06/29/2021
World Wealth Report 2021: North America breaks 5-year trend and overtakes APAC in High-Net-Worth population and wealth
The 25th anniversary edition of the World Wealth Report found that it will be critical to invest in talent and technology to provide hybrid advisory services, based on human interaction and digital tools
06/29/2021
Back to Normal?
The good news is that it is possible to live normally with it in our midst
06/29/2021
Can wealth learn from health to get maximum bang for their data buck?
Providing an in-depth and personalised client service can only be achieved by ensuring the available data is put to the best use.
06/29/2021
Remote Work May Shift 835,000 Jobs Out of London, Report Says
That could lead to a shift in where people choose to live.
06/29/2021
Expected in the latter half of 2021, we are asking, “Is this simply ‘noise’ or is there something deeper occurring?”
06/29/2021
London Climate Action Week 2021- Why is it Important?
At the Climate and Development Agenda Stocktake, senior policy makers from developing countries will discuss whether COP26 preparations are delivering for their citizens.
06/29/2021
Central bank mission creep is also apparent with housing costs and the environment being added to the longstanding priorities of financial stability and employment.
06/28/2021
HSBC only European bank listed in global top 10
The research also showed that the world’s largest banks managed to withstand ongoing pressures from the COVID-19 pandemic, adding 12.7% to their collective tier 1 capital to reach the highest ever level of $9.9tn.
06/28/2021
A period of reform for UK stock exchanges?
Despite the global uptick in new listing activity, the UK has been facing pressure as a jurisdiction, with only 5% of global IPOs having been carried out in London between 2015 and 2020.
06/28/2021
UK banks’ profits slashed by more than half
The ranking is based on Tier 1 capital, a key measure of banking strength.
06/28/2021
'Inflation will return towards 2% this year': Quintet Switzerland CEO
Emannuel Fievet highlights the frm's strategy for the Swiss market and how investors should deal with inflation and ESG.
06/28/2021
Sustainability funds ‘fail to live up to their name’
So-called ESG funds no better than conventional funds in directing capital towards sustainable activities, Greenpeace study finds
06/28/2021
For many this will mean a move from a city to the countryside.
06/28/2021
‘We have become a lean organisation over the past few years and we don’t have enough people to process all the client business we’re getting’
06/27/2021
Why fund managers from poorer families outshine richer peers
Research confirms that success of the less wealthy relies on effort and not on family contacts and education
06/25/2021
Around $400 billion in value has been wiped from the total digital currency market since Friday, when a major Bitcoin mining hub ordered miners to shut down operations.
06/25/2021
A GDPR for artificial intelligence?
One AI use case which has come under particular scrutiny is that of facial recognition.
06/25/2021
Its enhanced compliance framework on its proprietary compliance system “GATEway” encompasses updated polices
06/25/2021
By headline measures, there is no longer any need for the levels of quantitative easing that markets have become so addicted to.
06/25/2021
Along with other central banks, the Fed is trapped.