05/15/2014
Household wealth in UK nearing £8 trillion: Lloyds
Rising property prices have helped to increase household wealth in the UK
05/15/2014
Rising property prices have helped to increase household wealth in the UK
05/15/2014
A total of $17.9 billion of new money was invested
05/15/2014
Regulation may have forced fund managers in the UK to change how they deliver products through advisers
05/15/2014
The global recovery has further to go. While economic recoveries seldom end entirely of their own accord, recessions are typically preceded by rising inflationary pressures that trigger tighter monetary policy.
05/15/2014
The 81 banks come from 25 different countries, with the largest proportion, 32 banks (or 40%), domestic UK banks.
05/14/2014
According to the latest Sunday Times rich list, Britain has more billionaires per head of population than any other country, so what exactly do these (mostly) non-doms contribute to the UK? It might be more than you think…
05/14/2014
Home prices around the Canary Wharf financial district climbed at the fastest pace in London in the 12 months through April as hiring by banks increased demand for housing in and around the city’s financial districts.
05/14/2014
New research from the Grant Thornton International Business Report reveals that two in five business leaders globally either currently use outsource back office processes.
05/13/2014
The top performers among the world's leading retail banks are improving operational effectiveness while also becoming more customer-focused than their competitors
05/13/2014
Our core views about the investment outlook remain unchanged. We believe the global economy is likely to grow steadily throughout 2014.
05/13/2014
"It doesn’t make a difference…” - Bon Jovi (Livin’ on a Prayer)
05/13/2014
Global investors have increased cash and scaled back risk-taking, amid fears of geopolitical instability and questions about the strength of the global economic recovery
05/12/2014
This year is the first year the minimum wealth of Britain's 50 richest people has topped £1.5 billion. Only £700 million was needed to join the exclusive club a decade ago.
05/12/2014
May, or so the statisticians say, is usually the lowest month for the volume of share transactions, and in fact for the summer as a whole there is usually a dip in volumes which can often be accompanied by slips back in values and indices. Hence the phras
05/12/2014
The outcome of the hostile Pfizer takeover bid for AstraZeneca will ultimately be decided by shareholders. Although the bid is not being driven by tax considerations, these do play an important part in the structure and timing of the deal.
05/12/2014
Charity Commission guidance (see below) recommends that there is a clearly delineated section of the trustees report headed up as a Strategic Report and that the information required by certain SORP requirements as noted in the table will be presented in
05/12/2014
Delivering the Goods
05/12/2014
Ten of the 50 names featured the 2014 Midlands Asian Rich List are from the county and worth a combined £606 million, up from £552 million in 2013.
05/12/2014
There was a 67% uplift in financial services jobs in April 2014, compared to the same month last year.
05/12/2014
Around one in five small businesses also indicated that they would consider moving to an alternative provider for banking services