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Belgium a 17b euro tax haven for France's richest entrepreneurs: report

France's wealthiest entrepreneurs hold around €17 billion (HK$168 billion) in neighbouring Belgium where taxes are lower

Societe Generale Private Banking Ranked 2nd For The Quality And Accessibility Of Its Internet Site On Desktop And Mobiles

MyPrivateBanking Research also notes the quality of SGPB's Investment Strategy section

Forget Zimbabwe, U.S. Tax System Ranks At Bottom, Just Better Than Portugal

Remember the study last year that ranked our tax code right below Zimbabwe?

Investor confidence in the property market continues with sector claiming top spot for second month running - Cofunds

Property has once again topped the leader board as the bestselling sector with the highest percentage of net sales in August, according to figures from Cofunds, the leading investment platform in the UK.

Richard Leeson: RDR poses pitfalls for asset gatherers

Asset gathering leads advice firms to focus on client segments determined by wealth or volume of liquid investable assets

The End of Ages? - Both Iron and Complacency by Justin Urquhart Stewart

Are we going to see the end of the age of complacency at last?

Pension Awareness Day: Comment from Close Brothers Asset Management

Few people will not be aware of the sweeping pensions reforms announced by the Government this year, allowing for much more flexibility in how savings can be accessed.

Industry’s largest hedge fund managers still see appeal for alternative UCITS

A quarter of managers said that they planned on launching at least one alternative UCITS product over the next 12 months.

Investors looking at other sources for hedge fund-like returns

Investors who are always on the lookout for higher gains are looking at alternative sources of income, particularly exchange-traded fund industry that generates hedge fund-like returns

Millionaires Donate Higher Percentage of Income

The research says that the average Dutch person, no matter their income, gives around €200 per year,

HSBC: Solid income staple or regulators' honeypot?

The equity income fund manager abandoned his 2.7 per cent holding in HSBC just months after buying in at the launch of his fund in June.

Double agents

The way investors choose fund managers may cause anomalies in the markets

This isn’t brave Scotland, it’s foolish - Nick Beecroft, Senior Market Analyst at Saxo Bank

It is undoubtedly the case that a ‘Yes’ vote on September 18 will lead to short-term mayhem.

Hedge funds see fund admin offering divergence

A survey of alternative administration providers found noticeable differences in their service offerings

A turning tide of trust in financial services?

In our latest biannual survey of over 17,000 consumers worldwide, we found that over one in three UK consumers now feel content with the services they are getting from the banks, up from just 21% last year. It’s a significant leap, even though there

Number of UK platforms will halve in next decade

Investors will find their choice of platforms has halved in as little as ten years’ time

Richard Leeson: Asset gathering vs advice

One of the outcomes of the RDR has been the emergence of ‘asset-gathering’ behaviours by some advice firms.

Size Matters

Global asset managers: the bigger, the better

Family Business Looking For External Investment - KPMG

More than half of family-owned businesses are actively seeking new investment to fund growth plans, according to new research.

No magic formula for pension savings

Auto-enrolment is having a big effect on pension savings, but individual spending needs will vary

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