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Pandemic year hits UK investors but many still enjoy inflation-busting returns

Investors have taken some blows during the pandemic and financial turmoil of 2020, a new UK report reveals.

Segment of one – the ultimate in customer personalisation

The segment of one concept may at first seem daunting for any institution

Fly or goodbye - can airlines survive without taking to the skies?

As once profitable airlines look to survive and raise liquidity to weather the turbulence of the Covid-19 pandemic, Ocorian Director, Abigail Holladay and Watson Farley & Williams Partner, Patrick Moore assess the use of alternative assets as a means

Year-end tax planning: Taking the right steps for your business

As tax year-end approaches, it’s important for owners of small businesses to make sure they’re making the most of their allowances. We look at some strategies that will help

Expect the unexpected in 2021, including unanticipated business events

It can also expose firms to increased risk if their existing systems and expertise may not be able to handle the irregularities.

Top Bankers Sound Alarm That Remote Work Is Starting to Grate

Staley said small companies and consumers are increasing their deposits and decreasing their borrowing.

Are we in a bubble?

A simple PE could be misleading if investors expect earnings to recover.

European banks set to trail Wall Street as provisions swell

Ten of Europe's biggest lenders likely setting aside US$15b for doubtful credit in Q4

Current cryptocurrencies unlikely to last: Bank of England governor

The BoE, like the European Central Bank, is looking at the feasibility of issuing its own digital currency.

Bitcoin's days are numbered as technology develops, warns Bank of England governor Andrew Bailey

Bailey said: 'Are crypto-currencies here to stay? Digital innovation in payments – yes.

Salutary Growth by Alain Krief, Edmond de Rothschild Asset Management

For high yield bonds, economic recovery and growth generally go together with tightening credit spreads and more downward pressure on the lowest-rated categories.

Everybody and their dog bought stocks

Besides that, if betting against ‘everybody and their dog’ was so rewarding, ‘everybody and their dog’ would already be doing it.

UK regional fintech hubs release research and innovation report

The proposed actions have been supported by contributions from experts across industry, regulators, research experts and academic organisations across the UK.

Will post-pandemic global uncertainty create opportunities for Private Equity? – The ‘roadrunner’ moment

The story so far in the UK has perhaps made the case for trade.

Existing digital currencies unlikely to last says BofE governor Bailey

This is where central bank digital currencies have an advantage. Bailey says it is right to explore these, adding "those issues are up for grabs".

Europe’s bank bosses under pressure

“This crisis has thrown up huge strategic opportunities and challenges for banks — CEOs must not get distracted.”

Mega-rich recoup COVID-losses in record-time yet billions will live in poverty for at least a decade

Rising inequality means it could take at least 14 times longer for the number of people living in poverty to return to pre-pandemic levels than it took for the fortunes of the top 1,000, mostly White male, billionaires to bounce back.

Federated Hermes credit head: ‘this could be the year of the rising stars’

‘There is now tailwind for bonds that are either returning to investment-grade or achieving this status for the first time. This tendency also existed in 2016 after the US energy crisis.’

Small-scale RE logistics have 150bp excess return over large scale: EdR

Logistics assets are benefiting from the structural intensification of trade in goods, he added.

2020/2021 Options Group Global Buyside Report

Our theme for this year’s report is “Navigating Compensation Challenges and the Future of Work During Covid-19.”

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