12/22/2014
London City Executives See 21% Bonus Hike, Survey Shows
Britain abandoned a bid to overturn a European Union ban on banker bonuses
Comment, Analysis & Research
12/22/2014
Regulators and wealth managers enjoy healthy pay rises
A report from City recruitment firm Astbury Marsden's shows wealth managers saw their pay increase by an average of 6.3% in 2014.
12/22/2014
Time to Bounce Back?
Members of the Trusts & Estates Investment Committee held their annual meeting to discuss significant developments in 2014 and how the market will play out.
12/19/2014
Towry: Adviser numbers up 9% in 2014
Adviser numbers have increased by nine per cent this year, which proves that the industry is beginning to prosper following the Retail Distribution Review rules bedding-in.
12/19/2014
Governance changes, regulatory action needed to grow infrastructure holdings, says OECD
Sovereign wealth and pension reserve investors worth $7.8trn (€6.2trn) only allocate 1% of assets to infrastructure, with regulatory action and governance changes needed to allow for greater investment, according to the OECD.
12/19/2014
What does 2015 hold for advisers and the pensions market?
David Hughes, Managing Director at Jessop Fund Managers discusses his predictions for the pensions market in 2015 and the landscape for income drawdown as we move into a New Year with greater pension freedom.
12/19/2014
Switch Off To Switch Off
Well despite all our enthusiastic festivities, it looks as though 2015 will start in a world of worry.
12/18/2014
Global survey finds investors confident despite market risks
A survey of institutional investors that collectively manage $31trillion in assets has found confidence is high across the globe when it comes to meeting long-term objectives.
12/18/2014
Funds investing in Russian equities caught in economic crisis
Hedge funds investing in Russian equities have seen the value of their holdings slump in recent weeks, making them some of the worst performing fund managers in the world this year.
12/18/2014
Substance Drives Up Interest In Guernsey
Fiona Le Poidevin, the former Chief Executive of Guernsey Finance, explains why issues of substance are driving up interest among fund managers in the potential upside of relocating to Guernsey.
12/18/2014
The Best Of Both Worlds In Guernsey
Jo Stoddart of Quintessential Relocation Consultants considers some of the reasons why financiers would look to relocate to Guernsey.
12/18/2014
Deutsche Bank Says It Will Review Strategy in Coming Year
Deutsche Bank AG, which runs Europe’s largest investment bank, will review its strategy in 2015 after the stock slid more than 20 percent this year.
12/17/2014
Deutsche Asset & Wealth Management Survey Reveals Opportunities and Challenges in Alternatives Marketplace
Alternative investments remain squarely in the growth phase, with investors across the globe looking beyond absolute returns as they seek to incorporate liquidity needs, regulatory status and transparency when weighing their alternatives allocation decisi
12/17/2014
Frontier Markets Begin to Emerge
But for investors, frontier-markets funds have short track records and carry unique risks.
12/16/2014
Investors see better private equity returns, shun hedge funds
Investors are optimistic about private equity, but reconsidering their allocations to hedge funds
12/16/2014
Outlook for 2015 better than last year, but emerging markets are a worry for Fitch
Do you want the good news or the bad news?
12/15/2014
London's Best-Paying Sectors: Private Equity Beats Hedge Funds
Move over hedge fund managers, the biggest paychecks in London's finance sector this year were in private equity, according to new data from Emolument.
12/15/2014
Trends in Chinese business investment in the UK
What are the key trends of Chinese companies setting up business in the UK?
12/15/2014
Deutsche Asset & Wealth Management Survey Reveals Opportunities and Challenges in Alternatives Marketplace
These dynamics create opportunities and challenges for helping investors fully understand their potential alternatives contributions.
12/15/2014
Spies drawn by Norway’s wealth
Norway’s emergence as a wealthy country, with one of the biggest and most powerful investment funds in the world, is being cited as one of the reasons that spies are targeting Norwegian government and business leaders.