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Investors Grow Wary of Emerging-Market Debt

Fear of defaults grows as developing economies slow and dollar has climbed

Survey: Record number of Britain's richest donate more than 1% of their wealth to charity

A record number of Britain's wealthiest people donated at least 1% of their wealth to charity last year, according to a survey published in The Sunday Times.

Do not trust the horse, Trojans by Justin Urquhart Stewart

"Do not trust the horse, Trojans. Whatever it is, I fear the Greeks even when they bring gifts." Virgil's Aeneid, Book 2, 19 BC:

Taking the temperature of the independent legal market - RESEARCH

The series and is based on interviews with 118 independent lawyers and more than 500 private clients across England.

Larry Fink Thinks ‘The Market Is Wrong’ on Greece

There was a sense by Friday morning that the coming weekend would prove decisive in a crisis that has been in the making so long one forgets when it wasn’t

Asking prices reach record highs in London’s property market

The price of homes coming to market in London has reached an all-time high

£12.8 billion to be sent through digital banking by 2020

Banks must be prepared to meet the 24/7 needs of digital banking customers

What GS, JPM, MS, BAC and C say about your banking job in 2015

So, you want to work for a US investment bank? Or, you already work for a US investment bank and want to continue doing so for the foreseeable future.

Best-paid fund management chief executives revealed

An ocean divides the offices of the chief executives at the biggest asset management houses in New York and London but a gulf, it seems, divides their pay.

Bloomberg outage highlights another bank weakness

The Wall Street Journal noted that bankers suddenly had to use telephones in the absence of Bloomberg’s messaging system

Britain's mobile revolution threatens end of big bank supremacy

Mobile transactions due to double by end of decade as use of cash declines

Emerging shares seen lagging developed countries for 5th straight year

MSCI's emerging equity index, in contrast, stands more than 20 percent below record highs hit in 2007

Lack of cyber know-how deters investors

Boards should step up their focus on cyber security or risk losing valuable interest from investors

Advisers set to increase multi-asset fund exposure

Multi-asset funds will be in greater demand over the next three years

Central banks - will all remain harmonious? Miton's Anthony Rayner comments

Anthony Rayner, co-manager of Miton’s multi asset fund range, discusses central bank credibility since the Great Financial Crisis.

Institutional investors tap into social media

The survey shows that Twitter is seen as having some value as a news feed

Brewin Dolphin, Cofunds, and SEI debate Asset Management in the Connected World

An industry white paper has now been released featuring interviews with Brewin Dolphin, Cofunds, and SEI on how retail asset management can deliver improved results in the connected world.

‘Low costs and liquidity lure investors to ETFs’

Investors and their advisers have been turning to exchange-traded funds over recent years thanks to their low-cost nature, Rachel Lord has claimed.

Cautious investors need to rethink their asset allocation - Psigma

We live in extraordinary times.

Europa, Sheep and Cyclops by Toby Birch

Since 2013 there has been a steady introduction of newly designed European bank notes featuring Europa, a Phoenician princess from Greek mythology.

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