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UK Law Commission could force fund managers to recognise climate risk

Legal review could drive billion dollar pensions industry to factor environmental impacts into asset analysis

Did anxious City traders trigger the global recession?

High levels of stress hormones can lead to decreased risk taking

The Mathematics of Foreign Exchange

"When you can measure what you are talking about and express it in numbers, you know something about it.” Lord Kelvin

Yellen, Changing and Hiding? - Neil Staines, ECU

On Tuesday we suggested that the core focus of the market was likely to be the testimony of Janet Yellen and the UK Quarterly Inflation Report (QIR), presented by Mark Carney.

Paltry pension propaganda

It seems everything about pensions is nearly always negative.

The ticking bomb of Generation Y

Even high-earning young professionals are seemingly unlikely to consider actively investing due to a lack of knowledge or difficulties accessing financial advice.

Coutts Insights: UK house prices to keep rising

London house prices keep rising, but we still don’t fear a bubble.

Barclays: 2014 continues to be another positive year for risk assets

Developed Equities Market positions move from neutral to modest overweight

Aberdeen CEO wants UK banks to become "boring"

Britain's banks should scale back investment banking, focus on domestic markets, hold more in deposits than they lend and pay bigger dividends

Banking on the Dog and the Frisbee

The nuclear and banking industries share a common feature.

BNP Paribas ranked world's 7th most valuable banking brand

The rankings cover all areas of banking business and all categories of clients, from private individuals to large corporates and institutional clients.

Brewin Dolphin welcomes findings of FCA annuities review but demands action

Nicholas Fitzgerald, Head of Financial Planning for wealth manager Brewin Dolphin, commented: “It is no surprise that the FCA’s review has concluded that the annuities market is not working.

Banco Santander leads EU banks exposed to fragile emerging markets

Banco Santander's substantial presence in Brazil, Argentina, and Chile have placed the Spanish group as the most exposed of European Union banks to fragile emerging markets

Revealed: Woodford to launch Invesco income replica in May

The fund manager's eponymous firm Woodford Investment Management will go live in early May.

Lloyds to Pay £400m Banker Bonus Pot and £2m Compensation to Boss Antonio Horta-Osorio

Lloyds Banking Group has allegedly agreed to a deal with its largest investor, UK Financial Investments, to pay around £400m in 2013 bonuses to staff, as well as £2m in extra compensation to its chief executive Antonio Horta-Osorio.

Qatar Investment Authority backs UK

Head of one of the world's biggest sovereign wealth funds still keen on investing in UK and London

Financial Services industry struggling with skills gap

New MathWorks Research Finds Graduates Lack Skills Demanded by Financial Services Industry

Record Favourability From Intermediaries Towards European And UK Equities - Barings Investment Barometer

Overall, 91% of IFAs are either 'very' or 'quite' favourable towards European equities, up from 63% 12 months ago. For the UK, 93% are favourable, up from 79%.

Does your Boss Hate You?

Almost one in every four employees (39%) thinks that their boss dislikes them

Cutting the slack? - Neil Staines, ECU's Head of Trading and Execution

At the start of this month, as EM concerns spilled over into global equities and risk assets, capital preservation became the primary driver of financial market moves as opposed to relative value – Or fear rather than greed.

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