09/30/2014
Almost one in 10 people the equivalent of 3.4 million individuals are most likely to look to their workplace for advice on retirement planning, up from 7% in 2013
09/30/2014
Pace and regulatory pressure propel payments processing transformation
09/29/2014
“During the 17th century, Scottish investors had noticed with envy the gigantic profits being made in trade with Asia and Africa by the English charter companies, especially the East India Company.
09/29/2014
Segendorf concludes that a large proportion of bitcoin transactions must therefore be taking place with receivers or senders outside Sweden.
09/29/2014
Alternative mutual funds have grown by 38 per cent annually since 2008
09/29/2014
The UK fund management industry looked after a record 6.2 trillion pounds at the end of 2013, 50 percent more than its pre-financial crisis peak
09/28/2014
Google has commissioned research on how it could enter the asset management industry, adding weight to widespread fears in the fund sector that the world’s biggest internet companies could destroy the livelihoods of established fund houses.
09/25/2014
The valuation of companies with women at top is also higher
09/25/2014
Charles Stanley director Mike Lilwall suggests that medium-sized wealth management firms are yet to feel the pinch of complying with suitability requirements.
09/25/2014
Globally, more than a third of consumers feel they currently are not being provided with clear information from retailers on how their personal data is going to be used.
09/25/2014
Event-driven hedge funds take advantage of strong M&A environmentSome equity hedge fund managers struggle in benign stock markets
09/24/2014
Active fund managers in the U.K., like their counterparts in the U.S., are paid handsomely.
09/24/2014
Over the past year just four can boast positive risk-adjusted returns, versus 13 who did not add value over the benchmark.
09/24/2014
The strength of the sterling has made London the world’s most expensive city for companies to locate staff, overtaking Hong Kong which has held the record for five years in a row.
09/24/2014
Allianz unveiles fifth edition of its 'Global Wealth Report'
Based on the findings of the report, the global gross financial assets of private households grew by 9.9 percent in 2013, the highest rate of growth since 2003.
09/23/2014
The main reason for this, is that specialist wealth managers, tend to have a flat structure
09/22/2014
I have to say I was very relieved on Friday morning when after a night of crackling thunder over head and overnight, I could finally see that the Unionists had won the day in the Referendum.
09/22/2014
The European Central Bank is expected to extend its new asset purchase programme by adding central government bonds by the first quarter of 2015
09/22/2014
How should we view the stock markets at the moment – optimistically (glass half full) or pessimistically (glass half empty)?
09/22/2014
Future shape of banking outlines four key areas banks need to address in order to remain relevant