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Towards the New Normal, Chapter One: React

No one imagined at the time that it would last so long and that it would mark a momentous change.

Credit bracing for higher inflation By Gary Dugan

We see further pipeline inflation pressures.

ECB likely to put inflation concerns aside in debate over continuing stimulus

Underpinning bank’s decision will be fresh economic forecasts

Ousted Barclays chief Jenkins worth £200m as BlackRock buys 10x stake

Antony Jenkins is close to selling a stake in 10x Future Technologies to the world's biggest asset manager, Sky News learns.

Ruffer looks to Europe for growth

They added this growth spurt should see a rise in eurozone bond yields, a stronger euro, weaker dollar and strong performance from European financials.

Economist Who Said Inflation Was Dead Now Thinks It’s Alive

Roger Bootle wrote the book about the taming of consumer prices in the 1990s and now sees a different course that will shape debate at central banks around the globe.

The future of wealth management is hyper-personalisation, says Objectway survey

The paper illustrates interesting findings on the applications of hyper-personalised services in Wealth Management

Customer Centric Insurance: Fixing Broken Trust

A Forrester Research report quoted in a previous FintechOS article was ringing a bell amid last year’s COVID-19-induced crisis: the number one priority for insurance companies before the pandemic was growing revenue, but nowadays insurers’ bur

Mediterranean retirement only for the ‘above-average wealthy’

Securing immigration documents, a translator and private insurance will require ‘more cash’ then before

Digital currencies pose threat to economy, warns Bank of England

Research shows high-street banks could face a flood of withdrawals leading to financial instability

£1 in every £8 on the Quilter platform going to family-linked accounts

There is no minimum investment and each family member’s charge is based on the total value of all products held on the platform by the family members who are linked.

Tackling climate for real: progress and next steps - speech by Andrew Bailey

Given at the BIS-BDF-IMF-NGFS Green Swan 2021 Global Conference

UK companies set to reduce office space in shift to hybrid working

Out of the 258 largest companies in the UK surveyed, half stated they were planning to reduce their office space

EBRD, Bank of Greece and EU boost financial innovation in Greece

Such testing is conducted in a controlled environment, based on predefined parameters and time frames, under the close supervision of the Bank of Greece.

Drive organizational adaptivity with a future fit learning culture

A Forrester report on the future of work

Research report: Managing the client lifecycle

Wealth Dynamix wanted to lift the lid on the true state of wealth management through the relationship manager’s eyes.

Most advisers predict an increase in business and clients over the next 12 months

More generally, most advisers are fairly confident

The post-Covid unknowns that could rock markets

Investors must prepare for change at every turn

Effective change – the importance of aligning strategy, culture and compensation

Since human capital is usually the most valuable asset of most asset managers, this damage can easily outweigh the short-term financial benefits that might accrue as a result of a change to incentives.

Has the pandemic changed the way we manage investments?

40% admit that nurturing a strong culture for change and embracing new ways of working are challenges.

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