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Close Brothers survey says Yorkshire firms are losing the personal touch

Yorkshire firms are turning to modern communications instead of face-to-face meetings with clients and suppliers, it is claimed

Privacy or Secrecy? by Gary Heynes, Baker Tilly

MEPs have recently approved new rules to introduce an EU register of all beneficial owners of companies and foundations, and also private trusts. But could this present a risk to individuals that are in the public eye?

Royal Bank of Scotland posts biggest loss in six years

Royal Bank of Scotland has reported its biggest annual loss since it was rescued by the UK government during the financial crisis in 2008.

The Top 10 Emerging Economies Of 2014

After a decade as City darlings first the BRICs, now the MINTs the shine has gone off the emerging markets recently.

An Indian with a British passport who works for a German bank

"An Indian with a British passport who works for a German bank"-- this is how Deutsche Bank's co-Chief Executive Officer Anshu Jain described himself.

Hope... Is My Middle Name!

"Spain has passed from ‘Danger to Hope’" - Mariano Rajoy

Best-kept secrets: How interim managers can help advisers

Interim management has been the province of medium-larger sized intermediaries, but the tide is turning, writes Roderic Rennison.

German, U.S. Central Bankers Disagree on Tools to Pop Bubbles

Germany’s central bank president and U.S. Federal Reserve governor Daniel Tarullo found themselves on different sides of a policy debate this week over how best to prevent another major financial crisis.

Big four tipped to chase Asian assets

European Central Bank completes a program of stress tests of eurozone lenders

UK and Singapore agree to increase financial services cooperation

London and Singapore are two of the world’s leading international financial centres and play similar roles as financial hubs and major asset management centres for Europe and Asia respectively.

Robust Trends in Europe and Japan - Market comment, LGT

Is the euro area’s continued equity rally overdone – particularly given the dismal economic reality in Europe’s south?

Guinness Wealth Manager Sees Gains in Europe, Emerging Markets

Iveagh Ltd. expects European and emerging market equities to lead growth this year as the money manager for the Guinness brewing family aims for high single-digit returns

Seeing things differently by 7IM

There's little doubt that an economic recovery is well underway in much of the developed world. In the US, the most obvious demonstration of that is the Federal Reserve's determination to decrease its bond purchases, which have now fallen to US$

LLP members – changes to new tax rules

Following consultation with Baker Tilly and other concerned groups, HMRC has published revised guidance on the new tax rules for salaried members of LLPs.

Pope revolutionises Vatican by opening finances to scrutiny

Pope Francis on Monday revolutionised the Vatican's scandal-plagued finances, inviting outside experts into a world often seen as murky and secretive and saying the church must use its wealth to help the poor.

Challenges to Long-Term Asset Allocation and Risk Management in Real Estate Investments - RESEARCH

The report, titled "Long-Run Investment Ambitions and Short-Run Investment Processes," finds long-term asset management challenges and increasing risk management in real estate investments.

Growth, Uncertainty and FX

"Conformity is the jailer of freedom and the enemy of growth.” - John F. Kennedy

SLI’s McKernan warns of volatile fixed income market

Manager says the combination of myriad buyers and expensive issues is ‘dangerous’.

Fair Tax for Ulster

The businesses in Ulster have one very major issue to manage over and above all the other economic and social issues that fellow companies have to address elsewhere across the UK - that is of course its southern neighbour, which sits across a very porous

Fixed Income Attribution - Expert Round up

The answers submitted by The Spaulding Group are combined from David Spaulding, Jed Schneider, John Simpson

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