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Balancing technology and personal interactions

Whether family offices with multi-generational families or high-end wealth managers looking to appeal to clients’ heirs, technology can bridge the generational divide.

Santander leading the way in consumer ABS

This deal has a granular portfolio and is structured very efficiently, with the stable performance and short term nature of the loans allowing a one-year replenishment period and bondholders also protected by various covenants.

It's All A Lot Of Fun Until The Music Stops Playing

The Global Aggregate bond Index rose 0.7% on the week; major equity markets gained at least 2%.

NFTs - a legal minefield

Over time, the law as it applies to NFTs linked to art, will no doubt evolve in the same way as the law related to online platforms has evolved.

Survey Highlights Operational Resilience and Lasting Value in an Uncertain World

More than 62% of respondents agree AI and ML use cases have grown.

Income investing in a time of stagflation

To understand the impact higher interest rates would have on

Increase in income deprivation among employees during pandemic

The pandemic exacerbated existing problems in the Dutch labour market.

Ensure your organisation is well prepared for future disruption

The first deadline is approaching, set at the 31st March 2022.

UBP Daily Macroeconomic Digest

Monthly rebound has reflected the energy shock, with energy prices up by 7.7% m/m; prices for intermediate goods were also up by 1% m/m after 1.3% m/m the prior month.

Minority of clients want return to face-to-face advice

But Abrdn found many clients are not rushing back to exclusively face-to-face advice.

Return of super-rich to central London fuels house price surge

Property prices in city’s most expensive district rise by almost 7% as Covid restrictions ease

‘Grounds for optimism’ as financial firms back net zero finance

The most frequently-cited estimates put the total needed to fund the transition to net zero by 2050 at between $100trn and $150trn.

Scope of cyber risk highlighted in ENISA report

ENISA also reported an increase in the number of cyber criminals using artificial intelligence (AI) tools to spread disinformation “to reduce the overall perception of trust” and thereby undermine cybersecurity efforts.

Why would investors switchtheir financial advisor?

A look at investors’ relationship with their relationship manager

How are ESG, sustainability and impact investing different?

‘A significant contribution industry could make would be to avoid adding more jargon and acronyms’

Statement by President von der Leyen on the launch of the Catalyst Programme with Bill Gates and Werner Hoyer

The European Investment Bank, using an EU budget guarantee from the Commission, and Breakthrough Energy Catalyst will provide equivalent amounts of investments in projects that are selected on a competitive basis.

Benefits of appointing a security agent

The security packages give lenders control over the borrower's assets, enabling them to take control and realise the assets if the borrower fails to repay the loan.

Fallen angels: spreading their wings

They are companies which have recently been downgraded to high-yield status.

FCA: Drivers of change in the financial services industry and how we are responding

A data-driven industry needs a data-led regulator – a regulator which understands how data is used and leverages the same techniques as in industry to prevent harm, tackle poor practice, and support innovation and growth – enabling financial s

FSB updates the G20 on its work to enhance resilience in non-bank financial intermediation

The report provides an overview of the NBFI ecosystem and a framework for analysing the availability of liquidity and its effective intermediation under stressed market conditions.

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