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Jersey Sees 10% Rise in New Company Incorporations in 2014

Jersey is now regularly seeing more than 700 new incorporations a quarter for the first time since the global recession

Does the weak euro matter?

Currency swings are, by their nature, linked to macro-economic factors and are therefore difficult to predict in an accurate and timely fashion.

Centre of Gravity Of Wealth Shifts East Away From US Over Past 20 Years, New Report Shows

Today, the centre of gravity of wealth is in the central Mediterranean, between the toe of Italy and coast of Tunisia.

Female fund manager stuck at 7% mark - Tilney Bestinvest

Tilney Bestinvest’s assessment is based on analysis of the five largest Investment Association sectors.

Third of underperforming executives handed bonus last year

The CMI called this an "unacceptable discrepancy between pay and performance", according to the FT. The findings come at a time when the Investment Association has called for greater scrutiny of executive pay.

Nine out of ten financial advisers do not disclose their charges online

Only five of the top 50 financial advice firms spell out their charges on their website

Majority of professional investors expect pension funds to fall short of their targets - RESEARCH

78% of professional investors surveyed by GAM expect that pension funds will fail to meet their long-term targets

New BNY Mellon white paper highlights transformative role of Big Data

The new paper -- Big Data and Investment Management -- highlights how custodians, depositary banks and administrators are positioned at the forefront of product development around Big Data solutions

Greek exit would only be ‘hiccup’ in Europe rally, GAM CEO says

Monetary Fund agreed to step up the intensity of talks over Greece’s fate

Financing Circular Business Models Poses Challenge To Banking – ING Bank

As the principles of the circular economy gain traction by providing viable alternatives to traditional linear business models

Cash: £1 to £3 in 100 years. Shares: £1 to £348... Why?

Cash is safe, shares are risky

Monaco Real Estate Market Sees Record Growth

The Monaco real estate market is zooming faster than Nico Rosberg’s Mercedes at the latest edition of the local Formula 1 Grand Prix

The New Imperial China? by Justin Urquhart-Stewart

Chinese President Xi Jinping and the Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi sat down last week for a vital meeting to try and develop the tense relationship between these two giants.

Water investors to enjoy double digit earnings growth in 2015/16 according to Kleinwort Benson Investors CIO

Kleinwort Benson Investors highlight drivers of outperformance

Wealth fund ban betrays Norway’s fossil fuel goals

Western Europe’s biggest oil producer has decided coal is too dirty to invest in.

UK audits show signs of improvement, says watchdog

The quality of UK audits is improving but there is still work to be done, the UK’s accountancy watchdog will say on Friday in its annual audit review.

Asset managers need to prepare for end of quantitative-easing sugar rush

Avoid European Equities Leaving a Bitter Taste

Diversifying with disruptive technology - comment from Miton's Multi Asset team

We have been revisiting some of the macro views represented in our portfolio. To ensure that the portfolio is well diversified, it is important that we blend shorter-term macro views with some of our longer-term themes. One of our central longer-term the

Trillions of assets still managed on outdated legacy systems finds SimCorp report

SimCorp, a leading provider of investment management solutions and services for the global financial services industry, today published a report, Legacy systems: The elephant in the room. Why investment management firms need to tackle the issue head-on

Billionaires: Master architects of great wealth and lasting legacies

Notably, we believe this period of extraordinary wealth generation may soon decelerate.

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