

The bull market has suffered noticable damage by Mikio Kumada, CIIA, Global Strategist LGT Capital Partners

Equity and oil prices have finally started to rebound, encouraged by policy comments from the heads of Europe's and Japan's central banks last week.

Employees more motivated – Mazars

The survey was carried out during October 2015 by over 500 respondents from employees in Ireland’s leading businesses and representing all industry sectors.

Private Equity And Hedge Funds Saw Global AUM Hit $7.4 Trillion

Private equity funds distributed a record US$475 billion back to investors in 2014, and returned a further US$189 billion in the first half of 2015.

China and Germany Jump as Perceived Sources of Investment Capital, According to BNY Mellon Investor Relations Survey

Only 30% of companies use social media to engage investors.

Divestment appetite more than doubles in 2016 with companies funding growth through strategic sales

Only 5% of companies do not expect to make any divestments in the next two years compared to 56% in 2015.

SocGen Has Biggest Share of Women on Bank Boards

Increasing the proportion of women in the highest echelons of finance has become more of a priority for the world’s biggest banks since the 2008 financial crisis

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