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UK firms plan biggest pay rises since 2012 to fill staff gaps

Expected median annual pay awards in 2023 rose to 5% - the highest since CIPD records began in 2012 - from 4% in the previous three months.

Euan Munro: «The market will not reliably deliver returns»

A recent study from the Swiss National Bank examined the growing importance of investment funds in Switzerland at the expense of traditional banks.

Schroders worst culprit as ‘dog’ funds reach £19bn

This is because it also acts as the underlying manager of a number of Scottish Widows and HBOS funds.

Future of abrdn Smaller Companies Income trust to be decided in 'strategic review'

Merger considered

Deutsche Bank chief: High inflation requires further interest rate hikes

Higher interest rates make loans more expensive.

Inflation-linked bonds during periods of inflation: how best to use them?

With inflation at its highest in decades, what returns should investors expect from inflation-linked bonds – and are they the best form of inflation protection?

BoE's Bailey predicts 'powerful downward forces' will rein inflation in

Forecast to drop to under 5% in 2023

Quilter Foundation donates £25,000 to the DEC’s Turkey-Syria Earthquake Appeal

DEC charities are providing life-saving aid either directly or through local partners, but they urgently need more funds to reach more people.

Credit Suisse’s Unbending Headcount Number

As part of that, they reduced the number of employees by 4 percent in the last three months of the year while shrinking contractor headcount by 30 percent and consultant numbers by 20 percent.

Highest-paying jobs in the UK

It is very difficult however to definitively determine what the highest-paid jobs are as there can be a lot of variation between roles depending on your experience, individual companies, and location.

Pictet and the Path to Becoming a Millionaire

Those who show patience and diversify their investments are usually rewarded

Regional price cap on Help to Buy house purchases takes toll with completions down 11%

While the cost-of-living crisis is starting to exert downward pressure on prices they still remain very high and this will naturally impact the completion rate of the scheme.

Over one third of UK consumers would switch banks for better financial support - Tink

This will enable people to better manage their finances during difficult economic times

The digital pound − speech by Jon Cunliffe

A digital pound would be a very substantial financial infrastructure project that would take several years to complete.

House prices remain stable thanks to more predictable economic outlook

Predictability helps to drive demand up in the housing market but that is weighed against severe personal financial strain.

Are wealth managers making their clients feel special?

In the past five years, the importance of customer experience in wealth and investment management has changed dramatically.

Assessing the UK’s economic prospects

Among G7 economies, the UK’s is the only one still smaller than before the pandemic.

Dynamic Planner boss says era of product sales over

The boss of Dynamic Planner, which he founded in 2003, said technology has been transformational for the platform sector.

The Usual Suspects

“The greatest trick the Devil ever pulled was convincing the world he didn’t exist.” - “Verbal” Kint (Kevin Spacey), The Usual Suspects.

How we can help consumers cope during the cost of living squeeze

Families that would once have described themselves as comfortable are bracing themselves as they face higher mortgage or rental costs.

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