03/11/2022
CEO Summit: Greenwashing danger on the horizon
Nine asset management CEOs gathered in Citywire’s studio took different positions on who is driving the sustainable finance agenda. A shift to Article 8 labelling spelled danger for some.
Comment, Analysis & Research
03/11/2022
Trust in financial services ‘broken’ due to ‘arrogance’: Octopus
“Regulation has largely succeeded in the former, it's not perfect, it’s not like there aren't scandals occasionally."
03/11/2022
How Russia’s Ultra-Wealthy Eclipse Their Country’s Economy
Yet, billionaire wealth compared to GDP in Russia was still higher as of March 10 than in the U.S., Canada and several European countries.
03/10/2022
Cybersecurity investment opportunities
Ukraine has long been a testing ground for cyber attacks, and Russia widely acknowledged as the biggest state-sponsored actor1.
03/10/2022
Investing in private markets: Why and how
That’s why they’re so much in demand and their capacity for further growth remains unabated in the current economic and financial environment.
03/10/2022
UK Government backs innovative businesses with new £150 million loan scheme
The loans programme will broaden the financial support available to businesses, ensuring they can access funding at all stages of innovation.
03/10/2022
Fearing West's wrath, Russia's rich look to stash wealth in Dubai
The UAE is a nice medium
03/10/2022
Carthage must be destroyed!
The West gets united in solidarity by standing for the truth and good against everything evil that has been revealed of Putin’s regime and by what it represents.
03/10/2022
Are you ready to meet SFDR annual reporting requirements?
While the application date of the RTS has been pushed back to 1 January 2023, market participants must still make best-effort disclosures in their 2022 annual reporting.
03/10/2022
Why the world’s wealthy are choosing Luxembourg for private funds
Family offices and UHNW investors are now looking beyond traditional wealth-holding structures and embracing the private fund; a vehicle traditionally used by professional asset managers.
03/10/2022
A spotlight on one of the most interesting banking markets
The region is characterised by a strong economy and a large affluent population with around EUR 6 trillion in liquid onshore assets.
03/10/2022
Implications of Russia-Ukraine conflict
With both Russia and Ukraine significant producers of commodities, the ongoing conflict may result in supply disruptions and higher commodity prices.
03/10/2022
Crypto Investment and the Wealthy
Wealth-X Report Reveals New Insights Into Wealthy Crypto Investors
03/10/2022
Ukrainian war brings advice ‘into its own’, Quilter CEO says
Many advisers have reacted and showed solidarity with the people of Ukraine.
03/10/2022
ECB opts for the path of least resistance
This is precisely what has happened with the Russian invasion of Ukraine, and inflation in the Eurozone is now forecast to be higher for longer.
03/09/2022
HNWs underserved by market, says Wealth Club boss
This means in many cases they are dumbing down everything they do, he added, so in effect someone with £1mn to invest is being treated in the same way, and given the same products, as someone with a £100 to invest.
03/09/2022
How Russia’s invasion of Ukraine threatens the global food supply
The shocking war in Ukraine will worsen the already fragile global food system.
03/09/2022
Gender split among IFAs is changing
Of the 201 men who responded to a survey from NextWealth, 12 per cent were over the age of 65, compared with none of the women who responded.
03/09/2022
BoE mortgage stats show signs of a return to normality with marked slowdown in lending
One thing worth noting is the knock-on effect the rampant property market and subsequent house price inflation has had on first time buyers.
03/09/2022
Sovereign wealth funds likely to shun Russia, researcher says
Investors and companies have rushed to announce they are getting out of Russia, after the United States, the European Union and their allies imposed harsh sanctions over the invasion of Ukraine, sparking a raft of countermeasures from Moscow.