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Stranger than fiction by Tim Price

After 30 years in the capital markets, you think you’ve seen everything – and then something like Wallstreetbets and the great short squeeze of 2021 come along.

Longest-Reigning Bank CEO in Europe Has One of Its Worst Records

An uneasy silence fell over the room as Oudea berated the gathering, people with knowledge of the meeting said, signaling the power he held over the board members who are meant to oversee him.

London’s ultra-rich ditch basement excavations as they swap the capital for the countryside

The number of applications to convert basements in Westminster has fallen as the wealthy leave for the countryside

Speculative Fictions: Gamestop, Bitcoin and Beyond by Coutts

Investors are reportedly making fortunes from their sofa using online trading apps to pursue highly speculative assets and trading strategies.

Patchy Economic Recovery – Not to Worry. - Gary Dugan

All eyes will be on the US inflation data given the current hot debate over the nature of any inflation risk to central bank policy and the financial markets.

Britain's biggest banks, including HSBC, preparing bonus pot

It will also maintain a £2,000 cap on cash handouts which has been in place since the financial crisis, they added.

The importance of Middle East investors to London's office market

New figures reveal regional investment of nearly $5.3bn in 2021 despite pandemic impact on global travel

British investors should keep a wary eye on Chinese delisting in the Caymans

This moved us much closer to China in ways that raised concerns among policy experts at the time, but was a strategy to establish trading links with an economy that looked set to grow massively, and on the back of great efforts by Beijing to assuage the W

The pension funds at risk of a dotcom crash

Some of Britain’s biggest schemes have built up huge holdings in the tech stocks that many fear are overvalued

10 reasons for setting up a family office

Richard Joynt and Amy Collins take a quick look at some of the main reasons these offices are being set up.

Challenger Banks - Meeting your Regulatory Obligations

The need to access and control data in real time has increased and reporting accurately has become more critical than ever.

Lessons in how to protect your legacy

Recent high-profile cases illustrate the importance of estate planning, says probate and estate administration provider, Kings Court Trust

Comment: A moment in emerging markets as risk premium returns

There are, however, existing tailwinds which could give investors comfort in overweighting the EM risk premium within an equity portfolio this year.

While the family grieve privately the wider team at The Captain Tom Foundation would like to express our heartbreak at today’s news:

Thank you Captain Sir Tom. Because of you tomorrow will be a good day for so many more.

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