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Unexpected bounce in profits boost asset management optimism

Profits were expected to fall but instead saw a 43 point rise over the previous quarter and are expected to continue to rise, albeit at a slower pace, in the next three months.

Weak asset quality ‘key vulnerability’ for Irish banks - Fitch

Ratings agency says Irish banks still ‘vulnerable to severe shocks’ in commmercial property

Investment banks have now started cutting graduate recruitment targets

Getting a first job in investment banking is tough enough and now invariably involves getting at least one summer internship with the bank you wish to work for.

Biggest banking bonuses 28 times more than consulting. The best paying consulting firms

Junior bankers – analyst to associates by Emolument’s experience definitions – received median bonuses of £20k

Invesco rolls out UK residential property fund

Invesco Real Estate has launched the UK Private Rented Sector Fund, and simultaneously announced its first close having already raised £250m.

New figures show record European Investment Bank investment in UK in 2015

Latest figures show the European Investment Bank lent €7.77 billion to UK projects last year, an increase of 10% on 2014 investment.

The World’s Largest SWF Bans a Stock. Does It Matter?

At the same time, however, the world’s largest sovereign wealth fund announced that it was excluding ZTE from its $475 billion equities portfolio.

Strategy Update from BNP Paribas Investment Partners

Leading indicators in the EUROZONE point to an acceleration in the growth rate

Guernsey remains out in front for LSE listings

LSE data shows that at the end of December 2015 there were 129 Guernsey-incorporated entities listed on the Main Market

Just 8% of advisers would launch lower wealth solution

56% say a suite of kite marked products needs to be developed for these consumers.

Guernsey: Private Equity Trends In Guernsey

Managers are making every effort to source off-market transactions to ensure acquisitions at low multiples

The UK is now the most preferred home of the super-rich in Europe

UK home to maximum number of multi-millionaires in Europe

The City of London’s most vocal “bear” has warned that the world is heading for a financial crisis

Beware the great 2016 financial crisis, warns leading City pessimist

How to protect your wealth from volatility

2016 has continued where 2015 left off – with extremely volatile markets.

BNP Paribas Wealth Management report: super league in-depth analysis made available by top research firm

It offers insight into the company’s strategy, financial results, and marketing activities.

Dublin third among European cities for real estate investment

Capital has peaked for opportunistic returns but demand remains strong, report reveals

SEC Administrative Proceedings Increase as Constitutional Challenges Continue

New report draws on recently launched Securities Enforcement Empirical Database (SEED)

Rise in global wealth of top 1 per cent is harmful to the wellbeing of remaining 99 per cent, shows new research from Oxford Profess

New research by Professor at Said Business School, University of Oxford, identifies worrying relationship between the rise in wealth of top 1 per cent and issues of public health and productivity

Schroders' Geoff Blanning, Head of Commodities, shares his Outlook for 2016

Commodity investors suffered in 2015 as major headwinds continued, primarily the strengthening dollar and the weakening Chinese economy.

Mobile banking explodes in London: research shows 38% ready for new technology

Research also highlights that 26% of Londoners would consider banking with a new generation of tech-savvy lenders known as challenger banks.

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