09/28/2021
The Diversity Premium: More Women, Higher Returns
The report analyzes the gender breakdown of 33,000 senior executives from over 3,000 companies across 46 countries.
Comment, Analysis & Research
09/27/2021
More effort required to boost trust in AI in financial sector, OECD says
The OECD Business and Finance Outlook 2021 says that investment in AI finance is on the rise.
09/27/2021
Growing social consciousness is raising the stakes
Head of Sustainability, Wealth, Kate Rogers explains how measuring companies’ impacts could help protect profits and the planet.
09/27/2021
Deutsche Bank analyst: Bitcoin will be 'ultra-volatile,' but it’s here to stay
An analyst from global banking giant Deutsche Bank expects Bitcoin will enjoy a “first-mover advantage" over other cryptocurrencies for the foreseeable future.
09/27/2021
Who goes there? by Tim Price
The premise of Who Goes There ? is that a team of scientists in Antarctica stumbles upon a crashed alien spaceship and its frozen pilot.
09/27/2021
Clearing houses face uncertainty of short-term EU access deals in post-Brexit UK
The lack of a permanent agreement with the EU will be a cloud over the UK's lucrative post-Brexit clearing market, IRSG chair Kay Swinburne says
09/27/2021
ESG is pushing investors towards factor investing, study shows
Factor investment is considered the next most compatible – more so than a passive approach.
09/26/2021
A regulatory perspective: measuring and assessing culture, now and in the future, the role of purpose and the importance of D&I
The culture of the firms we regulate is central to the FCA’s approach.
09/26/2021
HSBC working with 8 countries in backing CBDCs
They are already operating in certain countries and a number of major central banks are actively developing and piloting their own versions.
09/26/2021
Russian tycoons make billions amid property market boom
The chief executive of PIK Group Sergei Gordeev's net worth more than doubles this year to $8.9bn
09/24/2021
Research reveals legacy planning takes on modern concept for the wealthy - Standard Chartered Private Bank
The findings reveal that legacy has taken on a modern concept for the wealthy.
09/24/2021
Fund managers say UK equities are still undervalued despite Brexit and Covid bounce back
Exclusive: Fund managers say UK equities are still undervalued despite Brexit and Covid bounce back
09/24/2021
TrueLayer CEO: Open banking is just getting started
Technological developments and regulatory changes have driven this push, as highlighted by a recent thematic research report from GlobalData.
09/23/2021
The enduring appeal of Bond – Fleming’s world of escapism and espionage stands the test of time
Ahead of the release of the 25th Bond film No Time to Die, we caught up with Matthew Fleming, great-nephew of Ian Fleming and Corinne Turner, Managing Director of the Fleming family-owned Ian Fleming Publications Ltd.
09/23/2021
Annual Broadridge Distribution Achievement Awards at ALFI Conference Honour Rising Stars and Global Giants
Founded five years ago to recognise excellence in fund distribution, the Broadridge Distribution Achievement Awards celebrate the hard work and resourcefulness of marketing, sales, and client service teams in the European fund distribution market.
09/23/2021
Online world a 'wild west' without Online Safety Bill tweak
Awareness raising through advertising credits and media campaigns is certainly a positive, and should absolutely be a tool in the regulator’s arsenal for clamping down on online fraud.
09/23/2021
Investors lap up green gilt issuance, but proof will be in the pudding
The bonds were issued at a couple of basis points lower than an equivalent conventional gilt which means more cheap funding for the government but is perhaps less good news for investors.
09/23/2021
Prudentist Speech by Sam Woods
Updating the PRA’s operating model to reflect changes to its role after Brexit
09/23/2021
Seizing opportunity – challenges and priorities for the FCA
Speech by our CEO, Nikhil Rathi, delivered at the Lord Mayor's City Banquet at Mansion House.
09/23/2021
Law, aspiration and reality in German supervisory boards
Deutsche Bank Chairman Paul Achleitner speaks at the 10th Frankfurt Supervisory Board Day