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Why UK hospitality could be going local

The change in consumer spending habits could mark a radically different future for the hospitality sector.

Scottish Mortgage shouldn't suffer from Anderson's retirement given Baillie Gifford's track record

Baillie Gifford have clearly been hugely successful across a number of regional products

Children of the Revolution by Tim Price

Our preferred comparison, as things currently stand, is with the 1970s, with the economic fallout from the oil crisis

UK office workers would give up promotions, benefits and pay increases to work from home

Buying lunch was also a big cost saved on for 21%, with office attire (20%) and money spent on work social requirements (6%) also ranking high.

Britons do not trust financial advisers

Over half (57%) of UK adults say they do not trust financial advisers, according to a new survey.

Three ways the investment world has changed

Speaking at the annual Schroders Investment Symposium1, Parbrook discussed three ways in which the investment world has changed and how investors can best prepare for the shifts.

Polish boardroom perspectives on risk

80% of those surveyed predict an increased risk of sanctions and economic restrictions

The highs and lows of women in the workplace

Research conducted by the Universities of Cambridge, Oxford and Zurich has shown that women have suffered a larger fall in earnings and are losing their jobs in greater numbers than men.

Brave new world - speech by Sam Woods

Some big numbers are being bandied about in lobbying for an overall weakening of prudential standards.

Diary of a Fund Manager- Isolation Tank

In the US, the $1.9 trillion stimulus package has finally been approved and the sale of $120 billion new US Treasury bonds went well enough, but a survey of US small businesses showed a decline in optimism for the eighth month in a row.

Research finds most Brits do not trust financial advisers

The results also revealed that 38 per cent of UK adults had sought independent financial advice at some point in their lives.

“When the well is dry, we know the worth of water.” (Benjamin Franklin)

As Benjamin Franklin said, writing in ‘Poor Richard’s Almanack’, “when the well is dry, we know the worth of water”.

Why every real estate investor will become an impact investor

Philip Nell, head of UK real return assets, at LaSalle Investment Management, writes about the convergence of real estate and impact investing.

Bridgewater on the impact revolution

It involves a shift to think about investment not just in terms of risk and return, but also in terms of impact.

PwC 24th Annual Global CEO Survey

A leadership agenda to take on tomorrow

Will the Fed Twist or Stand? By Gary Dugan

Fed meets this week. Will they twist QE to suppress long term US yields?

'Bank of the North' CEO eyeing growth after Covid-19 pandemic forced him to 'throw plan out of the window'

Carl D’Ammassa is marking a year as chief executive of DF Capital

New Report Reveals Five Behavioural Trends Behind Home Buying in 2021

The top trend is the shift in time spent inside the home as it's repurposed for working, learning, living and playing.

Another cold snap for the UK economy but the chill could have been worse

The economy shrank by another 2.9% in the first month of the year, leaving the UK economy 9% smaller than its pre-pandemic peak.

Never such innocence by Tim Price

Bond markets are being tested to destruction.

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