02/12/2016
Central London Property Losing Haven Status as Bears Move In
Slumping commodity prices, emerging-market turmoil and an increasing supply of office space are damping demand for property, even though asset values have yet to fall.
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02/11/2016
Top Family Office CEOS Earn More Than £300,000
It also revealed that 73% of all family office employees received a discretionary bonus that is typically calculated as a percentage of their salary.
02/11/2016
Two-tiered hierarchy of UK regional legal cities emerges
A new report reveals the emergence of a two-tier hierarchy of legal cities outside of London, with Bristol, Birmingham and Manchester at the top of the pile.
02/11/2016
US investors getting burned on Greek bank bets
U.S. hedge funds and investors have lost billions on Greek bank shares.
02/11/2016
Slump in banking stocks sign of 'lost confidence in central banks'
Markets no longer listening to central banks 'crying wolf'
02/11/2016
Private Banking and Wealth Management Survey 2016
UBS Wealth Management voted best global private bank; revenue outlook dimmer this year; asset management competition heats up.
02/11/2016
Central Banks Can Cut Rates Well Below Zero, Says JP Morgan
The Bank of Japan and European Central Bank have already adopted negative interest rates on bank deposits
02/11/2016
Factoring in Volatility
Choppy markets spur interest in multi-factor smart beta strategies
02/11/2016
Profile: PortfolioMetrix is on a mission to kill 'Frankenstein' systems
In a buyers’ market for off-the-peg discretionary management, self-funded start-ups begin at an inherent disadvantage.
02/11/2016
Fixed income managers not betting on 'Brexit' - Aviva survey
The vote is expected to take place later this year.
02/10/2016
UK-based digital professionals some of the cheapest in Europe
Given it has some of the lowest statutory employer costs in Europe, UK employers can offer higher base salaries and still maintain their competitive edge over European-based companies.
02/10/2016
PwC questions asset managers’ response to tech fears
Gathering the responses from 189 chief executives at fund groups in 39 countries, 90 per cent say they are “confident” or “very confident” about revenue growth for the year ahead
02/10/2016
Standard Chartered Leads Credit Swap Surge for U.K. Banks
Subordinated bonds are among the riskiest part of a bank’s capital structure.
02/10/2016
Why European banks exiting U.S. wealth management matters
This could have implications for the careers of everyone in the industry.
02/10/2016
Europe banking meltdown: Why it’s gone ‘overboard’
Shares have sold off as falling oil prices and slowing growth in China conspired to make the start of 2016 the worst on record on Wall Street.
02/10/2016
Private banking: Pure-play funds plough through private client opening
Asset management was once seen as the core of wealth management.
02/10/2016
Recession Fears Europe's Banking Tremors
These assurances reveal how badly confidence in the bank has been shaken.
02/10/2016
Why investors are freaking out over European banks (again)
Credit Suisse is also under fire, with the cost to insure its debt doubling.
02/09/2016
Cyprus Tops Citizenship by Investment Programs
Residency through real estate investment shows strong growth
02/09/2016
German, French central bank chiefs support joint eurozone finance ministry
The heads of the central banks in Germany and France have warned tighter financial cooperation between eurozone nations is required to save the European project. A joint finance ministry could be a blessing, they said.