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DWP gives pension schemes more powers to block scams

The government will need to work closely with the pensions industry to get the finer details of the legislation right.

2020 Global Survey Report: The impact of a digital workforce on business agility & survival

RPA and automation play a critical role in managing human and digital capital in the future of work

The last thing the industry needs is another UK equity fund

Sanlam head of asset management on why the firm is building its thematic and specialist investment capability

It's not just New York - HSBC traders are leaving in London too

Cheesman, who previously worked for Goldman Sachs and Barclays, left for crypto exchange FTX, where he'll reportedly be head of OTC institutional sales.

Investing in our natural capital.

The World Wildlife Fund (WWF) valued Earth’s oceans at at least $24 trillion, over two-thirds of which is dependent on healthy conditions to maintain its current output3.

Capital market liquidity in the 2020 coronavirus crisis

This paper examines how UK equity markets and bond Exchange Traded Funds managed the period of stress caused by the coronavirus (Covid-19) crisis.

Descending safely: Life after Libor

Speech by Andrew Bailey

Platform inflows soar to 2018 levels

The inflows saw advised assets under administration soar to £514bn, an increase of 4 per cent on Q4 2020 and 30 per cent on Q1 last year.

The best family office services providers

Spear’s publishes annual rankings of the top private client advisers and service providers to HNWs.

Ex-Prudential adviser sets up UK wealth management firm

Being made redundant forced him ‘to take the leap’

A home office in an Italian haven

Business leaders are snapping up properties in the country so they can WFH in luxury

Cryptocurrencies: should they still be viewed as uninvestable?

Long viewed as uninvestable by many, rising demand from retail investors is driving some financial advisers to reassess the validity of cryptocurrencies as an alternative asset class

Chinese investment into EU has hit €79bn, report says

The news comes after a recently agreed EU-China investment deal was effectively put on ice due to concerns over China’s human rights record and a recent suite of sanctions against MEPs and EU institutions.

Private equity will continue snapping up investment platforms

The UK platform sector has seen several cases of private equity (PE) buy-outs in recent years, and that trend it set to continue, research by Cerulli Associates has found.

Analysis: Europe's consumers face rising prices but the ECB is unfazed

On the surface, there is a perfect storm for price pressures to keep building as the region finally enters a recovery.

Covid-19 sees more than 1 billion out of work globally

At least some percentage of workers in all countries and territories stopped working temporarily, endured reduced hours or earned less than usual because of the pandemic – but many lost their work all together.

Marsh & McLennan wins award for Surviving To Thriving project

This included professional services conglomerate Marsh McLennan, which went on to triumph in the Regional Impact Award.

Going full throttle: Asset management M&A drive 'accelerated' by coronavirus crisis

Deals close at breakneck speed as economy recovers

This is Not Normal, But it is Probably for Real

The increasing recognition that the world is moving away from the old normal of very low inflation should encourage further investment in commodities and equities. – the latter at least until there is a significant rise in long term interest rates.

Back to the Seventies

The market environment has changed progressively

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