11/05/2021
Why would investors switchtheir financial advisor?
A look at investors’ relationship with their relationship manager
Comment, Analysis & Research
11/04/2021
How are ESG, sustainability and impact investing different?
‘A significant contribution industry could make would be to avoid adding more jargon and acronyms’
11/04/2021
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.
11/04/2021
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.
11/04/2021
Fallen angels: spreading their wings
They are companies which have recently been downgraded to high-yield status.
11/03/2021
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
11/03/2021
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.
11/03/2021
Luxury Homes in London Are in High Demand — Inside the New Kind of Space Race
New analysis by Knight Frank and Douglas Elliman found that the race for space is a huge driving factor in the London luxury home market in recent months.
11/03/2021
COVID-19 expectations, fraud and customer experience boardroom priority for UK wealth managers
Over a third (38%) of wealth managers cite meeting customer expectations due to COVID-19 and defending against cybersecurity and fraud (37%) keys to success
11/03/2021
Younger investors 3x more likely to invest in ESG funds
The research showed an overall correlation with age, with ESG/green interest getting progressively worse the older the age group, with one exception: the 45-54 year-olds.
11/03/2021
Multigenerational wealth – how to keep it in the family
Around 70% of wealthy families will lose their wealth by the second generation, and 90% will lose it by the third.
11/02/2021
Leveraging a strong UXD process to gain your client’s trust
UXD is the process used by design teams to create specific products considering the whole context: from the user’s most intimate thoughts to the whole context of use in the physical world.
11/02/2021
Put more women at top of World Bank, IMF to tackle climate - Aviva CEO
"If women are 51% of the population, is it that unreasonable to expect that the number (be) greater than 19%," said Blanc, who is also Britain's Women in Finance Charter Champion.
11/02/2021
Is There A Mini-Tantrum Brewing
The ECI is not always the most likely data release to move markets, and this one was no exception.
11/01/2021
The Big Interview: Sandstone Group founder Peter Grant
Peter Grant is the founder of Sandstone Group, a property investment and management business with 25 years’ experience helping clients to invest in 3,000 properties throughout the UK.
11/01/2021
Five trends driving compliance automation in wealth management
Because compliance relies on data that is often collected from disparate systems, the manual processes that have long been the standard are particularly error-prone and expose firms to the risk of penalties.
11/01/2021
NFTs are attracting a new generation of visitors
They maintain the original dimensions, are strictly limited in production, secured against theft and are accompanied by an NFT and a certificate of authenticity.
11/01/2021
UK business confidence at record high as furloughed staff return
Six of the 12 regions and nations saw confidence improve or remain stable, with London remaining the most confident at 65%, boosted by employment expectations, followed by the North East at 61%.
11/01/2021
‘The Great Resignation’: almost one in four UK workers planning job change
Manufacturing, construction, tech and logistics workers are most confident about finding a new role
11/01/2021
Eurozone banks set to tighten conditions for housing loans
Banks’ overall terms agreed in loan contracts, eased slightly for loans to firms, while they tightened for housing loans and remained broadly unchanged for consumer credit in the third quarter.